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English
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Solomon's Temple Compared to the Salt Lake Temple
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An Eye of Faith : Essays in Honor of Richard O. Cowan
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Provo, UT
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Religious Studies Center, BYU
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69-89
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Some have overstated the similarities between ancient and modern temples. This can confuse our understanding of both. The function of the temple has always been to provide a place to meet and be taught by the Lord, but the means to that end have differed over time. The purpose of this essay is to clearly identify some of the similarities and some of the differences between Solomon's Temple and the Salt Lake Temple. Comparing these two sanctuaries will help distinguish between the ordinances performed in ancient Aaronic Priesthood temples and those performed in modern Melchizedek Priesthood temples. [From the text]