The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-18

We dedicate the ground on which it
is huilt. as also by which it is sur
founded, known as the Temple
BIock: we dedicate the foundation
mon which it rests, the stones, the
mortar, the doors, the stairs, the
windows, the floors, the fastenines,
the ceilings and roof, the painting
and ornsmentation, the stands for
the holy Priesthood, the bapti' nal
font, and the various rooms
associated Herewith, and also
all tbs rooms for the performance OF
ordinances and the various purposes
for which they are designed, the
heating apparatus and the furniture
and everything therein, from the
foundation TO the towers thereof,
INTO Thee, the Lord cur GCd, that
it may be a plac, most holy,
wherein Thine ordinances may be
REFORMED ind Thy priesthood ad
ministered according TO ThyhOlY law
and in accordance with Thy IL and
nurposes pertaining to the human
family, For Thou, O God, hast Or
dsined the principles which have
been developed for the blessing
salvation and exaltsJion Of the hu-
man race, and hast appointed Thy
holy ordinances for the endowment
of Thy holy Priesthood and in the
interests If the living and the dead !;
that Thy servants may go forth to
tbe nations of the earth endowed
with power from on high, and bear
q message OF salvation, even as Thy
messengers to all the family of
Adam, according to Thy word. And
that Thy people may be prepared
through the ordinances of Thine
House to inherit, thrones, principal.
tiles, powers, dominiOns and exalta-
tons in the eternal worlds. And,alto
that Thy purposes pertaining to the
redemption Of the dead may be car
ried cut strictly in accordance with
Thy law, that in this Thy holy
house Thine ordinances may be
performed in the interest Of those
who have died without knowledge
of the Gospel; anu that Thy servants
AMI h3ndmaidens who may Officiate
in Thy holy ordinances therein may
thus become savi0rs upon Mount
Zion, even according to the words Ct
Thine ancient servant Malachi,
wherein he stated that it was neces-
gary that the hearts Of the fathers
should be turned to the children,
and the hearts Of the children to the
fathers and that, according TO later
revelations. 8 welding, connecting
link might bind together the living
and the dead in fraternal and pstTi-
archaI relations, according to the
holy order which exists with the
Code; and bond Of union and fell
loWship be brought about between
the heavens and the earth; for Thou
hast said that they without US can
not be made perfect, and that We
without them cannot be 10 dP per
feet, we pray Thee, therefore, Q
God, that those who oficiate here
may act prudently, wisely and intel
ligently, with purity, virtue and
honor before Thee, and perform
their duties acceptsbly in this Thy
Temple on the earth.
And We also pray Thee, o Father,
that Thy Priesthood may be asaisted
by Thy holy Priesthood in the
heavens, that Priesthood which is
after the order Of the Son of God,
after the order OF Meichisedeck, and
after the power Of an endless life,
which administers in tine and
eternity, to impart unto Us by Thy
direction and according "a Thy will
a correct knowledge ii sll laws, rite
and ordinances, and direction how
TO administer and 20 whom to ad-
minister; that there may be per
feet union ard harmony, if we are
counted worthy, between the Priest.
hood on the earth snd the Priests
hood in tie heavens. And thai
Thou wouldst teach ns Thy will end
Toy law, and Thine ordinances
more fully and completely. and re
veal un70 us the abundance OF truth
nd int Iligence associated with the
interests of the living and the dead;
hat knoWinE Thy will we may dc
TaV will on earth as it is done il
heaven.
and ds Thou hast said, among
other things, pertaining TO Thine
house, tbat in is We were TO seek
diligently anu teach one another
words Of wisdom, yea. seek ye cut
Of the best BOOKS words Of wisdom
seek harm 'ng by study and also by
faith" and Thou hast further in
stFucted Us TO "become acquainted
with al good books, and with Ism
gusges, tongues snd people," anC
obtain & knowledge OF nations
hingd0ms, governments and laws
and Thou has; deelared that there
V 3 time TO come IL VIII Oh nothing
shall os withheld, whether there
te one God CT many Gods, they
snail be manifest;
"All thrones and dominious, prin
cipalites and powers, shall be re
Yealed and set forth upon sill wht
nave endured valiantly for the Cos
pei OF Jesus Christ:
"ADd also if there be boupds ST
~ lie heavens, or to the seas, Or t
In" dry land, OF to the sun, moon Of
s5aTS:
"Aii the tins Of their rsvolu-
'i2ns; all the APPOINTED days
months and years, and all tht
Us OF their days, months enG
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