Most temples built by the faith have been well received, but the Las Vegas fight mirrors objections over construction plans inTexas, Wyoming and even the religion’s home state of Utah. The battles are forcing the faith known widely as the Mormon church to explain ...
Our bodies are our temples, and the heart is the holy of holies, as such we should be careful what feelings and emotions we allow to take root there. Feelings begin in the heart. As soon as we are confronted with something joyful or painful, the effect starts to form feelings in the...
Somehow we can never imagine Christ's apostles having yearly tithing settlements and demanding that repentant people pay 10% of their income before being allowed to worship in the temples. Why is a tithing settlement necessary anyway? God knows what we paid and to whom. Perhaps we'd have ...
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The new church wasmillennialist, believing in theimminentSecond Comingof Christ and his establishment of a 1,000-year reign of peace. This belief inspired Smith’s desire to establish Zion, the kingdom of God, which was to be built somewhere in the western United States. He received revelati...
a missionary serving in the Northern Far East Mission, recorded in his journal: "In this prayer, he told of countless blessings from the Lord that have been enjoyed here to date, and went on to prophesy—'there will someday be many church buildings—and even TEMPLES built in the land.'...
[viii]E. T. Benson, Vision. “Thus, our Father in Heaven has ordained certain holy sanctuaries, called temples, in which these laws may be fully explained, the laws include the law of obedience and sacrifice, the law of the gospel, the law of chastity, and the law of consecration.” ...
Temples are built to Thy Holy Name as a means of uniting Thy people in bonds of faith, of peace, and of love. Today, therefore, we come before Thee with joy and thanksgiving, with spirits jubilant and hearts filled with praise that we are permitted to participate in the dedicatory servic...
(s) as living. When temples were built to house deity, the temples were often considered “mountains.” If possible they were built on mountains or high places. If not, the structure of the building was designed to represent a mountain (such as the Mesopotamian ziggurat). The phrase “...
She is keeping sacred covenants made in holy temples. Her talents and skills are shared unselfishly. She gains as much education as her circumstances will allow, improving her mind and spirit with the desire to teach what she learns to the generations who follow her.” (Julie B. Beck, “A...