Come to the House of the Lord - Softcover

David S. King

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882906879 ISBN 13: 9780882906874

Publisher: Horizon Pub & Dist Inc, 2000

Synopsis

The author, David S. King, is a former president of the Washington, D.C. Temple. While presenting a series of lectures to a local High Priests group, he observed that many temple patrons were not experiencing the personal growth and feelings of joy that temple participation should bring. Come to the House of the Lord is his effort to provide temple participants with insights about temple worship which will revitalize their enjoyment of temple service. Some of his insights are framed within an historical context. He shares intriguing comments about temples in Israel in Old Testament and New Testament times. He speaks of unique experiences in the Kirtland and Nauvoo eras, as well as modern times. But the historical aspects are only a framework for presenting many insights concerning temple symbolism, as well as the reasons for modern practices and protocols. He tells how many things are done, and why, in the administration of the House of the Lord. Elder King puts the grand principles of redemption for both the living and the dead in the context of the afterlife, explaining principles of both salvation and exaltation and their foundations: the atonement of Jesus Christ. A valuable section of his book is devoted to the varios processes of preparing for the temple, both for those who are attending for the first time and for those who are processing names and working with family genealogical matters. A unique chapter, "The Temple Sanctuary," speaks of God's promised blessings, temple miracles, respect for holy places, covenants, and the endowment of power. His final chapter focuses on the temple's glorious role in "The Road to Glory." Come to the House of the Lord is a book that teaches, inspires and motivates. All who read it will be blessed with new insights, and will gain knowledge and understanding that will make their temple experiences more rich, meaningful and beautiful.

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About the Author

David S. King was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 20, 1917. His father, William H. King, was of pioneer stock, having been born in Fillmore, Utah, in 1862. He served in the United States Senate, representing the State of Utah, for twenty-four years. David's mother, Vera Sjodahl King, was the daughter of Jan Madsen Sjodahl, a Mormon scholar, and author of several books on Mormon doctrine. Elder King graduated from the University of Utah in 1937 and then labored for two years as a missionary in the British Mission. He later graduated from the Georgetown College of Law and then commenced practicing law, first in Washington, D.C. and then in Salt Lake City. Between the years 1944 and 1958 he practiced law in Salt lake City. During that time, he also served on two high councils, taught LDS seminary for two years, and served in the General Superintendency of the Mutual Improvement Association for about nine years. In 1958 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, and served there for a total of six years. After that he was appointed United States Ambassador to the Malagasy Republic and to Mauritius, where he worked for approximately three years. Upon his return to the United States, he served for seven-and-a-half years as Bishop of the Kensington Ward in Maryland. From 1986 through 1989 he was President of the Haiti-Port-au-Prince Mission, and from 1990 through 1993 he served as President of the Washington D.C. temple. Shortly following that, he was ordained an LDS Patriarch, which position he still holds. Elder King married Rosalie Lehner, who is the granddaughter of the ate Dr. Franklin L. West, former Commissioner of Education for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He and his wife have eight children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Horizon Pub & Dist Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0882906879
• ISBN 13: 9780882906874
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 190