And I, Nephi, did build a ; and I did construct it after the manner of the temple of Solomon…and the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine.2 Nephi 5:16
My brothers and sisters, s are more than stone and mortar. They are filled with faith and fasting. They are built of trials and testimonies. They are sanctified by sacrifice and service.Thomas S. Monson
I urge all who have not yet received these greatest of all blessings within the walls of the to do whatever may be necessary to qualify to receive them.James E. Faust
[Building this House] may be called a temporal work, but it pertains to the salvation of ourselves as well as our friends who have passed behind the veil, and also to the generations that are to come after us.Brigham Young
To those who have received these blessings, I invite you to prepare yourselves to savor again the experience of being within the sacred premises of the holy s of God and have the visions of life eternal open again to your hearts, minds, and souls.James E. Faust
And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.Exodus 28:36
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.Malachi 4:5–6
There exists a righteous unity between the and the home. Understanding the eternal nature of the will draw you to your family; understanding the eternal nature of the family will draw you to the .Gary E. Stevenson
I know your lives are busy. I know that you have much to do. But I make you a promise that if you will go to the house of the Lord, you will be blessed; life will be better for you.Gordon B. Hinckley
My dear brothers and sisters, construction of these s may not change your life, but your time in the surely will. In that spirit, I bless you to identify those things you can set aside so you can spend more time in the .Russell M. Nelson
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his , even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.Malachi 3:1
I want to see the built in a manner that it will endure through the Millennium. This is not the only we shall build; there will be hundreds of them built and dedicated to the Lord.Brigham Young
And ye are to be taught from on high. Sanctify yourselves and ye shall be endowed with power, that ye may give even as I have spoken.Doctrine & Covenants 43:16
Each holy stands as a symbol of our membership in the Church, as a sign of our faith in life after death, and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families.Russell M. Nelson
What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? …And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.Revelation 7:13–14
I have the conviction that the Lord will bless us as we attend to the sacred ordinance work of the s. Blessings there will not be limited to our service. We will be blessed in all of our affairs. We will be eligible to have the Lord take an interest in our affairs both spiritual and temporal.Boyd K. Packer
It is plain that a is more than chapel or church…; it is a structure erected as the House of the Lord, sacred to the closest communion between the Lord Himself and the Holy Priesthood, and devoted to the highest and most sacred ordinances characteristic of the age or dispensation to which the particular belongs.James E. Talmage
. One other word is equal in importance to a Latter-day Saint. Home. Put the words holy and home together, and you have described the house of the Lord!Boyd K. Packer
[The ] is where we climb high above the smoke and the fog of these earthly things and we learn to read by God's eternal stars a course that will lead us safely back home.Harold B. Lee
Within the sound of my voice are individuals who have received the ordinances of the and for various reasons have not returned to the house of the Lord in quite some time. Please repent, prepare, and do whatever needs to be done so you can again worship in the and more fully remember and honor your sacred covenants.David A. Bednar
Each of our s is an expression of our testimony that life beyond the grave is as real and as certain as is our life here on earth. I so testify.Thomas S. Monson
[T]he spirits of the dead gathered around me, wanting to know why we did not redeem them. Said they, '…We laid the foundation of the government you now enjoy, and we never apostatized from it, but we remained true to it and were faithful to God.' These were the signers of the Declaration of Independence.Wilford Woodruff
And early in the morning [Jesus] came again into the , and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.John 8:2
In order that this work may be done, we must have s in which to do it; and what I wish to say to you, my brethren and sisters, is that the God of heaven requires us to rise up and build them, that the work of redemption may be hastened. Our reward will meet us when we go behind the veil.Wilford Woodruff
We know that Elijah did return "at least twice" after Malachi's promise.…At the Kirtland , April 3, 1836, Elijah appeared to the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery and said, 'The keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands.'Russell M. Nelson
In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his , and my cry did enter into his ears.2 Samuel 22:7
Thus Israel gathers for the purpose of building s in which the ordinances of salvation and exaltation are performed for the living and the dead.Bruce R. McConkie
I promise you that, with increased attendance in the s of our God, you shall receive increased personal revelation to bless your life as you bless those who have died.Ezra Taft Benson
Yea, and my presence shall be there, for I will come into it, and all the pure in heart that shall come into it shall see God.Doctrine & Covenants 97:16
In the we face the sunlight of truth. The light of the , that understanding, shines upon us as does the light of the sun. And the shadows of sin and ignorance and error, of disappointment and failure, fall behind us. Nowhere quite equals the .Boyd K. Packer
And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.Isaiah 2:2
The was a place of learning for the Savior when He was on the earth; it was very much a part of His life. blessings are available once again in our day.James E. Faust
For thou knowest that we have done this work through great tribulation; and out of our poverty we have given of our substance to build a house to thy name, that the Son of Man might have a place to manifest himself to his people.Doctrine & Covenants 109:5
As we come unto Christ and journey to higher ground, we will desire to spend more time in His s, because the s represent higher ground, sacred ground.Joseph B. Wirthlin
Firmly resolve now that you will do everything you can do to aid work and the genealogical work that supports it and to assist every living soul and every soul beyond the veil in every way you can with every resource at your disposal. Come to the !Boyd K. Packer
The time will come when there will be s established over every portion of the land, and we will go into these s and work for our kindred dead night and day.Lorenzo Snow
What a glorious thing it is for us to have the privilege of going to the for our own blessings. Then after going to the for our own blessings, what a glorious privilege to do the work for those who have gone on before us.Howard W. Hunter
Bible prophecies indicate that in the last dispensation of the gospel, there would be a restoration of all of the principles and practices of former dispensations, which includes -building and the performing of ordinances therein.David B. Haight
But the Lord is in his holy : let all the earth keep silence before him.Habakkuk 2:20
To you who are worthy and able to attend the , I would admonish you to go often. The is a place where we can find peace. There we receive a renewed dedication to the gospel and a strengthened resolve to keep the commandments.Thomas S. Monson
The is the house of the Lord. The basis for every ordinance and covenant…is the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Every activity, every lesson, all we do in the Church, point to the Lord and His holy house.Russell M. Nelson
We should expect that the adversary will try to interfere with us as…we seek to participate in this sacred and inspired work. The interference can vary from the terrible persecutions of the earlier days to apathy toward the work. The latter is perhaps the most dangerous and debilitating.Boyd K. Packer
If any man defile the of God, him shall God destroy; for the of God is holy, which ye are.1 Corinthians 3:17
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Because Jesus Christ is at the center of everything we do in the , as you think more about the , you will be thinking more about Him.Russell M. Nelson
Everything that occurs in the is uplifting and ennobling. It speaks of life here and life beyond the grave. It speaks of the importance of the individual as a child of God. It speaks of the importance of the family and the eternity of the marriage relationship.Gordon B. Hinckley
The Lord is in his holy , the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.Psalms 11:4
I urge our people everywhere, with all of the persuasiveness of which I am capable, to live worthy to hold a recommend, to secure one and regard it as a precious asset, and to make a greater effort to go to the House of the Lord and partake of the spirit and the blessings to be had therein.Gordon B. Hinckley
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.Revelation 14:6
Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house.1 Chronicles 29:3
Verily I say unto you, that it is my will that a house should be built unto me in the land of Zion, like unto the pattern which I have given you. Yea, let it be built speedily, by the tithing of my people.Doctrine & Covenants 97:10–11
A is a place in which those whom He has chosen are endowed with power from on high "a power which enables us to use our gifts and capabilities" to bring to pass our Heavenly Father's purposes in our own lives and the lives of those we love.David B. Haight
I should not like to contemplate an existence, especially one that is going to continue forever, if I could not enjoy that existence with those whom I love. And so we build s in the name of the Lord.Hugh B. Brown
And what agreement hath the of God with idols? for ye are the of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.2 Corinthians 6:16
For behold, I have accepted this house, and my name shall be here; and I will manifest myself to my people in mercy in this house.Doctrine & Covenants 110:7
For verily this generation shall not all pass away until an house shall be built unto the Lord, and a cloud shall rest upon it, which cloud shall be even the glory of the Lord, which shall fill the house.Doctrine & Covenants 84:5
I personally regard all of the houses of the Lord as the work of Jehovah, initiated by him, built by him, designed by him, and dedicated to him and his program.Spencer W. Kimball
Prepare now for the , the mountain of the Lord. Never allow the goal of the to be out of your sight. Walk into His presence in purity and virtue, and receive His blessings "even 'all that he hath.'"Elaine S. Dalton
As we touch the and love the , our lives will reflect our faith. As we go to the holy house, as we remember the covenants we make therein, we will be able to bear every trial and overcome each temptation.Thomas S. Monson
The is concerned with things of immortality. It is a bridge between this life and the next. All of the ordinances that take place in the house of the Lord are expressions of our belief in the immortality of the human soul.Gordon B. Hinckley
To accomplish this work there will have to be not only one but thousands of them, and thousands and tens of thousands of men and women will go into those s and officiate for people who have lived as far back as the Lord shall reveal.Brigham Young
Each [] stands as a beacon to the world, an expression of our testimony that God, our Eternal Father, lives, that He desires to bless us and, indeed, to bless His sons and daughters of all generations.Thomas S. Monson
I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.I Kings 9:3
It is in the ordinances of the that we are placed under covenant to Him….[If] we will enter into our covenants without reservation or apology, the Lord will protect us. We will receive inspiration sufficient for the challenges of life.Boyd K. Packer
I have a suggestion: When a is conveniently nearby, small things may interrupt your plans to go to the . Set specific goals, considering your circumstances, of when you can and will participate in ordinances. Then do not allow anything to interfere with that plan.Richard G. Scott
One thing have I desired of the Lord…that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his .Psalms 27:4
Regular attendance is one of the simplest ways you can bless those who are waiting in the spirit world. If you live near a , partake of the opportunity to go often and regularly.David B. Haight
And they pitched their tents round about the , every man having his tent with the door thereof towards the , that thereby they might remain in their tents and hear the words which king Benjamin should speak unto them.Mosiah 2:6
If you don’t yet love to attend the , go more often not less. Let the Lord, through His Spirit, teach and inspire you there. I promise you that over time, the will become a place of safety, solace and revelation.Russell M. Nelson
s are places of personal revelation. When I have been weighed down by a problem or a difficulty, I have gone to the House of the Lord with a prayer in my heart for answers. The answers have come in clear and unmistakable ways.Ezra Taft Benson
Just as our Redeemer gave His life as a vicarious sacrifice for all men, and in so doing became our Savior, even so we, in a small measure, when we engage in proxy work in the , become as saviors to those on the other side.Gordon B. Hinckley
Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the house of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after you have departed this life, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father.Brigham Young
Hundreds of thousands of faithful members participate in the unselfish service we call ' work,' which has no motive other than love and service for our fellowmen, living and dead.Dallin H. Oaks
I am deeply interested in this work. I am anxious to encourage the people to press on in securing their genealogies and after doing so in laboring in our s.Heber J. Grant
And Jesus went into the of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the , and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves.Matthew 21:12
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the , sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.Luke 2:46
You are never lost when you can see the . The will provide direction for you and your family in a world filled with chaos. It is an eternal guidepost which will help you from getting lost in the 'mist of darkness.'Gary E. Stevenson
We do not come to the to hide from or escape the evils of the world. Rather, we come to the to conquer the world of evil.David A. Bednar
I would advise all the Saints to go to with their might and gather together all their living relatives to this place, that they may be sealed and saved, that they may be prepared against the day that the destroying angel goes forth.Joseph Smith
There are more s across the earth than there have ever been. More people in all the world have felt the Spirit of Elijah move them to record the identities and facts of their ancestors' lives.Henry B. Eyring
No jot, iota, or tittle of the rites is otherwise than uplifting and sanctifying. In every detail the endowment ceremony contributes to covenants of morality of life, consecration of person to high ideals, devotion to truth, patriotism to nation, and allegiance to God.James E. Talmage
Finally it may be said that the endowment is not secret. All who meet the requirements for entrance to the may enjoy it.John A. Widtsoe
Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God.Doctrine & Covenants 88:119
s are the greatest university of learning known to man, giving us knowledge and wisdom about the Creation of the world. Endowment instructions give guidance as to how we should conduct our lives here in mortality.Robert D. Hales
I will worship toward thy holy , and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.Psalms 138:2
The earliest [s] stand as monuments to the faith and vision of our beloved pioneers. Each constructed by them resulted from their great personal sacrifice and effort. Each one stands as a stunning jewel in the crown of pioneer achievement.Russell M. Nelson
Let us truly be a -attending and a -loving people….Let us make the , with worship and covenants and marriage, our ultimate earthly goal and the supreme mortal experience.Howard W. Hunter
Within the sound of my voice are many young women, young men, and children. I plead with you to be worthy, to be steadfast, and to look forward with great anticipation to the day you will receive the ordinances and blessings of the .David A. Bednar
The Lord is directing us to build these s to help us think celestial. God lives. Jesus is the Christ. His Church has been restored to bless all of God’s children.Russell M. Nelson
The is a place of holiness. It is the most sacred and holy place on earth and should be treated with the greatest degree of reverence and respect.L. Lionel Kendrick
There is a difference in just attending the and having a rich spiritual experience. The real blessings of the come as we enhance our experience. To do so, we must feel a spirit of reverence for the and a spirit of worship.L. Lionel Kendrick
Go, stand and speak in the to the people all the words of this life. And when they heard that, they entered into the early in the morning, and taught.Acts 5:20–21
Just as the Salt Lake took 40 years to build, stone by stone, you are building a virtuous life, step by step.Mary N. Cook
And daily in the , and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.Acts 5:42
The endowment was given by revelation. Thus, it is best understood by revelation, prayerfully sought with a sincere heart.Russell M. Nelson
As a result of the sacred ordinances performed in the holy house of God, no light need be permanently extinguished, no voice permanently stilled, no place in our heart permanently left vacant.Thomas S. Monson
The is a point of intersection between heaven and earth. In this sacred place, holy work will be performed through selfless service and love. The reminds me of all that is good and beautiful in the world.David A. Bednar
But let us…recite the crowning reason for gathering to Zion or to her stakes. It is to receive the blessings found in the s of the Lord.Bruce R. McConkie
When you come to the you will love your family with a deeper love than you have ever felt before. The is about families.Richard H. Winkel
Within the sound of my voice are many young women, young men, and children. I plead with you to be worthy, to be steadfast, and to look forward with great anticipation to the day you will receive the ordinances and blessings of the .David A. Bednar
The crowning blessings of the gospel are received in s, in holy sanctuaries apart from the world, in the places where only the faithful assemble.Bruce R. McConkie
Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?1 Corinthians 15:29
And [there were] other choice spirits who were reserved to come forth in the fulness of times to take part in laying the foundations of the great latter-day work, including the building of the s and the performance of ordinances therein.Doctrine & Covenants 138:53–54
We must build more s, and we must build them more quickly. This is the season to build s. They are needed, and we have the means to do so. The Lord will hold us accountable if we do not work with greater accomplishment than we are now doing.Gordon B. Hinckley
In addition to s, surely another holy place on earth ought to be our homes. The feelings of holiness in my home prepared me for feelings of holiness in the .James E. Faust
What I am trying to teach is that when we keep the covenants we have made and when we live righteously in order to maintain the blessings promised by those ordinances, then come what may, we have no reason to worry or to feel despondent.Richard G. Scott
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas….Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy .Jonah 2:3–4
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him.Exodus 40:12–13
Every foundation stone that is laid for a , and every completed according to the order the Lord has revealed for his holy Priesthood, lessens the power of Satan on the earth, and increases the power of God and Godliness.George Q. Cannon
We continue to build s. We desire that as many members as possible have an opportunity to attend the without having to travel inordinate distances.Thomas S. Monson
Therefore let the Saints be diligent in building the , and all houses which they have been, or shall hereafter be, commanded of God to build; and wait their time with patience in all meekness, faith, perseverance unto the end.Joseph Smith
It is in s "whether they be the portable tabernacle of testimony used by Moses, or the magnificent wonder of the world built by Solomon, or the s of the latter days" that the saints receive the mysteries of godliness."Bruce R. McConkie
It is in these holy houses that faithful couples enter into the ordinance of celestial marriage through which they become parties to the Abrahamic covenant.Bruce R. McConkie
We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy .Psalms 48:9
At the the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can 'see' things that we were not able to see before and find a way through our troubles that we had not previously known.Boyd K. Packer
We love and cherish our dedicated s and the essential, exalting ordinances that are performed there. We thank heaven and the presiding Brethren that more and more of them are being built, giving more and more of us greater access to them.Jeffrey R. Holland
Whenever any kind of upheaval occurs in your life, the safest place to be spiritually is living inside your covenants.Russell M. Nelson
If we can literally be 'caught up' in any work in the church, it is this work relating to genealogical research and to the s. This, because there is the spirit of Elijah. The prophets have spoken of it. The Saints have felt it; and following the inspiration of it they have come to the to do the sacred work for both the living and the dead.Boyd K. Packer
There, in the house of the Lord, you can learn what you need to know to be truly free. There, tucked away from turmoil and strife, is the chance to be totally unselfish a rarity in today's world.Robert L. Simpson
Each building is an inspiration, magnificent and beautiful in every way, but the building alone does not bless. The endowed blessings and divine functions "come through obedience and faithfulness to priesthood authority and covenants made.James E. Faust
We can carry this forward with our labor, without any burden to ourselves if our hearts are in the work, and we will be blessed abundantly in doing so. We will be better off in our temporal affairs when it is completed than when we commenced.Brigham Young
Clearly, when we baptize, our eyes should gaze beyond the baptismal font to the holy . The great garner into which the sheaves should be gathered is the holy .Neal A. Maxwell
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this , and in three days I will raise it up.John 2:19
Into this house, when it is completed, we expect to enter to enjoy the blessings of the priesthood, and receive our washings, our anointings, our endowments, and our sealings; and the brethren will be sealed to brethren to connect the links and make perfect the chain from ourselves to Father Adam.Brigham Young
Though I live with it, this matter of construction is a thing of awesome wonder to me. We are trying to build in such a way and in such places across the world that these houses of the Lord may stand and serve through the Millennium.Gordon B. Hinckley
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