TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1853·Brigham Young·Prophet
   The pattern of this Temple, the length, and breadth, and height of the inner and outer courts, with all the fixtures thereunto appertaining, were given to Solomon by revelation, through the proper source. And why was this revelation-pattern necessary? Because that Solomon had never built a Temple, and did not know what was necessary in the arrangement of the different apartments, any better than Moses did what was needed in the Tabernacle.
2. 1943·John A. Widtsoe·Apostle
   The work done in the temples of the Lord represents the culmination of the obligations, privileges and blessings of the Priesthood. No man has completed — nor a woman with him — the Priesthood cycle until he has received the blessings that the temple has to offer.
3. 1950·George F. Richards·Apostle
   But a man must receive the Melchizedek Priesthood and endowments before he can go to the temple and be married for time and eternity — hence, the importance of receiving the Melchizedek Priesthood.
4. 1968·Harold B. Lee·Apostle
   While it is true that ancient Israel did not have the fullness of ordinances as we have today, their similarity, nevertheless, is striking. The magnificent structure built by King Solomon about 1000 B.C., and later the temple known as Jerubabal, and the temple built during the reign of King Herod the Great were erected by great numbers of dedicated people. It is said that after the heavy labor and enormous personal sacrifices involved, the people wept and rejoiced at the completion of these structures.
5. 1978·N. Eldon Tanner·Apostle
   And so it is. The Lord gives the privilege to members of the Church to respond to those questions in such interviews. Then if there is something amiss, the member can get his life in order so that he may qualify for the priesthood advancement, for a mission, or for a temple recommend.
6. 1986·Gordon B. Hinckley·Apostle
   Finally, there are inherent in the doctrine, the teaching, and the practices of this Church, those elements which will improve the individual physically. The body is the temple of the spirit. It is God’s creation as a part of His eternal plan.