“Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet”. Acts 7:48
March 5 — Doctrine and Covenants 124:27-28, 40-42 “…build a house to my name, for the Most High to dwell therein. 28 For there is not a place found on earth that he may come to and restore again that which was lost unto you, or which he hath taken away, even the fulness of the priesthood…. 40 And verily I say unto you, let this house be built unto my name, that I may reveal mine ordinances therein… 41 For I deign to reveal unto my church things which have been kept hid from before the foundation of the world, things that pertain to the dispensation of the fulness of times. 42 And I will show unto my servant Joseph all things pertaining to this house, and the priesthood thereof, and the place whereon it shall be built.” — January 19, 1841, Nauvoo, Illinois (more…)
D&C 1:31
severely criticized because of his fall, but Latter-day Saints, through modern revelation, have learned that such was necessary in order that man should have his agency and, through the various vicissitudes he has to pass, receive a knowledge of both good and evil, without which it would be impossible for him to gain the exaltation prepared for him…”
