Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
I met with the Presidency and Twelve in the House of the Lord
built upon the Temple Block and we dedicated it before the Lord. Brother
Ezra T. Benson opened by prayer and after the usual ceremonies Heber
C. Kimball proceeded to dedicate the house by prayer. He named in
his dedication prayer every room from top to botton; every wall and
the materials adobies sand clay stone lime, from the foundation to the
top and prayed that the Spirit of God might enter into it that it might
be clean sweet and holy and that no unclean thing might enter itnto
it so that holy men women God and angels might visit this house
dedicated unto the Lord.
President Young said he would name it
the House of God and when the Temple is built he would call
it the Temple of our God.
This house was dedicated by Brigham Young
Heber C. Kimball Jedediah M. Grant Orson Hydee Orson Pratt
Wilford Woodruff Daniel H. Wells E. D. Wooley Dr Sprague
and James Cummings.
After we closed the dedication several
missionaries received their endowments.
