Jan 1, 1877
this it seems a great many of the people know nothing
about it. It is true that Solomon built a Temple for the purpose
of Giving Endowments but from what we can learn of the History
of that time they gave vary few if any Endowments and one of
the High Priest was murdered by wicked and corrupt men
who had already began to apostitize because he would not reveal
those things appertaining to the Priesthood that was forbidden
for him to reveal untuill he came to the proper place. I will not
say but what Enoch had Temples and officiated in them but we
have no account of it we know that he raised up a people so pure
and Holy that they were not permitted to remain with the wicked
inhabitants of the Earth but were taken to another place. we as
Latter Day Saints have been laboring for over forty years and
the revelations given us in the first were to esstablish the kingdom
by gathering the Saints, Building Temples, and organizing the
people as the family of heaven here on the Earth. we reared
up a Temple in Kirtland but we had no basement in it nor a font or
preparations to give Endowments for the living or the dead it was left
by the Saints they going to Missouri. Joseph Located the site for
the Temple in Jackson Co Mo, and pointed out the South East cornor
of the Temple in the year Eighteen hundred thirty one. Also laid
the Cornor Stone for a Temple in Far west Caldwell County Mo
but these temple were not built. we built one in Nauvoo. I could
pick out several before me now that were there when it was built
and know just how much was finished and what was done
it is true we left Brethren there with instructions to finish it and
they got it nearly completed before it was burned but the Saints
did not Enjoy it. Now we have a Temple which will all
Jan 1, 1877
this it seems a great many of the people know nothing
about it. It is true that Solomon built a Temple for the purpose
of Giving Endowments but from what we can learn of the History
of that time they gave vary few if any Endowments and one of
the High Priest was murdered by wicked and corrupt men
who had already began to apostitize because he would not reveal
those things appertaining to the Priesthood that was forbidden
for him to reveal untill he came to the proper place. I will not
say but what Enoch had Temples and officiated in them but we
have no account of it we know that he raised up a people so pure
and Holy that they were not permitted to remain with the wicked
inhabitants of the Earth but were taken to another place. we as
Latter Day Saints have been laboring for over forty years and
the revelations given us in the first were to esstablish the kingdom
by gathering the Saints, Building Temples, and organizing the
people as the family of heaven here on the Earth. we reared
up a Temple in Kirtland but we had no basement in it nor a font or
preparations to give Endowments for the living or the dead it was left
by the Saints they going to Missouri. Joseph Located the site for
the Temple in Jackson Co Mo, and pointed out the South East cornor
of the Temple in the year Eighteen hundred thirty one. Also laid
the Cornor Stone for a Temple in Far west Caldwell County Mo
but these temple were not built. we built one in Nauvoo. I could
pick out several before me now that were there when it was built
and know just how much was finished and what was done
it is true we left Brethren there with instructions to finish it and
they got it nearly completed before it was burned but the Saints
did not Enjoy it. Now we have a Temple which will all
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," January 1, 1877, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/voD5