Book Summary from Deseret Book: Brigham Young was determined to fulfill the charge Joseph Smith had given him—to finalize the endowment and sealing ceremonies and begin administering these sacred ordinances to the living in behalf of their dead. This work, however, could be performed only in a dedicated temple.
Knowing the temple being built in Salt Lake City would require years to complete, Brother Brigham was inspired to build a temple that could be constructed sooner. The place he designated was in Utah's Dixie, an isolated desert outpost that had only recently been settled.
In this riveting volume, best-selling author Blaine M. Yorgason presents the inspiring true story of the enormous sacrifice and prodigious labor performed by the St. George pioneers called to bring the prophet's vision to fruition.
The authors document details of the temple's construction, and they recount many previously untold, often miraculous, stories of those who sacrificed greatly and worked diligently to raise a majestic, snow-white house of the Lord in the red-rock wilderness of southern Utah.
Equally compelling are accounts of events after the dedication of parts of the temple in January 1877. Brigham Young and other Church leaders sought and received revelation on how the temple ordinances were to be formalized, and Wilford Woodruff was inspired to do the work for the founding fathers of the United States and other prominent men and women who dies before the gospel was restored.
The St. George Temple is the place where the Lord at last revealed all that was promised through the coming of Elijah and where temple worship, as we now know it, was practiced by the Latter-day Saints.
I really enjoyed reading this book! I have been able to look around this sacred Temple and see parts of it that most people never would have been able to see, so it was really neat to be able to read about how it came to be the beautiful House of the Lord that it is. I love the old pioneer Temples! The story of the miracle that even being able to build this building is amazing. The sacrifices the people of St. George and the surrounding areas made to build this building is overwhelming. You won't regret taking some time to read this amazing book!
I was able to borrow this book from my local library. Labels: Blaine M Yorgason, Douglas D Alder, LDS non-fiction, Richard A Schmutz
