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CONTENTS
| CHAPTER I. | ||
| A PRE-VIEW OF THE SUBJECT. | ||
A general view of sanctuaries of ancient and modern times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| CHAPTER II. | ||
| SANCTUARIES IN EARLIER DISPENSATIONS. | ||
The "Testimony."—Provisional Tabernacle.—Third Tabernacle.—Temple of Solomon.—Temple of Ezekiel's vision.—Temple of
Zerubbabel.—Temple of Herod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| CHAPTER III. | ||
| NEED OF TEMPLES IN THE PRESENT DISPENSATION. | ||
Necessity of obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.—Authority to labor in behalf of the dead.—Temples required for vicarious service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| CHAPTER IV. | ||
| MODERN TEMPLE ORDINANCES. | ||
Baptism for the dead.—Ordination and endowment.—Salvation and exaltation.—Degrees of glory.—Sealing in marriage.—Other sealing ordinances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| CHAPTER V. | ||
| MODERN DAY TEMPLES. | ||
Temple-site at Independence, Missouri.—Kirtland Temple.—Temple-site at Far West, Missouri.—Nauvoo Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| CHAPTER VI. | ||
| THE GREAT TEMPLE AT SALT LAKE CITY—HISTORICAL. | ||
Beginning of the work.—Early description.—Laying of the capstone.—Completion of the building and its dedication.—Dedicatory Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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