Salt Lake Temple Research Paper

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April 6 of 2013 will mark the 120th anniversary of the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple. Let’s revisit the building of the Temple. Hundreds of LDS men worked on the exterior walls of the Temple. As many as 150 men worked on the temple at any given time. During the forty years from the beginning to the end of the project, they also completed the construction of the great domed Tabernacle, the Assembly Hall, the Temple Annex, and a 15-foot-high wall that, a century and a half later, still sequesters Temple Square from the city that surrounds it. And one cannot neglect to mention the Latter-day Saint wives, mothers and sisters who lifted no stones, but worked in a myriad of other capacities toward the building of the temple. Many worked at home to support their families. Construction on the temple began on February 14, 1853, with Brigham Young turning the first shovelful of dirt in ground-breaking ceremonies. That April 6, the cornerstones were laid, following the pattern established for temples by Joseph Smith. By this date, Truman O. Angell and William Ward, architect and assistant, had completed plans for the foundation and part of the basement, and President Young had approved them. Sandstone from nearby Red Butte Canyon provided the…show more content…
Looking at to the Bible again, we find in 1 Peter 1:18, 19, “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” Also, in 2 Corinthians 6:16, we see where the author wrote, “And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple 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. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive

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