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Temples Rising (Hardback)

In their poverty, the early Kirtland Series were commanded to build a temple, "a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God" (D&C 88:119) so that the Lord could endow His people "with power from on high" (D&C 95:8). After abandoning Kirtland and that holy house, they built again in Nauvoo, only to watch the temple burn as they left it behind. Upon arriving in the Great Basin, they quickly laid plans for more temples in Salt Lake City, St. George, Manti, and Logan. Time after time, they faced opposition and sacrifice, yet they continued to build, dedicate, learn, and worship. Why did these temples remain so important to the Saints and to the Lord in spite of so many roadblocks?

In Temples Rising, respected LDS historian Richard Bennett explores the line-upon-line development of temple worship, built under extremely difficult circumstances and at great personal sacrifice, including the sacrifice of plural marriage, in order to save temples. Written for the general membership of the Church, this engaging account of historical events shares the story of how temple worship unfolded in a gradual process of revelation and restoration.

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Richard E. Bennett

Richard E. Bennett is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University. He has served both as an associate dean of Religious Education and as chair of the department of Church History and Doctrine. Born in Ontario, Canada, he holds a PhD in American intellectual history from Wayne State University. before joining the BYU faculty in 1997, he was head of the department of Archives and Special Collections at the University of Manitoba for twenty years. He is the author of a number of books, including School of the Prophet; Mormons at the Missouri; and We'll Find the Place: The Mormon Exodus. He and his wife, Patricia, are the parents of five children.

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