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A Beacon on a Hill

The Los Angeles Temple

Richard O. Cowan
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Table of Contents

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  • Preface
  • Beginnings
  • The Temple Site
  • Postwar Revival of Temple Planning
  • Constructing the Temple
  • Open House and Dedication
  • The Temple in Operation
  • Building Bridges
  • The Temple as a Source of Blessing
  • Appendixes
  • Time Line of Key Events
  • Title History of the Los Angeles Temple Site
  • Remarks at the Groundbreaking of the Los Angeles Temple
  • Site Dedicatory Prayer
  • President William Noble Waite's Reports in General Conference
  • Talks Given at the Cornerstone Laying
  • Contents of the Cornerstone Box
  • Cornerstone Dedicatory Prayer
  • Official Proclamations
  • First Presidency Messages at Temple Dedication Opening Session
  • Temple Dedicatory Prayer
  • Presidents and Matrons of the Los Angeles Temple
  • Leaders of the Los Angeles Temple
  • Glossary of Latter-day Saint Terms
  • Index

About the Book

President David O. McKay was intimately involved with the planning and construction of this largest temple that the Church had ever built. Its operation reflects some of the challenges the Church faced in the changing cultural climate of Southern California. This volume is a comprehensive history of the Los Angeles Temple. The text is illustrated with more than a hundred photographs of the construction, groundbreaking, installation of the angel Moroni, and cornerstone ceremony—many of which have not been previously published. This book is also enhanced with beautiful illustrations using modern artwork and photographs. Among the more notable artwork is the exquisite cover painting of the Los Angeles Temple by Kendall Davenport titled "A More Excellent Hope" (see more of Kendall's artwork online at www.kendalldavenport.com ).

ISBN 978-1-9443-9435-6

Published in 2018

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