Arizona republican., 1919-09-19
Why Temple In Mesa
By J. w. Lesueur President Maricopa Stake, Church of The Latter Day Saints.)

out explanation or comment, argues that the principle of baptism for the dead was Understood among the peo pie to whom the letter was addressed
 Malachi prophecied that Elijah was Ito come before the great and dread ful day of the Lord; be shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers. lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.", (Malachi IV5-6. Elijah has come to deliver this author ity to bind children to their parents and authorize the servants of the Lord to baptiZe children for their fore par ents who have died. The hearts of the children have turned toward the fathers.
 As the Gospel is preached in the spirit world q Peter IH:1S), the fathers there have their hearts turned toward the children in the hope that these temple ordinances that should be attended to on earth are done for them vicariously. If this be the true way would not the earth be smitten with curse if Elijah did not come and restore this authirity. Elijah came to Joseph Smith. the prophet. and Oliver Cowdrey in the Keatland (Ohio) temple, April 2, 1856, and said to them The keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands" With this authority restored many hundreds are baptized each week for the dead, and confirmed and mar ried for eternity, for those gone be- fore. Thousands of volumes of gen eology and old records for the names of dead kindred gone before are searched Their work is done in the temples for them
 Build 1t Here.
 hundred or more will work in the Arizona temple to be built in Mesa each week day. From far and near they will come and remain some of | them weeks. some months and others years. No better place could be found for it than Mesa. Nine months in the year-with our ideal climate-many will come from colder climes. Mesa S about the center of the Latter Day i settlements of Arizona. Southern Cali fornia and Mexico. It is near the capital, on the great Roosevelt dam highway, has good railway facilities. | fair and soon to be splendid roads from all parts of the state.
 Everybody Help.
 Let's all join in building that will | be a credit to Arizona. Other temples are the Salt Lake temple, costing about five million dollars. furnished, and took 40 years to build. the St. George temple, a beautiful structure in south western Utah. the Mouti temple, situ- ated on a hillside in central Utah and the beautiful temple of Logan in that thrifty city in northern Utah. In Cardston, Canada, a temple is being finished. costing about s700.O00 and one in Hawaii, overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Laie.
 ''The magnitude and grandeur of the work accomplished within their sacred precincts. tell of the gracious accept ance by the Lord, to whose name they l have been reared and the continuance of divine favor toward them and the people
 I Temple Week
 September q 10 September 2S has been set apart as Arizona Temple Drive week Every Latter Day Saint in Arizona is to be visited and given an opportunity to pledge what he will | do. Those who are not members will not be solicited, but should any desire to contribute the same will be. greatly | appreciated. Already over sS0,000 is pledged and without any personal so- l licitation. except by letter. At least $400, 900 should be the cost of the tenn ple s20000O to be raised in Arizona and like amount vii lbe furnished l by the First Presidency of the Church the trustees in trust for the tithes of the church.
 We can do our part and make the last week in September a week to be proud of from the liberalness shown by all
 !. w. LESUEUR, | President of the Maricopa Stake I Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day ' Saints