The temple is a house of learning, but much of our learning about the temple can take place outside its walls. These seven books by esteemed Latter-day Saint authors can help you better understand the ordinances that take place and receive revelation for yourself and your family.
The Holy Invitation
By Anthony Sweat
Explore the temple endowment from three different vantage points: the why, the what,, and the how, so that when you go to the temple—whether for the first time or the hundredth—you can more fully absorb the learning and truth the Lord has in store for you.
Explore the temple endowment from three different vantage points: the why, the what,, and the how, so that when you go to the temple—whether for the first time or the hundredth—you can more fully absorb the learning and truth the Lord has in store for you.
The Holy Covenants
By Anthony Sweat
In The Holy Covenants, religion professor Anthony Sweat helps us better understand the major covenants of the temple endowment as a pattern of divine living. He explains with clarity and perspective how the temple presentation, clothing, garment ordinances, and covenants invite us to become part of a holy order, patterned after the Son of God. As we understand and live our holy temple covenants, we can gain spiritual capacity, become endowed with heavenly power, and progress toward our divine potential as “priests and kings [and queens and priestesses], who have received of his fulness” (D&C 76:56).
In The Holy Covenants, religion professor Anthony Sweat helps us better understand the major covenants of the temple endowment as a pattern of divine living. He explains with clarity and perspective how the temple presentation, clothing, garment ordinances, and covenants invite us to become part of a holy order, patterned after the Son of God. As we understand and live our holy temple covenants, we can gain spiritual capacity, become endowed with heavenly power, and progress toward our divine potential as “priests and kings [and queens and priestesses], who have received of his fulness” (D&C 76:56).
175 Temple Symbols and Their Meanings
By Donald W. Parry
With 175 separate entries, this volume explores a variety of these rich symbols and truths regarding ancient and modern temples. Listed in alphabetical order for convenient references, the entries deal with a broad range of categories, including temple architecture, rituals and ordinances, sacred clothing, sacrificial offerings, geometric symbols, colors, heavenly bodies (sun, moon, stars), prayer and revelation, sacred names, religious festivals, and more. This thorough yet accessible collection allows each of us to gain a greater understanding of valuable symbols, enriching our temple experience and giving each of us a clearer vision of the many ways our temple worship points us toward Jesus Christ.
With 175 separate entries, this volume explores a variety of these rich symbols and truths regarding ancient and modern temples. Listed in alphabetical order for convenient references, the entries deal with a broad range of categories, including temple architecture, rituals and ordinances, sacred clothing, sacrificial offerings, geometric symbols, colors, heavenly bodies (sun, moon, stars), prayer and revelation, sacred names, religious festivals, and more. This thorough yet accessible collection allows each of us to gain a greater understanding of valuable symbols, enriching our temple experience and giving each of us a clearer vision of the many ways our temple worship points us toward Jesus Christ.
The Holy Temple, Journal Edition
By Boyd K. Packer
Enhance both your gospel study and your personal journaling efforts. For the first time, this beloved gospel classic is available in a new journal edition, providing you large, faintly lined margins to use as a canvas to express your thoughts, document insights you’ve received, or create your own visual art, illuminations, or calligraphy. Deepen your understanding and testimony of timeless gospel topics.
Enhance both your gospel study and your personal journaling efforts. For the first time, this beloved gospel classic is available in a new journal edition, providing you large, faintly lined margins to use as a canvas to express your thoughts, document insights you’ve received, or create your own visual art, illuminations, or calligraphy. Deepen your understanding and testimony of timeless gospel topics.
A Sacred Place Like This
By Henry B. Eyring
Sharing inspiring personal stories, doctrine, and scriptural insights, President Eyring invites us to better understand the Savior, build eternal family connections, and feel more hope, joy, and optimism in our lives. His words are coupled with beautiful temple photography and powerful graphics depicting the growth of temples worldwide. President Eyring's invitation to be a part of that work extends to each of us: "My hope for you and for all your beloved family is that you will grow in desire and determination to be worth to go into the house of the Lord as often as your circumstances allow. He wants to welcome you there."
Sharing inspiring personal stories, doctrine, and scriptural insights, President Eyring invites us to better understand the Savior, build eternal family connections, and feel more hope, joy, and optimism in our lives. His words are coupled with beautiful temple photography and powerful graphics depicting the growth of temples worldwide. President Eyring's invitation to be a part of that work extends to each of us: "My hope for you and for all your beloved family is that you will grow in desire and determination to be worth to go into the house of the Lord as often as your circumstances allow. He wants to welcome you there."
House of Glory: Finding Personal Meaning in the Temple
By S. Michael Wilcox
When the Lord instructed the Saints in Kirtland to build a temple, he said, “Establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God” (D&C 88:119). Michael Wilcox identifies the blessing that temple work brings to our everyday lives. He discusses the temple as a house as learning where we can understand the most powerful principles of the gospel and receive inspiration for our families and ourselves. He explains how the temple is a house of refuge where we can escape the trials and troubles of the world. He defines the phrase “house of order” and talks about how the temple as a house of glory, describing the wonderful experiences that come to those who serve there, and especially to those who labor for their kindred dead.
When the Lord instructed the Saints in Kirtland to build a temple, he said, “Establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God” (D&C 88:119). Michael Wilcox identifies the blessing that temple work brings to our everyday lives. He discusses the temple as a house as learning where we can understand the most powerful principles of the gospel and receive inspiration for our families and ourselves. He explains how the temple is a house of refuge where we can escape the trials and troubles of the world. He defines the phrase “house of order” and talks about how the temple as a house of glory, describing the wonderful experiences that come to those who serve there, and especially to those who labor for their kindred dead.
Understanding Temple Symbols Through Scripture, History, and Art
By Jack M. Lyon
Whether you have just begun attending the temple or are well seasoned in temple worship, Understanding Temple Symbols offers intriguing new insights about the House of the Lord, making connections between the temple and the scriptures for all who seek further light and knowledge.
Whether you have just begun attending the temple or are well seasoned in temple worship, Understanding Temple Symbols offers intriguing new insights about the House of the Lord, making connections between the temple and the scriptures for all who seek further light and knowledge.