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What Old Testament Temples Can Teach Us about Our Own Temple Activity (20,993 views)
from Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
“Those Who Receive You Not”: The Rite of Wiping Dust Off the Feet (20,751 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
“Endowed with Power” (19,925 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 13 No. 1 · 2012
Using Section 84 to Emphasize the Priesthood Power of Women (19,660 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 22 No. 2 · 2021
The Articles of Faith: Answering the Doctrinal Questions of the “Second Great Awakening” (17,047 views)
from Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration
Wilford Woodruff and the Rise of Temple Consciousness among the Latter-day Saints, 1877-84 (16,212 views)
from Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff
“I Will Write My Law in Their Hearts” (9,932 views)
from Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament: 46th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium
New and Everlasting: The Relationship between Gospel Covenants in History (8,905 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 21 No. 2 · 2020
Solomon’s Temple Compared to the Salt Lake Temple (8,662 views)
from An Eye of Faith: Essays in Honor Richard O. Cowan
The Strait and Narrow Path: The Covenant Path of Discipleship Leading to the Tree of Life (8,117 views)
from The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision
“Pouring in Oil”: The Development of the Modern Mormon Healing Ritual (7,995 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
First Principles and Ordinances of the Gospel (7,665 views)
from Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism
How Has God Intervened in History? (7,166 views)
from Window of Faith: Latter-day Saint Perspectives on World History
The Role of Ordinances in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (7,114 views)
from Salvation in Christ: Comparative Christian Views
Peter, the Priesthood, the Temple, and Christ’s Atonement (6,791 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 16 No. 2 · 2015
The Sanctifying Power of True Ritual Worship (6,366 views)
from The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament
The Lord Will Redeem His People: Adoptive Covenant and Redemption in the Old Testament (6,309 views)
from Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament
The Doctrine of Baptism: Immersions at Qumran and the Baptisms of John, the Earliest Christians, and Book of Mormon Peoples (6,072 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
Peter and the Restored Priesthood (5,764 views)
from The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle
Elijah’s Mission, Message, and Milestones of Development in Family History and Temple Work (5,652 views)
from Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration
Elijah's Mission: His Keys, Powers, and Blessings from the Old Testament to the Latter Days (5,501 views)
from Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament
The Kirtland Temple And Endowment of Power (5,496 views)
from We'll Sing and We'll Shout: The Life and Times of W. W. Phelps
The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship (5,443 views)
from Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
Purposes and Functions of The Temple (4,690 views)
from Nauvoo Temple: A Story of Faith
Articles of Faith (4,491 views)
from Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism
What Is a Temple? (3,883 views)
from The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives
Authority, Power, and the "Government of the Church of Christ," 1835 (3,796 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
“This Is My Gospel”: Jesus’ Discourse in 3 Nephi (3,712 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 11 No. 3 · 2010
One by One: The Fifth Gospel’s Model of Service (3,501 views)
from The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9–30, This Is My Gospel
Freemasonry and the Latter-day Saint Temple Endowment Ceremony (3,456 views)
from A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History
Joseph Smith and the Restoration of Temple Service (3,421 views)
from Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration
Endowed with Power (3,232 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 5 No. 2 · 2004
What Is a Temple? (2,784 views)
from Foundations of the Restoration: Fulfillment of the Covenant Purposes
The Book of Moses and Temple Worship (2,776 views)
from The Book of Moses: From the Ancient of Days to the Latter Days
“I Mean to Be Baptized for Scores More”: Baptisms for the Dead among the Latter-day Saints, 1846–67 (2,597 views)
from An Eye of Faith: Essays in Honor Richard O. Cowan
Culture, Cohesion, and Conceptualizing the Sacred (2,389 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
The Meanings of Ritual: Comparisons (2,337 views)
from Reflections on Mormonism: Judaeo-Christian Parallels
Swine’s Blood and Broken Serpents: The Rejection and Rehabilitation of Worship in the Old Testament (2,276 views)
from Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
Christ, Covenants and the Caph (2,199 views)
from The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament
Christianity (2,106 views)
from Light and Truth: A Latter-day Saint Guide to World Religions
Traditional Christian Sacraments and Covenants (1,924 views)
from Prelude to the Restoration: Apostasy to the Restored Church
“Proper Order”—A Powerful Precept of the Book of Mormon (1,780 views)
from Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts: The Thirty-sixth Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium
Forerunners and Foundation Stones of the Restoration (1,683 views)
from Prelude to the Restoration: Apostasy to the Restored Church
The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship (1,665 views)
from Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament
The Temple as a Source of Blessing (1,616 views)
from A Beacon on a Hill: The Los Angeles Temple
The Temple in Operation (1,579 views)
from A Beacon on a Hill: The Los Angeles Temple
“Come, Follow Me”: The Imitation of Christ in the Later Middle Ages (1,447 views)
from Prelude to the Restoration: Apostasy to the Restored Church
Sacramental Living: Reflections on Latter-day Saint Ritual (1,428 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
"Line upon Line": Joseph Smith's Growing Understanding of the Eternal Family (1,422 views)
from Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration
Ritual and the Quest for Meaning (1,373 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
5 October 1840 (Monday Morning). (1,347 views)
from The Words of Joseph Smith: The Contemporary Accounts of the Nauvoo Discourses of the Prophet Joseph
“We Shall Have Temples Built”: Joseph F. Smith and a New Era of Temple Building (1,250 views)
from Joseph F. Smith: Reflections on the Man and His Times
"We are a Covenant-Making People": Gospel Principles and Ordinances in Marriage (1,192 views)
from Commitment to the Covenant: Strengthening the Me, We, and Thee of Marriage
Jeffrey R. Holland with Andrew Teal (1,150 views)
from Inspiring Service: Interfaith Remarks with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland at Oxford
Jesus Christ as a Revealer of Ordinances in the Book of Mormon (1,144 views)
from I Glory in My Jesus: Understanding Christ in the Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith and the New Testament (1,117 views)
from How the New Testament Came to Be
Spiritual Blessings (1,054 views)
from Nauvoo Temple: A Story of Faith
Introductory Essay: The Temple and the Restoration (1,000 views)
from The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives
Our Identity and Our Destiny (998 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 14 No. 1 · 2013
“As Long as the World Shall Stand” (936 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 22 No. 2 · 2021
11 June 1843 (Sunday Morning). Temple Stand (900 views)
from The Words of Joseph Smith: The Contemporary Accounts of the Nauvoo Discourses of the Prophet Joseph
What is "saving grace"? (881 views)
from Defending the Faith: Early Welsh Missionary Publications
The Ancient Nature of the Gospel (853 views)
from The Book of Moses: From the Ancient of Days to the Latter Days
The Promise and the Provocation: The Sinai Narrative (787 views)
from From Creation to Sinai: The Old Testament through the Lens of the Restoration
The Priesthood Power of Women: (Doctrine and Covenants 84) (709 views)
from The Voice of the Lord: Exploring the Doctrine and Covenants
Family History: An Interview with Elder D. Todd Christofferson (644 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 6 No. 2 · 2005
Establishing the Work—1920s (609 views)
from The Lā'ie Hawai'i Temple: A Century of Aloha
The House of the Lord: The Taipei Temple and Church Administration Building (1984–89) (570 views)
from Voice of the Saints in Taiwan: A History of the Latter-day Saints in Taiwan
A Six-Year Building Program (533 views)
from Nauvoo Temple: A Story of Faith
Joseph Smith's Articles of Faith (527 views)
from Alexander Campbell and Joseph Smith: Nineteenth-Century Restorationists
Latter-day Saint Liturgical Practice: The Psalms and the Day of Atonement (521 views)
from Understanding Covenants and Communities: Jews and Latter-day Saints in Dialogue
Visions of Salvation: What the Visions of Joseph Smith Reveal to Us About How to Inherit Heaven (472 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 26 No. 2 · 2025
Stigmata (462 views)
from Finding Christ in the Covenant Path: Ancient Insights for Modern Life
Aide To The Apostles (458 views)
from We'll Sing and We'll Shout: The Life and Times of W. W. Phelps
Initiation to the School of the Prophets (452 views)
from Repicturing the Restoration: New Art to Expand Our Understanding
Epilogue: Hastening the Work of Salvation and Facing the Future with Faith (2015 and Beyond) (445 views)
from Voice of the Saints in Taiwan: A History of the Latter-day Saints in Taiwan
Covenants and the True Vine (434 views)
from Finding Christ in the Covenant Path: Ancient Insights for Modern Life
Ordinances and Sacraments (416 views)
from Restorations: Scholars in Dialogue from Community of Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Joseph Smith's Expansive Eternalism (404 views)
from Alexander Campbell and Joseph Smith: Nineteenth-Century Restorationists
Seeking “Power to Protect the Innocent” (402 views)
from Storming the Nation: The Unknown Contributions of Joseph Smith’s Political Missionaries
Reply to the objections (395 views)
from Defending the Faith: Early Welsh Missionary Publications
The Temple Goes into Service (347 views)
from The Colonia Juárez Temple: A Prophet’s Inspiration
“I Will Write My Law in Their Hearts” (338 views)
from Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament
The dead raised to life! (330 views)
from Defending the Faith: Early Welsh Missionary Publications
The dead alive, or the ancient religion anew (257 views)
from Defending the Faith: Early Welsh Missionary Publications
Joseph Smith’s 1836 Vision of the Celestial Kingdom: A Historical and Contextual Analysis (215 views)
from Joseph Smith as a Visionary: Heavenly Manifestations in the Latter Days
“Many Plain and Precious Things”: Using the Joseph Smith Translation in Teaching the Old Testament (191 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 26 No. 3 · 2025
Temples in the Tops of the Mountains (178 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
The First Temple Completed in Utah: The St. George Temple (176 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
Exploring Medieval Images (167 views)
from Finding Christ in the Covenant Path: Ancient Insights for Modern Life
From Obscurity to Scripture: The Historical Process of Joseph F. Smith’s Vision of the Redemption of the Dead: (Doctrine and Covenants 138) (165 views)
from The Voice of the Lord: Exploring the Doctrine and Covenants
New and Everlasting: The Relationship Between Gospel Covenants in History (127 views)
from God’s Word in Our Hearts: Learning from the Old Testament
Ancient Israel: Sacral Themes in Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomic History (125 views)
from Mormon's Record: The Historical Message of the Book of Mormon
Not Left Destitute of Mercy: The Role of Covenant Ḥesed in Perpetuating Family Lines (116 views)
from Tender Mercies and Loving-Kindness: The Goodness of God in the Old Testament
A Design More Suited for "Sacred and Holy Purposes": The Logan and Manti Temples (107 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
Personal Journal Entries in Chronological Order: 2–5 March 1843 - 13–14 July 1844 (104 views)
from The Brigham Young Journals: Volume 1: April 1832–February 1846
Larger Temples During the Later Twentieth Century: The Jordan River Utah, Bountiful Utah, and Mount Timpanogos Utah Temples (101 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
Beginnings (82 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
Chapter 9: The Covenants and Keys of the Kingdom (80 views)
from Prepare Me for Thy Use: Lessons from Wilford Woodruff’s Mission Years
The Promise and the Provocation: The Sinai Narrative (52 views)
from God’s Word in Our Hearts: Learning from the Old Testament

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