Word of Wisdom: A look at the Word of Wisdom, reviewing the historical events that led to the creation of D&C 89, how the church viewed the Word of Wisdom during Joseph Smith's lifetime, and how the church has redefined the revelation since it became a temple recommend question in 1919...
“And we destroyed their temple a hundred years ago, and none of you here were present for any of these things.” In this statement, Jesus brings attention to the dangers of focusing on negative or violent events of the past, including human error. His message to them expresses the reality...
to the church of the saints, to increase their wealth I went to the temple, felt full of shame for my lack of testimony, I took the blame The hardest trials of my days have come from this man's wicked ways His penchant for silencing all dissent was voiced by my teachers, who told ...
For example, I recommend Cyril's discourses on the mysteries found in lectures 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 at the end of Book 1, including the lecture on "chrism." Cyril mentions some interesting rituals that correlate to a few specific details in the Temple. Many early Christian documents...