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A Design More Suited for "Sacred and Holy Purposes": The Logan and Manti Temples (119 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
A Six-Year Building Program (593 views)
from Nauvoo Temple: A Story of Faith
Aide To The Apostles (500 views)
from We'll Sing and We'll Shout: The Life and Times of W. W. Phelps
Ancient Israel: Sacral Themes in Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomic History (155 views)
from Mormon's Record: The Historical Message of the Book of Mormon
Articles of Faith (4,861 views)
from Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism
“As Long as the World Shall Stand” (997 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 22 No. 2 · 2021
Authority, Power, and the "Government of the Church of Christ," 1835 (3,876 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Beginnings (95 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 (99 views)
from Prepare Me for Thy Use: Lessons from Wilford Woodruff’s Mission Years
Christ, Covenants and the Caph (2,309 views)
from The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament
Christianity (2,247 views)
from Light and Truth: A Latter-day Saint Guide to World Religions
“Come, Follow Me”: The Imitation of Christ in the Later Middle Ages (1,541 views)
from Prelude to the Restoration: Apostasy to the Restored Church
Covenants and the True Vine (495 views)
from Finding Christ in the Covenant Path: Ancient Insights for Modern Life
Culture, Cohesion, and Conceptualizing the Sacred (2,558 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
Elijah's Mission: His Keys, Powers, and Blessings from the Old Testament to the Latter Days (5,694 views)
from Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament
Elijah’s Mission, Message, and Milestones of Development in Family History and Temple Work (5,806 views)
from Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration
Endowed with Power (3,324 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 5 No. 2 · 2004
“Endowed with Power” (20,568 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 13 No. 1 · 2012
Epilogue: Hastening the Work of Salvation and Facing the Future with Faith (2015 and Beyond) (470 views)
from Voice of the Saints in Taiwan: A History of the Latter-day Saints in Taiwan
Establishing the Work—1920s (641 views)
from The Lā'ie Hawai'i Temple: A Century of Aloha
Exploring Medieval Images (200 views)
from Finding Christ in the Covenant Path: Ancient Insights for Modern Life
Family History: An Interview with Elder D. Todd Christofferson (692 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 6 No. 2 · 2005
First Principles and Ordinances of the Gospel (7,825 views)
from Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Forerunners and Foundation Stones of the Restoration (1,756 views)
from Prelude to the Restoration: Apostasy to the Restored Church
Freemasonry and the Latter-day Saint Temple Endowment Ceremony (3,880 views)
from A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History
From Obscurity to Scripture: The Historical Process of Joseph F. Smith’s Vision of the Redemption of the Dead: (Doctrine and Covenants 138) (195 views)
from The Voice of the Lord: Exploring the Doctrine and Covenants
How Has God Intervened in History? (7,275 views)
from Window of Faith: Latter-day Saint Perspectives on World History
“I Mean to Be Baptized for Scores More”: Baptisms for the Dead among the Latter-day Saints, 1846–67 (2,681 views)
from An Eye of Faith: Essays in Honor Richard O. Cowan
“I Will Write My Law in Their Hearts” (772 views)
from Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament
“I Will Write My Law in Their Hearts” (10,175 views)
from Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament: 46th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium
Initiation to the School of the Prophets (468 views)
from Repicturing the Restoration: New Art to Expand Our Understanding
Introductory Essay: The Temple and the Restoration (1,029 views)
from The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives
Jeffrey R. Holland with Andrew Teal (1,178 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 (1,268 views)
from I Glory in My Jesus: Understanding Christ in the Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith and the New Testament (1,153 views)
from How the New Testament Came to Be
Joseph Smith and the Restoration of Temple Service (3,521 views)
from Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration
Joseph Smith's Articles of Faith (553 views)
from Alexander Campbell and Joseph Smith: Nineteenth-Century Restorationists
Joseph Smith's Expansive Eternalism (425 views)
from Alexander Campbell and Joseph Smith: Nineteenth-Century Restorationists
Joseph Smith’s 1836 Vision of the Celestial Kingdom: A Historical and Contextual Analysis (250 views)
from Joseph Smith as a Visionary: Heavenly Manifestations in the Latter Days
Larger Temples During the Later Twentieth Century: The Jordan River Utah, Bountiful Utah, and Mount Timpanogos Utah Temples (121 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
Latter-day Saint Liturgical Practice: The Psalms and the Day of Atonement (547 views)
from Understanding Covenants and Communities: Jews and Latter-day Saints in Dialogue
"Line upon Line": Joseph Smith's Growing Understanding of the Eternal Family (1,516 views)
from Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration
“Many Plain and Precious Things”: Using the Joseph Smith Translation in Teaching the Old Testament (319 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 26 No. 3 · 2025
New and Everlasting: The Relationship Between Gospel Covenants in History (154 views)
from God’s Word in Our Hearts: Learning from the Old Testament
New and Everlasting: The Relationship between Gospel Covenants in History (9,385 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 21 No. 2 · 2020
Not Left Destitute of Mercy: The Role of Covenant Ḥesed in Perpetuating Family Lines (149 views)
from Tender Mercies and Loving-Kindness: The Goodness of God in the Old Testament
One by One: The Fifth Gospel’s Model of Service (3,830 views)
from The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9–30, This Is My Gospel
Ordinances and Sacraments (453 views)
from Restorations: Scholars in Dialogue from Community of Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Our Identity and Our Destiny (1,038 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 14 No. 1 · 2013
Personal Journal Entries in Chronological Order: 2–5 March 1843 - 13–14 July 1844 (115 views)
from The Brigham Young Journals: Volume 1: April 1832–February 1846
Peter and the Restored Priesthood (5,892 views)
from The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle
Peter, the Priesthood, the Temple, and Christ’s Atonement (6,868 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 16 No. 2 · 2015
“Pouring in Oil”: The Development of the Modern Mormon Healing Ritual (8,291 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
“Proper Order”—A Powerful Precept of the Book of Mormon (1,855 views)
from Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts: The Thirty-sixth Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium
Purposes and Functions of The Temple (4,782 views)
from Nauvoo Temple: A Story of Faith
Reply to the objections (424 views)
from Defending the Faith: Early Welsh Missionary Publications
Ritual and the Quest for Meaning (1,549 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
Sacramental Living: Reflections on Latter-day Saint Ritual (1,499 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
Seeking “Power to Protect the Innocent” (433 views)
from Storming the Nation: The Unknown Contributions of Joseph Smith’s Political Missionaries
Solomon’s Temple Compared to the Salt Lake Temple (9,174 views)
from An Eye of Faith: Essays in Honor Richard O. Cowan
Spiritual Blessings (1,102 views)
from Nauvoo Temple: A Story of Faith
Stigmata (637 views)
from Finding Christ in the Covenant Path: Ancient Insights for Modern Life
Swine’s Blood and Broken Serpents: The Rejection and Rehabilitation of Worship in the Old Testament (2,343 views)
from Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
Temples in the Tops of the Mountains (196 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
The Ancient Nature of the Gospel (926 views)
from The Book of Moses: From the Ancient of Days to the Latter Days
The Articles of Faith: Answering the Doctrinal Questions of the “Second Great Awakening” (17,379 views)
from Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration
The Book of Moses and Temple Worship (3,177 views)
from The Book of Moses: From the Ancient of Days to the Latter Days
The dead alive, or the ancient religion anew (272 views)
from Defending the Faith: Early Welsh Missionary Publications
The dead raised to life! (346 views)
from Defending the Faith: Early Welsh Missionary Publications
The Doctrine of Baptism: Immersions at Qumran and the Baptisms of John, the Earliest Christians, and Book of Mormon Peoples (6,383 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
The First Temple Completed in Utah: The St. George Temple (218 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
The House of the Lord: The Taipei Temple and Church Administration Building (1984–89) (614 views)
from Voice of the Saints in Taiwan: A History of the Latter-day Saints in Taiwan
The Kirtland Temple And Endowment of Power (5,612 views)
from We'll Sing and We'll Shout: The Life and Times of W. W. Phelps
The Lord Will Redeem His People: Adoptive Covenant and Redemption in the Old Testament (6,527 views)
from Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament
The Meanings of Ritual: Comparisons (2,421 views)
from Reflections on Mormonism: Judaeo-Christian Parallels
The Priesthood Power of Women: (Doctrine and Covenants 84) (769 views)
from The Voice of the Lord: Exploring the Doctrine and Covenants
The Promise and the Provocation: The Sinai Narrative (74 views)
from God’s Word in Our Hearts: Learning from the Old Testament
The Promise and the Provocation: The Sinai Narrative (1,013 views)
from From Creation to Sinai: The Old Testament through the Lens of the Restoration
The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship (1,801 views)
from Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament
The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship (5,597 views)
from Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
The Role of Ordinances in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (7,290 views)
from Salvation in Christ: Comparative Christian Views
The Sanctifying Power of True Ritual Worship (6,674 views)
from The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament
The Strait and Narrow Path: The Covenant Path of Discipleship Leading to the Tree of Life (8,239 views)
from The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision
The Temple as a Source of Blessing (1,692 views)
from A Beacon on a Hill: The Los Angeles Temple
The Temple Goes into Service (377 views)
from The Colonia Juárez Temple: A Prophet’s Inspiration
The Temple in Operation (1,694 views)
from A Beacon on a Hill: The Los Angeles Temple
“This Is My Gospel”: Jesus’ Discourse in 3 Nephi (3,810 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 11 No. 3 · 2010
“Those Who Receive You Not”: The Rite of Wiping Dust Off the Feet (21,243 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
Traditional Christian Sacraments and Covenants (2,004 views)
from Prelude to the Restoration: Apostasy to the Restored Church
Using Section 84 to Emphasize the Priesthood Power of Women (20,054 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 22 No. 2 · 2021
Visions of Salvation: What the Visions of Joseph Smith Reveal to Us About How to Inherit Heaven (605 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 26 No. 2 · 2025
"We are a Covenant-Making People": Gospel Principles and Ordinances in Marriage (1,246 views)
from Commitment to the Covenant: Strengthening the Me, We, and Thee of Marriage
“We Shall Have Temples Built”: Joseph F. Smith and a New Era of Temple Building (1,308 views)
from Joseph F. Smith: Reflections on the Man and His Times
What is "saving grace"? (906 views)
from Defending the Faith: Early Welsh Missionary Publications
What Is a Temple? (2,868 views)
from Foundations of the Restoration: Fulfillment of the Covenant Purposes
What Is a Temple? (4,608 views)
from The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives
What Old Testament Temples Can Teach Us about Our Own Temple Activity (21,627 views)
from Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
Wilford Woodruff and the Rise of Temple Consciousness among the Latter-day Saints, 1877-84 (16,539 views)
from Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff
11 June 1843 (Sunday Morning). Temple Stand (960 views)
from The Words of Joseph Smith: The Contemporary Accounts of the Nauvoo Discourses of the Prophet Joseph
5 October 1840 (Monday Morning). (1,387 views)
from The Words of Joseph Smith: The Contemporary Accounts of the Nauvoo Discourses of the Prophet Joseph

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