Class 14 – Sections 94-97
Building the Temple
Historical Background: May – August 1833
•Section 94: Land for a town purchased: towns vs townships
•Section 95: Received the day a circular was sent by the
Temple Committee
•Section 97: Violence erupted in Zion, but word hadn’t
reached Kirtland yet.
Chastisement
•94:1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you whom I love, and
whom I love I also chasten that their sins may be forgiven, for
with the chastisement I prepare a way for their deliverance in
all things out of temptation, and I have loved you
And what was the sin?
94:2-3 Wherefore, ye must needs be chastened and stand
rebuked before my face; For ye have sinned against me a
very grievous sin, in that ye have not considered the great
commandment in all things, that I have given unto you
concerning the building of mine house;
School in Zion 97:3-5
•Founded by Parley P. Pratt
•Met in the “wilderness” away from town.
•“Prayed, preached, prophesied, and exercised
ourselves in the gifts o fthe Holy Spirit.”
Temple in Zion – 97:10-17
•Temple #5 to be built first.
•Inner court is 61’ x 78’ – a little larger than Kirtland.
City of Zion
•http://josephsmith.net
•Look up maps …
City of Zion
City of Zion
The painted squares in the middle are for public buildings. The
one without any figures is for store-houses for the Bishop, and to
be devoted to his use. Figure first is for temples for the use of the
presidency; the circles inside of the squares, are the places for
the temples. You will see it contains twelve figures, two are for the
temples of the lesser Priesthood. It is also to contain twelve
temples. -- 25 June 1833
Independence, Temple Site
Cornerstones of the Temple
LDS Visitors’ Center
The Auditorium, Community of Christ
Community of Christ, Temple
Independence, Courthouse
Independence
Harry Truman Home, Independence
Promise to Zion 97:18-28
•http://scriptures.lds.org/en/dc/97/25-28,#24
Buildings in Kirtland -- Sections 94 and 95
•Building for the First Presidency
•Building for printing
•Temple
•All the same sixe (55’ x 65’ in the inner court.)
Temples and Meetinghouses
•Joseph Smith never considered building a
meetinghouse.
• The Bible doesn’t speak of meetinghouses, but of
temples.
Temples and Meetinghouses
•Temples served multiple functions:
Church services, Community Center, Ordinances,
School, Offices
Economic Effects of the Temple
• Building the Temple temporarily stimulated the economy
• But, it brought about very great debt to the Church and
Joseph Smith.
•Joseph Smith was not deterred by the difficulty of the
project.
Kirtland
Lake Erie
John Johnson Inn, Old Town
Newell Whitney Home, Old Town Kirtland
Reconstructed Sawmill and Ashery
Chagrin Valley
The Kirtland Flats and the Bluffs
Kirtland Temple
Kirtland Temple
Kirtland
Kirtland
http://www.kirtlandtemple.org/index.htm