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The Beginnings of LDS Temple Worship
Title
The Beginnings of LDS Temple Worship
Publication Type
Podcast
Publication Date
March 12, 2024
Authors
Woodward, Scott (Primary), and Griffiths, Casey Paul (Primary)
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Abstract
Temples: It’s difficult to overestimate their importance in the Latter-day Saint movement. In fact, it could be said that what is accomplished inside Latter-day Saint Temples is at the beating heart of the purposes of the Restoration. In today’s episode of Church History Matters we begin a new series exploring the Development of Latter-day Saint Temple worship. We’re starting at the very beginning and probing questions such as, how early on did Joseph Smith understand the temple-centric nature of his prophetic mission? What is the meaning of the word “endowment”? Which was the first temple commanded to be built in our day, and which temple was actually built first? How are we to make sense of what appears to be a failed prophecy in D&C 84 about the building of the Missouri temple in the first generation of the Church?Bibliographic Citation
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