Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-12
"NoRMOS" TEMPLES.

an the only lenhp'e
oeeu and idolatrous nations have
tsllt temples in which to worship tue
's,sc,s Of their veneration'
0V, rso.s who nave worshlped the true
I'D living God have always had their
' as san ctuarics, arkofthe covenant
.,ner s,cred places which they rec
,,.d No the proper for religious
,n,.e.. sacred ordinances, ami tho
tsn,.ltories ior most sacred things.
rhs "Alormons" are not a peculiar
.,nls IN this respect; they only fol-
in the wake Of earlier devout
Wv Of Hun who Is the Father
,ali--bo,h Of ths dead AMI the lly-
ing. MI, .....,
.ro,her feature OF interest correspond
On, with former examples-they are
In y commandment Of God, under
G,,ne architectural Inspiration, ac'
ending TO plans aud patterns regarding
.,h,,h the builders are Instructed by
,.,,lation, either In Vision or by the
nir.,ration OF augels,or b1th.if n ccs'
,,vio thercquirementa NJ made OF Israel
in ohlen times, AZ when the builders OF
,bsatk were commanded "sco thou 10
sl things according 10 tue pattern
,blWn thee"
These temples are costly structures
when compared with theconditiou aud
circumstances OF the people; but not 30
wben compared with tbs trea-ure
which have been lavlshed upon the
,dofnment Of such edinces la earlier
days. 80 y
eoumand " Gld, summoned the
vealth Of nations, aud tteasures were
brought from atar TIL he could say II
was enough.
The king OF France, who ordered
b1ita royal chapel connected with the
Versailles royal palace, had that al
pfeclatiOn Of proprieiy Ia building a
nous, Or the worship u GOT that II
should he male the beet Ia the lnnd.
When the writer nj this once entered
that temple OF mngnihcence and rplen-
DOR. and was iutoutly gazing with aD'
tafpnt wOndCTmrnt upon the inuef
works, which were nearly all covered
with gold, he was tOld-"lhc Hing WIS
determined that the house IN which
God was to he worshipcd should he
suuefior to any In which man dwelt
ugon the EARTH"
Snch was the lSing's Vstimate OF
what was Justly due On Him who was
to be honoted NJ the King u king..
The Lstipr.dny Saints have not the
gold with which 10 make n Hike dis
flay, but their appreciation Of VIII II
due to Him who IN above all, IN and
through ali, IL equal, n not superior
~ the conception Of amy earthly king.
They rear what 10 them are costly
,dihces, and the sculleT snecr. n thor
eKtravagauce In this direction and
would tauut them with, "Iou mad
better spend your money building
school houses" etc.
That Is Just what these teniples are--
tducational institutions OF The highest
order schools In which " aiucato
and oevelOp prophets, seer and fevela.
Ton, and where the teachers will be
assels delegated aud commissioned to
Instruct In all that knowledge which II
ttsn,ial TO man's fIll development,
and his complete happiness; and the
same 10 be transmitted from man to
his fellow mau, until all shall know
God.
This knowledge thus acquired iu-
euJes the entire plan Of salvation pro.
duciiye OF happiness 70 man. That
llgn now, n u al before the world
was, consists OF covenants, ordinances
and ptomiscs; and all these to be made
and Administered IN cunsecfaiud tuiu.
pies aud by legitimate authority.
This plan, thus arranged before man
was placed upon the earth, II un.
changeableln ils application 20 all men
and Tor all time. 10 was not devised la
the ignorance OF humanity; 70 ~ har.
m0niOus IN all IT, operations aud MIN
situations. There were no schlsms Ia
that plan, no Partially In IT, admins.
tmtious; u was fnr all men whopatOok
Of the image u GOd-nppiiuabla 10 any
condition within Ted.nptio' p powsf)
they should experience while absent
from His divine presence.
This plan WIS not changed 10y the
spirits Of men coming into this world
snd being made subject TO death.
Whether before or after that event,
every spirit must have the opportunity
Of determining It's own future by hav-
ing aknowiedge Of and accepting the
conditions Of obedience to law, or OF
rejecting them, either Ia the flesh VI
out VI H..
Iilhis law Of salvation or redemption
IA accepted, the covenants anu ordi.
nauecs must be administered, the same
10 those WHO are In, NJ to those who
may hc out OF the flesh, as 10y those
Who are In the flesh, In this provision
y manifest the marvellous wisdom Of
Omnipotencc.
Those who have lived and died
without knowledge Of this heavenly
plan and the opportunity Of receiving
lhe ordinances thereof, are to those
who do live In the flesh In possession o.
them, the saus as the whole human
rsce once was 10 Christ Ia their rela,
ton TO, aud dependence upon Him
blmething must be done Tor them
which they cannot 40 for themselves.
Jesus became the Savior Of the world
~ doing for man what he could not ia
ior himselt, but which was necessary
To be done. HeAhad the power and
restore him TO lie again by III,
lower OF n,onement aud resurrection
This man could not do for himself. A
Nlearioua work was done by another anu
accounted 10 the needy soul n though
uohe by itteli. Nothing was LETT want.
ing. AS In Adam all die, 10 In Christ
thall nll he made alive" Ia the declared
result OF savlor's proxy work. rhis
was freewilI oilering-a gift TO man,
lotiofced upon BIN, but subject 10 hi
acceptance or refusal.
The children OF men who have the
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