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The House of the Lord

James E. Talmage

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. . .reciting the circumstances under which the building of the Temple had been conceived by his father David and executed by himself, and proclaiming the mercy and goodness of Israel's God. Standing before the altar of the Lord, in the court of the Temple, the king spread forth his hands toward heaven, and offered the dedicatory prayer. The king then blessed the people, saying "Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant. The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us."[52]

The principal services with the attendant festivities lasted seven days, and "on the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his peopl. . . Read More

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James E. Talmage is thorough. He speaks of Moses who built the first Temple to our God. A portable Temple in the wilderness. He gives detail in how it was built, the material used, the purpose of the Temple. He continues to the last Temple built by the Jews. How, when, where and by who each was buil

Very thorough explanation of ancient and modern temples, limited of course to a small number of modern temples that were in existence in 1912. I read this because I wanted to study historical book-length treatments of temples from the perspective of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. T

An excellent book for those who seek to know the history, dimensions, type of building material both inside and out of the first four Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah.
There are opening chapters on the two temples built prior to the arrival in the Salt Lake Valley. M

The House of the Lord places the temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the tradition of the Tabernacles, the Temple of Solomon, and the Temple of Zerubbabel/Herod. It explains the divine purpose of and need for modern temples, reviews the ordinances performed in the temples,

Interesting book that was extremely detailed about the Salt Lake Temple. This book was written in the very early 1900's and yet I received it in 2013 as an employee for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Having seen parts of this building, it was fascinating to read about the different

Elder Talmage has given us another masterful writing showing his extraordinary intelligence.

The author presents a factual and insightful writing that only student of history and a disciple of the living Christ could give. I recommend it to all.

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