[32]. See Doctrine and Covenants 124:28-31. For an extended extract see pages 73-74 of this book.
[33]. "History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," Vol. IV, pp. 446, 447.
[34]. "History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," Vol. V, p. 182.
[35]. See "History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," Vol. VI, pp. 612-631; also Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 135.
[36]. "Historical Record," Salt Lake City, June, 1889, Vol. VIII, pp. 865, 866.
[37]. See "Historical Record," Salt Lake City, June, 1889, Vol. VII, p. 870.
[38]. "Historical Record," Vol. VII, p. 870.
CHAPTER VI
THE GREAT TEMPLE AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—HISTORICAL
Where in 1847 nought but a wilderness of sagebrush and sunflowers stretched from the Wasatch barrier westward toward the shores of the great salt sea, now appears a stately city, even as was then foreseen in prophetic vision. On the site selected but four days after the advent of the pioneer band of "Mormon" colonizers, stands a massive structure, dedicated to the name of the Most High. It is at once an object of wonder and admiration to the visitor, and a subject of sanctifying joy and righteous pride to the people whose sacrifice and effort have given it being.
On the east center tower appears an inscription, the letters deep-cut in stone and lined with gold: