Show DEDI DEDICATOR CATony up br 17 pres fres amt april oth ISM 30 44 faai hr V our father in leave beave ii thou who hat hait created the heavens beavens ard and the earth and all thins thin T s that are arc therein thou most tv glorious one perfect in mercy love and truth we ire thy children conic conia this day ba fore forc thee and in this house which we have built to to thy most holy boly name naine humbly liu mIlAy plead the atoning 0 blood of thino thine only begotten son that our sins may he be remembered no more against 0 us forever but that our pr prayers ayers may ascend unto thee and have free access to th thy y throne that we may be heard in ill thy holy habitation arid and may inay it graciously please thee to hearken unto ou our petitions answer them according to thine infinite wisdom and love and grant rant that the blessings which we seek may be bestowed upon us even a hundred fold inasmuch as we seek with purity of heart ind and falness of f purpose tu to do thy will and glorify thy thir rame name wo we thank thee 0 thou great El that thou raise raise up thy servant joseph smith through 0 th the e loins of abraham isaac and alid jacob and made him a prophet seer and revel revelator ator and through asb ista td d ma 11 of e ti gf mou ML it enable him to brina forth the look dook of mormon morn the stick of joseph in the land hand of ephraim in fulfillment of the prophecies of isaiah and other prophets which record has been translated and published in many languages we alo al o thank than thee our father in heaven tl eliat at thou inspire thy servant and a nd give hira him power power on the earth to organize anize thy church in ill this goodly rand land in all its falness ful ness power and glory with apostles prophets pastors and teachers liers with all the gifts and g graces races belonging ion ifie th thereto oreto and all this by the power of the and priesthood which thou bestow upon him by the administration of holy angels C who held that priesthood in the days of the savior we thank thee our god that thou didt enable thy servant joseph to build tn to 0 temples in which ordinances were administered for the living and tile the dead that lie also lived to send the gosp gospel el to the nations of the earth and to the islands of the sea and labored exceedingly until ho he was martyred marty n red for the word iford of god and the ts testimony of jesus christ we also thank thee 0 our father in heaven that thou raise up thy bercant brigham 0 arll young p who held the ke keys y s of thy Pries priesthood tho od on the earth for many years and who led thy pr people ople to these valleys of the mountains and laid the corner bitone of this great temple and dedicated it unto thee and who did direct tile tho building 0 of three other temples in these rocky mountains which hove been dedicated unto thy holy nime name ain in which temples many many thousands thousand Is of tile the living have boon ali blessed and the dea dead d redeemed our father in li heaven caven we are also thankful to thee for fol thy servant john taylor who follow followed col in the footsteps of thy bercant ery allt bri lir ighani C hani until lie laid down howll his life in in exile thou last hast called thy servants wilford wood I 1 iud it fl george 1 Q cannon annon and joseph F sui smith ith to hold tho the keys of the presidency and this day I 1 and for anese shepherd 4 of thy hock flock we feel to give thee thanksgiving and praise thy servant wiard wilford is bound to acknowledge 0 thy liand land 0 father in ill tin preservation ins his life front from tile the hour of liis his birth to tile the pre clif day nothing but ti thy y power have preserved liidi lit through that which lie lias has giai w 4 djurin during 1 the eighty six year that thou has granted him ii life c un on the earth for the raising up of the twelve apostles we also thank thee our god and for the perfect union which exists among ui u i we thank thee 0 lo lord lod d for tile the perfect organizations of thy chut church ch as they c cist at the present time 0 lord we ve regard with intense j and indescribable feelings the completion of this sacred house hous e deign to accept this tile the fourth a temple which thy covenant children have ben assisted by thee in erecting in these mountains in ili past ages t thou hou inspire with thy aliv holy spirit thy servants tile the prop prophets bets to speak of a time in ill I 1 the lie latter days day when the mountain of the lords s house s should hould lie be established in the top of the mountains and should bo be exalted ab above ov e the hills we thank thee that we have had thi olt glorious opportunity of contributing to tile the fulfillment of these visions of thine anciel ancient nt seers and that thou hast con descended to permit us to take part in the great work and as this portion of thy servants words lias has thus so I 1 marvelously 11 been brought to pass we pray thee with increased faith and renewed hoopii chopo that all their words with regard to thy 0 great work in gathering thine israel and building up thy kingdom on earth in the last days may be as amply fulfilled and that 0 6 lord speedily dily we come before thee with joy and thanksgiving with spirits ju jubilant blant ant am hearts filled with praise se that thou hast permitted us to ses see this day for which during 0 these forty years we ive have hoped and t toiled oiled alq and prayed when le e can dedicate unzo una thee this house which we have built to thy glorious name one year ago e set the capstone with shouts of hosanna to god and the lamb and today we dedicate the whole unto theca thee with all that permin bertaini per taini 3 unto it that it may be L holy y in thy sight that it may be 10 a 1 illy golib f pr pj ayer rayer a hot mo IM ot of vo al upon it that thy holy pres pre siu may lay be continually in it t that hid it t may be the abode of thy wen beloved son ou our r thoth angels ng gels who stand before t thY faiA ua mi may be the hallowed 11 who shall visit it bearing to us ali thy wishes and thy will that it ma may ny be lan sanctified citified aud and consecrated in aft al 1 its it parts holy unto t thee bee the god of israel the almighty ruler of mankind arid and we pray thee that all people who may enter upon the threshold of this thine house may feel thy power and be constrained to acknowledge that thombas thou has sanctified it that it is thy house a place of thy holiness ve pray thee heavenly rather father to accept this building in all its parts from foundation to capstone with tile the statue that thai is on the latter placed and abid all the finiels finials and other ornaments that adorn its exterior we vc pray thee to bles that they decay nut not all the walls partitions floon doors ceilings roofs and brid bridging cing the elevators stain stairways rai linga 0 and steps the frames doors i windows vin i and other openings all things t connected with the lighting C heating beating and sanitary apparatus the boilers engines 0 and dynamos the connecting pipes and wires the lamps and burners and all utensils furniture and articles used in or connected with the holy ordinances administered in this house tile the veils and altars the baptismal font and the oxen on iv which aich it rests and all that pertains thereto the baths wash stands and basins also the safes and vaults in which the records are preserved with the records themselves and all books documents ind and papers appertaining 0 to the office of the recorder likewise the library with all the books maps instruments st etc that may belong thereto wo vo also present before thee for thine acceptance all the additions and buildings 1 not forming a part of tile the main edi fica but being appendages i thereto and we pray thee to bless all the furniture seats cushions curtains hannings hanging hang ings locks and fastenings 0 and multitudinous other appliances and appurtenances found in and belonging to this temple and its annexes annexes with all the wor work F k of ornamentation thereon the painting the pla plastering g the gilding and 1 bronzing rou zing the fine work vork in wood and metal of every kind the embroidery ind and needlework tile the pictures and statuary tho the carved work and canopies cano pies also the materials of which the buildings 0 and their contents are arc mado or j I 1 composed the rock lime morti mortar a and imposed d plaster the timbers and laal lath h tho the wood of various trees tree the ll goli 1 and silver the brass and iron and am all other metals the bilk wool and au cotton the skins and furst the glass china ind and precious stones all these and all ciao herein we humbly present pro for thine thino acceptance and sanctify dying ing blessings our father in heaven wo we present before thee the altars which we have hav prep prepared arod for thy servants and handmaidens hand maidens to receive their sealing scaling ill bless sings we dedicate them in the namo of the lord jesus christ unto thy most holy name we a aak rk thee to sanctify these altars that who come into them may feel the of the holy ghost resting upon them and realize the sacredness of the covenants they outer enter into and wo we pray that our covenants and contracts which wo we make with thee and with each other may be directed by thy holy spirit be sacredly kept by us and accepted by thee and t that all the bles blessings i 0 pronounced may be realized by all the saints who come to these altars in tile mornin morning of the resurrection of the j it st 0 lord wo lye pray thee to bless aud and sanctify the whole of this block or piece of ground on oil which these build buildings stand with tile the surrounding d walls and fen fence ceet the walks paths and ornamental beds also the trees plants flowers bery that grow row in Us its soil ina mathey athey bloom and blossom and become exceedingly C cee beautiful and fragrant za and anair may thy spirit dwell in the midst thereof that thi this s plot of ground may maybe be a place of rest and peace for holy meditation and in r pi red abou thought ht preserve these buildings we lye be deech thee front from injury or destruction by flood or fire front from the rage of the elements the shifts of lie vivid lighting the overwhelm overwhelming ill a blasts of the hurricane tire alie flames ofton suming fire and the upheavals af 0 lord all who uLey bir workers in this house re ajon i jon I 1 ap w tt 1 l aw fa etli te be app appointed binte to preside i ti 4 ati its wall endow him richly liu ole he wisdom of tile the holy ones gritl the spirit of his calling with M power er of his priesthood and I 1 IT the gift of discernment bless arding to their calling his as cants and all who are associated with him in the performance of the ordinances ordinance s baptisms confirmations washings 0 anointing teal feal ings endowments and ordinations which are performed herein that all that is done may may be holy and acceptable unto thee thou god of our salvation bless the recorders and copyists that the records of the temple may inay be kept perfect and without omissions and errors error and that they may also be of thee bless in their positions the engineers M watchman guards and all others who have duties to in connection with the house IOU that they may them unto thee with an all eye single to thy glory remember also in thy mercy all those who have labored in i ii the erection of this thi house or who have in any way 1 ly their means or influence aided in its completion may they in no wise lose their reward 0 thou god of our fathers abraham ham isaac and jacob whose god thou de lightest M to be called we lye thank thee with all the fervor of am gratitude latitude that thou hast revealed thy thu power by which the hearts of the children childrs are being turned to their fathers and the hearts odthe fathers theris fa to the children cli ildren that tile the gions of all men in till nil their generations can call be made partakers par takers of the ahe glories and joys of the kingdom of heaven confirm nann poll us the spirit of elijah we wa pray thee that U we may thus redeem our dead and also connect ourselves with our fathers who have bavo passed behind the veil and furthermore seal up ull our dead to come forth in the first resurrection that we lie who dwell on oil earth may be bound to those laho dwell in heaven we e thank thee for their sake who alio have fil finished libed their work in mortality as well for our own that the prison oti doors have been opened that deliver deliverance ance has haa been proclaimed to the lie captive and the bonds have been loosened from those who were bound we praise printise thee that our fathers from last to first from now back to tho the beginning in can call be united with us in indissoluble di blo links link s welded by the holy priesthood and that one great family united in thee and cemented by thy power wo we shall hall s together stand before thee and by the power of the atoning 0 blood of thy son be 1 delivered from all evil lo be saved and and sanctified and glorified wilt will tl eliou IOU a also so permit holy messengers gers to visit us within these sacred walls and mike mako known unto us with rr rp gard to work we friall perform in ili behalf of our dead aud and as thou hist hast inclined tha hearts of many who have not yet entered into covenant with thee to search out their progenitors and in ill so doing they have traced the ancestry of many of thy saints we pray thee that thai thou wilt increase this desire in th their air bu bosoms sonis that they may in this aid in the accomplishment of thy work bless them wo we pray thee in their labors f hat they may not fall into err errors orsin ill preparing their ran genealogies ea logies sud and furthermore we ask theo thee e to open before them new avenues of information and place in their hands bands the records of the past that their work may mav not only be correct but complete also 0 thou great father of tile the spirits of all flesh graciously bless and fully qualify thoe tho e upon whom thou hast bast placed a portion of thine authority and who beartha bacr the responsibilities ies ind tic powers m ers of the Priest priesthood Lood which i is after the order of thy son bless thern them all from first to last from thy ter ant who represents thee in all the world to the latest who has been ordained to the deacon s office upon each and nil confer the spirit of their q calling alling with a 1 comprehension of its duties and a lovin loving zeal to fulfill them endow tileo them M with faith 7 patience and understanding stai iding r may their lives be s trong strong in virtue and adorned with humility may their ministrations min istrati ons be effect effectual uil their prayers be availing in a and their teachings the path of salvation may inlay they be united by the eit bralit and power of god in all and in every thou thought bt tord Y rd and act may they g glorify 10 r i rry I 1 thy J name n 2 and vin vindicate dicato the I 1 A iiii P 4 t 1 has made them 1 kings ings and brigs prigs i ul unto thee for evants servants of the first pres i d cie cof 0 the church we first of all cpr b Re vealin great rioted L clr it anto them 1 e m ON a alM aings things essential for tho the welfare of ly people give them heavenly wisdom abo abounding 0 faith and th 0 power and gif gifts ts necessary to enable them to preside acceptably unto thoe thee over the officers and I 1 members of thy church remember in love thy servant whom thou hast bast called to be a prophet seer awl and revelator to all mankind whose days have been man many y upon the earth yet len lengthen aben out his span of mortal life we we pray thee and grant unto him all tho the powers and gifts in their completeness of the office thou hast bast conferred upon up on him and in like manner bless his associates in the presidency of thy church confer upon thy 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