Quotes. They are filled with faith and fasting. Brigham Young and His Wives. var cookies = document.cookie.split('; '); Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Discourses of Brigham Young by John A. Widtsoe Rare Leather Spine LDS Mormon HB at the best online prices at eBay! In every detail the endowment ceremony contributes to covenants of morality of life, consecration of person to high ideals, devotion to truth, patriotism to nation, and allegiance to God. I have built myself a house, and the most of you have done the same, and now, shall we not build the Lord a house? Every trial and experience you have passed through is necessary for your salvation. As persecution increased and the need to leave Nauvoo pressed upon the Saints, President Brigham Young labored in the temple to bless the Saints with sacred ordinances before their departure. ", "And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. We cannot administer the further ordinances of God, in the fullest sense of the word, legally unto the people until we have a temple built for that purpose (DBY, 39495). About a year and a half after Joseph's martyrdom, Brigham began to introduce the endowment to the general Church membership. ", "It is in these holy houses that faithful couples enter into the ordinance of celestial marriage through which they become parties to the Abrahamic covenant. "It may appear strange to some of you, and it certainly does to the world, to say it is possible for a man or woman to become perfect on this earth. Pre-owned. Brigham Young (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . How do you feel when you realize that you can make eternal family ties with your ancestors, your posterity, and your immediate family? ", "I urge all who have not yet received these greatest of all blessings within the walls of the temple to do whatever may be necessary to qualify to receive them. If the white man who belongs to the chosen seed mixes his blood with the seed of Cain, the penalty, under the law of God, is death on the spot. William Henry Jackson/Library of Congress. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); ", "Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the house of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after you have departed this life, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father. Heber, Utah Stakes ask all members to get out and support city variance allowing temple to violate dark sky regulations (allowing bright lights at night) googletag.enableServices(); ", "I would advise all the Saints to go to with their might and gather together all their living relatives to this place, that they may be sealed and saved, that they may be prepared against the day that the destroying angel goes forth. ", "And early in the morning [Jesus] came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. Brigham Young. Purpose, Becoming, Lord. if(cookiePair[0] === name) { url = "https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/mobile/phone_images-9e9093f0cfddba8c2b1e815375d976a3.css"; He oversaw the gathering of nearly one hundred thousand Latter-day Saints to the valleys of the Rocky Mountains and colonized some four hundred cities and towns. We urge the people continually to be one in their temporal affairs. Does anyone know where I can find it? for(var i=0; i