Arizona republican., 1919-09-19

The Latter Day Saints are temple builders. They believe God has com m- manded it in these last days and that it is their duty to build temples. It was so with ancient Israel.
 By command of God Moses built a temple of tabernacle Exodus 18th chap). also Solomon was appointed by the Lord to build magnificent temple. How can Ezekials prophecy (Ezekial 43rd chap.) be fulfilled when the Lord will visit his temple if there is no tenn pie to visit At a time when there will be troubles in the land and the wicked be sifted and the purifying of Israel will take place and few can abide the day of His coming. the Lord shall suddenly come to His temple Where is it? The Latter Day Saints are building them.
 Many Reasons.
 Now, the Latter Day Saints have many purposes for temple. It is not a place where Sunday services are held. but holy place for daily serv- ice. This service is twofold for the living and for the dead. Ordinances performed by the living are such as baptism, combinations, ordinations anointings. sealings and marriage for eternity. In my Fathers house are many mansions. said the Savior John 14:2).
 It is the ambition of the true Lat ter Day Saint 10 reach the highest glory typical to the brilliance of the Son. To do so we believe there arc celestial laws that must be kept, and celestial covenants taken.
 h Marriage for Eternity. 4 Marriage until death does you part II is the civil marriage even though performed by a minister, unless that minister has authority from God to |j marry for eternity-a sealing ordi- nance that will be binding in the world to come.
 The Latter Day Saints claim their prophet and president has that author ity. Whatsoever they find on earth should be bound in heaven like Peter had it given 10 him by the Lord. (Mat- thew 16: la.
 That is why we go to the temples in Utah to be sealed as husband ant wife for eternity by the prophet oi
 his authorized agent The children born to us after this sealing shall b' ours for eternity. Others who nigh have born to these who are married for eternity before the ordinace wa. performed, are sealed to their parent: for eternity in the temples. Jesus saiC there is no marrying nor giving il marrige in heaven" No, 1t is an earth | ly ordinance and should be attended | 10 for eternity by one having author h hity. Such sacred work is done in thu N holy temples.
 Ii Regarding the work of the living fo III the dead which Is attended to in thu III holy temples let me quote Dr. James E Talmage:
 II "The redemption of the dead vii | ne effected in strict accordance witt he law of God. which is written il justice and framed in mercy. It il III ,like impossible for any spirit, in tn II flesh or disembodied, to abtain ever II the promise of eternal glory, excep ,i on conditions of obedience to the law N and ordinances of the Gospel. Gle II brews 5th chap, and 9 verses.) An, |I as baptism is essential to the sal vation of the living John 3:5. Acts | chap.). it is likewise indispensable t " the redemption of the dead This wa known by the saints of old q Pete 4.6), and hence the doctrine of bap t,sm for the dead was taught anon, them. In an epistle addressed to tn saints at Corinth, Paul expounded tn principles of the resurrection whereb. tie bodies of the dead are to be brough forth from the graves. Christ tn \ first fruits. and afterwards they tha l are 'Christs,' and as proof that tn \ doctrine of the resurrection was in Il clUded in the Gospel as they had re II reiver and preferred it. the apostl II asks. Else what shall they do whicl II are baptized for the dead, if the dea' S rise not at all? Why are they the
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