The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-22

together now dedicate this Temple
unto thee. We most earnestly pray toat
thou wilt accept of this our Offering in
the ail-prevailing name OF thy Son
Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
We dedicate the ground and the hill
On which it stands, that the same may
be holy unto the Lord our God; that
it's steps, its terraces, it's trees and
Shrubbery, with all it's adornmentS and
| its approaches, may be the pathways of
the Just to the House of the Lord, the
Temple Of our Ged. Let the founda-
ton of this House be made permanent
and never be moved from it's place.
May the. stones and the cement of
which the building is composed be-
come compact and strong as il it were
one solid rock.
We consecrate the basement en- the
lower story, which is in likeness of the
home of the dead, with it's baptismal
font, for the service of the living and
the dead, with it's steps, the oxen on
which the font rests, it's seats, it's
rooms for changes, with all it's doors
and windows, their hangings and
tastenings, the furniture and all that
appertains to it. May the fountain
which supplies it continue living
spring that shall never fail, and the
stresm become as the river of life to
tiny believing penitent children; that
they who shall be buried therein may
eHectually uie unto sin, and in coming
forth may as certainly arise to lives of
righteousness and faith, the spirit
bearing witness of the blood of
Christ which cleanseth from all sin;
and when the ordinance is performed
for the dead, that they may realize its
efficacy as il they had received it them
selves while in the flesh, and be judged
in like manner.
We dedicate and consecrate unto
thee and the service of thy Saints, the
lower and upper main courts, with all
other apartments in this building
which are sheltered by its ROOF, accord
ing to the various uses fer which they
have been designed, with their stands,
their affairs, their desks, the stairs by
which they are reached, their doors
and windows, their hangings and fas-
Jennings, together with their floors,
partitions, ceilings, flnishipgs, fur
nishings and concentrations, also all
apparatus and fixtures for ventilating,
warming, lighting and seating the
same, whether they are for public wor-
ship, administering in the holy sacra-
ments and ordinances of this holy
Temple, or for private prayer and Sc
cret devotion; also all rooms that
are used for study and learn
ing words OF wisdom from the best
books, or by lectures and the expert
ence of righteous and learned men
able to teach the will and ways OF the
Lore, all these we dedicate unto thee,
that all may be most holy and accept
able unto the Lord our God.
Wilt thou accept aud bless these
sacred affairs which have been erected
by. the offerings OF thy devoted
Saints? and when thy people shall
way, then do thou hearken and hear
their supplications; grant them de-
liverance from their adversarieS; sue
cor them in their temptations; give
them knowledge Of the ancestry of
their generations, that they may go
forth in the holiness and power of
thine ordinances and as saYiOrs on
Mount Zion redeem the generations Of
their dead and bring many sons and
daughters unto thee in thy Kingdom.
When thy sons and daughters snail
desire to plight their faith with each
ether unto thee in covenant OF ever
lasting life and shall obtain admittance
here in thy holy courts, then, 0
Lord, be pleased to accept their Of
ferings; sanctify them, that they may
be clean from all righteousness
clothe thy servants with the habili-
ments of the Priesthood, and here at
the shrine Of thy love seal them thine
by thy Holy Spirit of promise until the
day of their redemption, the resurrec-
ton of their bodies, as purchased by
the blood of Christ thy Son. May this
holy Temple be to them as one of the
gates of heaven, opening into the
straight and narrow path that leads to
endless lives and eternal dominion.
We dedicate the stands in the eastern
portion of the building tor the occu-
pancy and ministratlon of the holy
Melchisedic Priesthood, which has the
keys of all spiritual blessings, is of the
order of thy Son Jesus Christ, and
holds the power of endless lives.
We also conSecrate the stands in the
west of the building for the occupancy
and ministration of the Aaronic Priest
hood, which is an appendage TO the
Melchisedec Priesthood and holds the
KEYS of temporal blessings.
We beseech thee, our Heavenly
Father, to inspire thy ministering
servants who shall instruct thy people
FROM these stands, tBat they may
rightly divide the words of truth and
give TO each member of thine house
hold his portion of meat in due season,
that from the treasures of thy store
house the riches of eternal life may
exalt thy children to knowledge Of
thyself.
May be VINO shall preside over the
min:strations il this holy Temple, and
all who LABOR with him, be greatly
b essed with the understanding of thy
perfect law and all the applications
thereof to the conditions OF thy peo-
pie. When any difficult matter shall
require his consideration, may the
voice of thy Holy Spirit give TO him the
revelations of thy will, that all the
illustrations in this thy house and all
the ordinances performed may be &C.
cording to thy holy will and be &C
cepted and be sanctioned in heaven, tiny
holy habitation.
We dedicate to thee the records
which are and shalt be kept of all the
ordinances administered here In this
Temple. May the recorders who Shall
have the care and labor of making and
keeping them be abundantly blessed
with wisdom and knowledge, that the
same may be truthfully and faithfully
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