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207- Godfrey, Importance of Temple in Understanding the LDS Nauvoo Experience

The Monk — Tue, 16 May 2006 21:45:17 +0000

Kenneth Godfrey. The Importance of the Temple in Understanding the Latter-day Saint Nauvoo Experience: Then and Now. Vol. 6, The Arrington Lecture Series. (Logan, Utah: Utah State University, 2001.) 41 pages.

205-History of LDS Temple Admission Standards

The Monk — Tue, 16 May 2006 21:43:31 +0000

Edward L. Kimball. “The History of LDS Temple Admission Standards.” Journal of Mormon History Spring (1998): 135-175. .

Available electronically from the University of Utah library.
This paper details the history of requirements, standards, and questions to receive a temple recommend (if they had them at the time) and enter an LDS temple. The implementation and standards embodied by the temple recommend questions have changed over time, but not extensively. An excellent and important article.

106-me, what is a covenant

The Monk — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:13:14 +0000

“What is a covenant?” from my Temple Preparation FAQ

Discusses covenants in the scriptures and the rituals for making them, and draws comparisons to the temple ordinances.

41- Widtsoe, Temple Worship

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:56:26 +0000

Elder John A. Widtsoe. “Temple Worship” The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine 12 (Apr. 1921): 49-66.

40-Widtsoe, Fundamentals of Temple Doctrine

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:55:32 +0000

Elder John A. Widtsoe. “Fundamentals of Temple Doctrine.” Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine 13 (June 1922):129-35.

39-Widtsoe, Looking Towards the TEmple

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:54:26 +0000

Elder John A. Widtsoe. “Looking towards the Temple” Ensign, January (1972), 56.

038- Widtsoe, Temple and Temple Building

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:52:47 +0000

Elder John A. Widtsoe. “Temple and Temple Building” Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine 12 (July 1921): 113-22.

037- Richards, UTah Geneaology

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:51:52 +0000

Elder Franklin D. Richards “The Temple of the Lord: The Importance of Temples, Ancient and Modern.” Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine 11 (Oct. 1920): 146-49.

I’m not sure which Franklin D. Richards wrote this. One would have been dead for 20 years, and the other 20 years old and serving a mission, so I assume it’s a reprint of something the first one wrote.

036- Cowan bibliography

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:43:20 +0000

Richard O. Cowan and Frank A. Bruno, Bibliography on Temples and Temple Work (Provo: Brigham Young University, 1982)

035-Nelson, Personal Temple Prep.

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:42:35 +0000

Elder Russell M. Nelson, “Personal Preparation for Temple Blessings.” Ensign, May 2001

Gives some suggestions for personal temple preparation, including reading portions of the Old Testament.

034- NIbley, What is a TEmple?

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:41:11 +0000

“What is a Temple?” – Hugh Nibley. MEC, 355-383

Looks at temple typology, ritual, and history. First written for the dedication of the London Temple in 1958.
Gospelink (subscription required)

033- Hinckley, why these temples?

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:36:25 +0000

“Why these Temples?”- President Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign. This article appears in the undated issue devoted to temples.

032- TEmple ordinances, EM.

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:35:12 +0000

“Temple Ordinances.” -Allen Claire Rozsa, EM: 1444-45

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031- McKay pamphlet

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:34:46 +0000

“The Purpose of the Temple.” – President David O. McKay. Pamphlet published by the LDS church, 1960(?).

030-Endowment in EM.

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:27:09 +0000

“Endowment.” –Elder Alma P. Burton. EM, 454-456.

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028-Between Heaven and Earth

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:26:09 +0000

Between Heaven and Earth- Presentation originally broadcast between October 2002 (?) general conference sessions, featuring both LDS and non-LDS scholars such as Frank Moore Cross (Harvard), Krister Stendahl (Harvard), Lawrence Schiffman (NYU), John Lundquist, Truman Madsen, Elder Boyd K. Packer, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, among others.

Available for $4.50 on VHS or DVD from the BYU bookstore, Deseret Book, and LDS Church Distribution in multi-lingual format (English, Spanish, Portuguese.)

029- Benson, Ensign

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:24:58 +0000

“What I Hope You Will Teach Your Children about the Temple.” President Ezra Taft Benson. Ensign, August 1985: 6-10.

027-Sperry on temples

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:19:40 +0000

“Ancient Temples and their Function.” –Sidney B. Sperry. Ensign, January 1972.

025- EM on Temples

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:18:38 +0000

“Temples.” –Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Abbreviated EM throughout.

Four articles, particularly useful for those preparing to go to the temple.
Gospelink (subscription required)

024a- Packer, holy temple in Ensign

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:15:29 +0000

“The Holy Temple.” – Elder Boyd K. Packer. Ensign, February 1995.

024- Romney, Gate to heaven

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:13:28 +0000

“Temples- the Gates to Heaven.” – Elder Marion G. Romney. Ensign, March 1971.

023- NIbley, Meaning of the Temple

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:12:57 +0000

“The Meaning of the Temple.” –Hugh Nibley, TAC: 1-41.

Drawings.
FARMS transcript, text only. Gospelink (subscription required)

022- Nibley, House of Glory

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:06:46 +0000

“A House of Glory.”- Hugh Nibley. TAW: 29-47.

Nibley uses D&C 109 to walk you through the temple ordinances. Illustrated.
FARMS transcript, text only. Gospelink (subscription required)

021- Hanks, Christ Manifest

The Monk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:05:36 +0000

“Christ Manifested to His People.”- Elder Marion D. Hanks. TAW: 3-28. Gospelink (subscription required)