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Questions of the Restoration

A regular feature from Questions for the Brethren, where we test our knowledge of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Joseph Smith.

In which temple was the film version of the endowment used?

a. Bern, Switzerland b. London, England c. Hamilton, New Zealand Temple d. Salt Lake Temple e. Los Angeles Temple

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Priesthood authority can only be given by one having proper priesthood authority. The Lord has delineated which offices have the authority to lay on hands. P...

The Process of Building a Mormon Temple (Part II)

Background: According to the Church’s Newsroom, the Church makes the decision to build a temple in an area “with enough members (there’s no required number) to warrant construction, or where great distances exist between temple.” The decision to build a temple in a given area precedes the decision to build on a particular site. In other words, it is a two-step process. http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/…/mormon-temple-building-proc…

In the early days of the Church during the presidency of Joseph Smith, there was no membership or distance qualifications for determining the site of a temple. The Lord simply commanded that a temple be built at particular site, and it was done. When the Lord directed that a temple be built at the city of Zion, for example, the Church had not yet established itself there, which is why the Lord also commanded the Church to buy up land so that the members could gather there.

“Wherefore, it is wisdom that the land should be purchased by the saints, and also every tract lying westward, even unto the line running directly between Jew and Gentile; And also every tract bordering by the prairies, inasmuch as my disciples are enabled to buy lands. Behold, this is wisdom, that they may obtain it for an everlasting inheritance.” (D&C 57:4-5)

Questions: Why does the Church require there be a sufficient number of members to “warrant” the building of a temple? Or, why does the Church consider distance an important factor in the decision for a site? When were these benchmarks revealed by the Lord? If the Lord revealed the membership benchmark, why is there not a specific number? Why doesn’t the Church build temples first and have the saints gather to the new area as was the case under Joseph Smith?

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