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==Question: What is the role of the Mormon temple to be built in Independence, Missouri?==
===Regarding the building of a temple in Independence, nobody can predict the timetable of the Lord===


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Regarding the building of a temple in Independence, nobody can predict the timetable of the Lord. Perhaps it would be advantageous for one to apply Biblical principles when it comes to understanding the time and seasons of the Lord, and should read the Bible with regards to this matter of "next generation." After all, as it states in the Bible: And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.


'''Note:''' From 1897 to 1933, the volumes begin each November. For example, October 1900 is volume 3 number 12, while November 1900 is volume 4 number 1. Beginning in 1934, the volume begins each January.
Even if we look at the prophecy in D&C 84 as if the term "this generation" does mean a time frame of about 100 - 120 years (just to give M&J the benefit of the doubt), it still does not mean it is a false prophecy by LDS terms. {{S||D&C|124|49}} states, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, that when I give a commandment to any of the sons of man to do a work unto my name, and those sons of men go with all their might and with all they have to perform that work, and cease not their diligence, and their enemies come upon them and hinder them from performing that work, behold, it behooveth me to require that work no more at the hands of those sons of men, but to accept their offerings." The Latter-Day Saints were driven out of the area by the mobs that violently persecuted them. In light of this scripture, the mobs are responsible for the temple not being built, not the LDS or God. But then, "this generation" could be referring to Latter-Day Saints as a whole, and not only are we still here, but we are growing in number.


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Some critics of the Church only quote verses {{sv||D&C|84|4}} and {{sv||D&C|84|5}} of D&C 84 in an attempt to demonstrate a "false prophecy" on the part of Joseph Smith. D&C 84 is a revelation on priesthood, as it pertains to temple ordinances. That being the case, there are a few other verses which are significant in understanding this particular temple as revealed in this section. Since critics are concerned that the temple was not built, and is not even yet built, we need to understand if they, and the Lord, have the same understanding of events that were, and are to happen concerning this temple. These other verses give us a clue as to when this temple needs to be completed. First, however, we need to understand the pattern that the Lord uses in revealing doctrine to mankind. It is important to examine the time line of events to see the pattern the Lord had in mind. The Lord does not reveal things all at one. He does so one step at a time as indicated in {{b||Isaiah|28|9-13}}:
==1897–1899, volumes 1–3==
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====1897====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera11unse November 1897, Vol. 1, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera12unse December 1897, Vol. 1, No. 2]
====1898====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera13unse January 1898, Vol. 1, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera14unse February 1898, Vol. 1, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera15unse March 1898, Vol. 1, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera16unse April 1898, Vol. 1, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera17unse May 1898, Vol. 1, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera18unse June 1898, Vol. 1, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera19unse July 1898, Vol. 1, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera110unse August 1898, Vol. 1, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera111unse September 1898, Vol. 1, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera112unse October 1898, Vol. 1, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera21unse November 1898, Vol. 2, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera22unse December 1898, Vol. 2, No. 2]
====1899====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera23unse January 1899, Vol. 2, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera24unse February 1899, Vol. 2, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera25unse March 1899, Vol. 2, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera26unse April 1899, Vol. 2, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera27unse May 1899, Vol. 2, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera28unse June 1899, Vol. 2, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera29unse July 1899, Vol. 2, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera210unse August 1899, Vol. 2, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera211unse September 1899, Vol. 2, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera212unse October 1899, Vol. 2, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera31unse November 1899, Vol. 3, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera32unse December 1899, Vol. 3, No. 2]
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Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little...
==1900–1909, volumes 3–13==
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====1900====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera33unse January 1900, Vol. 3, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera34unse February 1900, Vol. 3, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera35unse March 1900, Vol. 3, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera36unse April 1900, Vol. 3, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera37unse May 1900, Vol. 3, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera38unse June 1900, Vol. 3, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera39unse July 1900, Vol. 3, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera310unse August 1900, Vol. 3, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera311unse September 1900, Vol. 3, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera312unse October 1900, Vol. 3, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0401unse November 1900, Vol. 4, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0402unse December 1900, Vol. 4, No. 2]
====1901====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0403unse January 1901, Vol. 4, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0404unse February 1901, Vol. 4, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0405unse March 1901, Vol. 4, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0406unse April 1901, Vol. 4, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0407unse May 1901, Vol. 4, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0408unse June 1901, Vol. 4, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0409unse July 1901, Vol. 4, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0410unse August 1901, Vol. 4, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0411unse September 1901, Vol. 4, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0412unse October 1901, Vol. 4, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0501unse November 1901, Vol. 5, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0502unse December 1901, Vol. 5, No. 2]
====1902====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0503unse January 1902, Vol. 5, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0504unse February 1902, Vol. 5, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0505unse March 1902, Vol. 5, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0506unse April 1902, Vol. 5, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0507unse May 1902, Vol. 5, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0508unse June 1902, Vol. 5, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0509unse July 1902, Vol. 5, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0510unse August 1902, Vol. 5, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0511unse September 1902, Vol. 5, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0512unse October 1902, Vol. 5, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0601unse November 1902, Vol. 6, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0602unse December 1902, Vol. 6, No. 2]
====1903====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0603unse January 1903, Vol. 6, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0604unse February 1903, Vol. 6, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0605unse March 1903, Vol. 6, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0606unse April 1903, Vol. 6, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0607unse May 1903, Vol. 6, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0608unse June 1903, Vol. 6, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0609unse July 1903, Vol. 6, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0610unse August 1903, Vol. 6, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0611unse September 1903, Vol. 6, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0612unse October 1903, Vol. 6, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0701unse November 1903, Vol. 7, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0702unse December 1903, Vol. 7, No. 2]
====1904====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0703unse January 1904, Vol. 7, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0704unse February 1904, Vol. 7, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0705unse March 1904, Vol. 7, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0706unse April 1904, Vol. 7, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0707unse May 1904, Vol. 7, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0708unse June 1904, Vol. 7, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0709unse July 1904, Vol. 7, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0710unse August 1904, Vol. 7, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0711unse September 1904, Vol. 7, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0712unse October 1904, Vol. 7, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0801unse November 1904, Vol. 8, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0802unse December 1904, Vol. 8, No. 2]
====1905====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0803unse January 1905, Vol. 8, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0804unse February 1905, Vol. 8, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0805unse March 1905, Vol. 8, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0806unse April 1905, Vol. 8, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0807unse May 1905, Vol. 8, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0808unse June 1905, Vol. 8, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0809unse July 1905, Vol. 8, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0810unse August 1905, Vol. 8, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0811unse September 1905, Vol. 8, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0812unse October 1905, Vol. 8, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0901unse November 1905, Vol. 9, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0902unse December 1905, Vol. 9, No. 2]
====1906====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0903unse January 1906, Vol. 9, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0904unse February 1906, Vol. 9, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0905unse March 1906, Vol. 9, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0906unse April 1906, Vol. 9, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0907unse May 1906, Vol. 9, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0908unse June 1906, Vol. 9, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0909unse July 1906, Vol. 9, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0900unse August 1906, Vol. 9, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0901unse September 1906, Vol. 9, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera0902unse October 1906, Vol. 9, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1001unse November 1906, Vol. 10, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1002unse December 1906, Vol. 10, No. 2]


====1907====
Not only was this the pattern in the Old Testament days, it was the pattern during Christ's time as well, as noted in the following scriptures:
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1003unse January 1907, Vol. 10, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1004unse February 1907, Vol. 10, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1005unse March 1907, Vol. 10, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1006unse April 1907, Vol. 10, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1007unse May 1907, Vol. 10, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1008unse June 1907, Vol. 10, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1009unse July 1907, Vol. 10, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera10010unse August 1907, Vol. 10, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera10011unse September 1907, Vol. 10, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera10012unse October 1907, Vol. 10, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1101unse November 1907, Vol. 11, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1102unse December 1907, Vol. 11, No. 2]
===1908===
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1103unse January 1908, Vol. 11, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1104unse February 1908, Vol. 11, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1105unse March 1908, Vol. 11, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1106unse April 1908, Vol. 11, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1107unse May 1908, Vol. 11, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1108unse June 1908, Vol. 11, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1109unse July 1908, Vol. 11, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera11010unse August 1908, Vol. 11, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera11011unse September 1908, Vol. 11, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera11012unse October 1908, Vol. 11, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1201unse November 1908, Vol. 12, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1202unse December 1908, Vol. 12, No. 2]
===1909===
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1203unse January 1909, Vol. 12, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1204unse February 1909, Vol. 12, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1205unse March 1909, Vol. 12, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1206unse April 1909, Vol. 12, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1207unse May 1909, Vol. 12, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1208unse June 1909, Vol. 12, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1209unse July 1909, Vol. 12, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera12010unse August 1909, Vol. 12, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera12011unse September 1909, Vol. 12, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera12012unse October 1909, Vol. 12, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1301unse November 1909, Vol. 13, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1302unse December 1909, Vol. 13, No. 2]
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==1910–1919, volumes 13–23==
I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. ({{s|1|Corinthians|3|2}})
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====1910====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1303unse January 1910, Vol. 13, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1304unse February 1910, Vol. 13, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1305unse March 1910, Vol. 13, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1306unse April 1910, Vol. 13, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1307unse May 1910, Vol. 13, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1308unse June 1910, Vol. 13, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1309unse July 1910, Vol. 13, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera13010unse August 1910, Vol. 13, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera13011unse September 1910, Vol. 13, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera13012unse October 1910, Vol. 13, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1401unse November 1910, Vol. 14, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1402unse December 1910, Vol. 14, No. 2]
====1911====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1403unse January 1911, Vol. 14, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1404unse February 1911, Vol. 14, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1405unse March 1911, Vol. 14, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1406unse April 1911, Vol. 14, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1407unse May 1911, Vol. 14, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1408unse June 1911, Vol. 14, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1409unse July 1911, Vol. 14, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera14010unse August 1911, Vol. 14, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera14011unse September 1911, Vol. 14, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera14012unse October 1911, Vol. 14, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1501unse November 1911, Vol. 15, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1502unse December 1911, Vol. 15, No. 2]
====1912====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1503unse January 1912, Vol. 15, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1504unse February 1912, Vol. 15, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1505unse March 1912, Vol. 15, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1506unse April 1912, Vol. 15, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1507unse May 1912, Vol. 15, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1508unse June 1912, Vol. 15, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1509unse July 1912, Vol. 15, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera15010unse August 1912, Vol. 15, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera15011unse September 1912, Vol. 15, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera15012unse October 1912, Vol. 15, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1601unse November 1912, Vol. 16, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1602unse December 1912, Vol. 16, No. 2]
====1913====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1603unse January 1913, Vol. 16, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1604unse February 1913, Vol. 16, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1605unse March 1913, Vol. 16, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1606unse April 1913, Vol. 16, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1607unse May 1913, Vol. 16, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1608unse June 1913, Vol. 16, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1609unse July 1913, Vol. 16, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera16010unse August 1913, Vol. 16, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera16011unse September 1913, Vol. 16, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera16012unse October 1913, Vol. 16, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1701unse November 1913, Vol. 17, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1702unse December 1913, Vol. 17, No. 2]
====1914====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1703unse January 1914, Vol. 17, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1704unse February 1914, Vol. 17, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1705unse March 1914, Vol. 17, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1706unse April 1914, Vol. 17, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1707unse May 1914, Vol. 17, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1708unse June 1914, Vol. 17, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1709unse July 1914, Vol. 17, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera17010unse August 1914, Vol. 17, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera17011unse September 1914, Vol. 17, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera17012unse October 1914, Vol. 17, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1801unse November 1914, Vol. 18, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1802unse December 1914, Vol. 18, No. 2]
====1915====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1803unse January 1915, Vol. 18, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1804unse February 1915, Vol. 18, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1805unse March 1915, Vol. 18, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1806unse April 1915, Vol. 18, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1807unse May 1915, Vol. 18, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1808unse June 1915, Vol. 18, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1809unse July 1915, Vol. 18, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera18010unse August 1915, Vol. 18, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera18011unse September 1915, Vol. 18, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera18012unse October 1915, Vol. 18, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1901unse November 1915, Vol. 19, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1902unse December 1915, Vol. 19, No. 2]
====1916====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1903unse January 1916, Vol. 19, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1904unse February 1916, Vol. 19, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1905unse March 1916, Vol. 19, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1906unse April 1916, Vol. 19, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1907unse May 1916, Vol. 19, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1908unse June 1916, Vol. 19, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera1909unse July 1916, Vol. 19, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera19010unse August 1916, Vol. 19, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera19011unse September 1916, Vol. 19, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera19012unse October 1916, Vol. 19, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2001unse November 1916, Vol. 20, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2002unse December 1916, Vol. 20, No. 2]
====1917====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2003unse January 1917, Vol. 20, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2004unse February 1917, Vol. 20, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2005unse March 1917, Vol. 20, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2006unse April 1917, Vol. 20, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2007unse May 1917, Vol. 20, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2008unse June 1917, Vol. 20, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2009unse July 1917, Vol. 20, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera20010unse August 1917, Vol. 20, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera20011unse September 1917, Vol. 20, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera20012unse October 1917, Vol. 20, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2101unse November 1917, Vol. 21, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2102unse December 1917, Vol. 21, No. 2]
====1918====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2103unse January 1918, Vol. 21, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2104unse February 1918, Vol. 21, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2105unse March 1918, Vol. 21, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2106unse April 1918, Vol. 21, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2107unse May 1918, Vol. 21, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2108unse June 1918, Vol. 21, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2109unse July 1918, Vol. 21, No. 9]
*[https://archive.org/details/improvementera21010unse August 1918, Vol. 21, No. 10]
*[https://archive.org/details/improvementera21011unse September 1918, Vol. 21, No. 11]
*[https://archive.org/details/improvementera21012unse October 1918, Vol. 21, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2201unse November 1918, Vol. 22, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2202unse December 1918, Vol. 22, No. 2]
====1919====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2203unse January 1919, Vol. 22, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2204unse February 1919, Vol. 22, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2205unse March 1919, Vol. 22, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2206unse April 1919, Vol. 22, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2207unse May 1919, Vol. 22, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera22108unse June 1919, Vol. 22, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2209unse July 1919, Vol. 22, No. 9]
*[https://archive.org/details/improvementera22010unse August 1919, Vol. 22, No. 10]
*[https://archive.org/details/improvementera22011unse September 1919, Vol. 22, No. 11]
*[https://archive.org/details/improvementera22012unse October 1919, Vol. 22, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2301unse November 1919, Vol. 23, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2302unse December 1919, Vol. 23, No. 2]
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<blockquote>
==1920–1929, volumes 23–33==
For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
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For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
====1920====
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. ({{s||Hebrews|5|12-14}})
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2303unse January 1920, Vol. 23, No. 3]
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*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2304unse February 1920, Vol. 23, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2305unse March 1920, Vol. 23, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2306unse April 1920, Vol. 23, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2307unse May 1920, Vol. 23, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2308unse June 1920, Vol. 23, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2309unse July 1920, Vol. 23, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera23010unse August 1920, Vol. 23, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera23011unse September 1920, Vol. 23, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera23012unse October 1920, Vol. 23, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2401unse November 1920, Vol. 24, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2402unse December 1920, Vol. 24, No. 2]
====1921====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2403unse January 1921, Vol. 24, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2404unse February 1921, Vol. 24, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2405unse March 1921, Vol. 24, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2406unse April 1921, Vol. 24, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2407unse May 1921, Vol. 24, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2408unse June 1921, Vol. 24, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2409unse July 1921, Vol. 24, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera24010unse August 1921, Vol. 24, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera24011unse September 1921, Vol. 24, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera24012unse October 1921, Vol. 24, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2501unse November 1921, Vol. 25, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2502unse December 1921, Vol. 25, No. 2]
====1922====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2503unse January 1922, Vol. 25, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2504unse February 1922, Vol. 25, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2505unse March 1922, Vol. 25, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2506unse April 1922, Vol. 25, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2507unse May 1922, Vol. 25, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2508unse June 1922, Vol. 25, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2509unse July 1922, Vol. 25, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera25010unse August 1922, Vol. 25, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera25011unse September 1922, Vol. 25, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera25012unse October 1922, Vol. 25, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2601unse November 1922, Vol. 26, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2602unse December 1922, Vol. 26, No. 2]
====1923====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2603unse January 1923, Vol. 26, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2604unse February 1923, Vol. 26, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2605unse March 1923, Vol. 26, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2606unse April 1923, Vol. 26, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2607unse May 1923, Vol. 26, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2608unse June 1923, Vol. 26, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2609unse July 1923, Vol. 26, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera26010unse August 1923, Vol. 26, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera26011unse September 1923, Vol. 26, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera26012unse October 1923, Vol. 26, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2701unse November 1923, Vol. 27, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2702unse December 1923, Vol. 27, No. 2]
====1924====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2703unse January 1924, Vol. 27, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2704unse February 1924, Vol. 27, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2705unse March 1924, Vol. 27, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2706unse April 1924, Vol. 27, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2707unse May 1924, Vol. 27, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2708unse June 1924, Vol. 27, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2709unse July 1924, Vol. 27, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera27010unse August 1924, Vol. 27, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera27011unse September 1924, Vol. 27, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera27012unse October 1924, Vol. 27, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2801unse November 1924, Vol. 28, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2802unse December 1924, Vol. 28, No. 2]
====1925====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2803unse January 1925, Vol. 28, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2804unse February 1925, Vol. 28, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2805unse March 1925, Vol. 28, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2806unse April 1925, Vol. 28, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2807unse May 1925, Vol. 28, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2808unse June 1925, Vol. 28, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2809unse July 1925, Vol. 28, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera28010unse August 1925, Vol. 28, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera28011unse September 1925, Vol. 28, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera28012unse October 1925, Vol. 28, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2901unse November 1925, Vol. 29, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2902unse December 1925, Vol. 29, No. 2]
====1926====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2903unse January 1926, Vol. 29, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2904unse February 1926, Vol. 29, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2905unse March 1926, Vol. 29, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2906unse April 1926, Vol. 29, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2907unse May 1926, Vol. 29, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2908unse June 1926, Vol. 29, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera2909unse July 1926, Vol. 29, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera29010unse August 1926, Vol. 29, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera29011unse September 1926, Vol. 29, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera29012unse October 1926, Vol. 29, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3001unse November 1926, Vol. 30, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3002unse December 1926, Vol. 30, No. 2]
====1927====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3003unse January 1927, Vol. 30, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3004unse February 1927, Vol. 30, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3005unse March 1927, Vol. 30, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3006unse April 1927, Vol. 30, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3007unse May 1927, Vol. 30, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3008unse June 1927, Vol. 30, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3009unse July 1927, Vol. 30, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera30010unse August 1927, Vol. 30, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera30011unse September 1927, Vol. 30, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera30012unse October 1927, Vol. 30, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3101unse November 1927, Vol. 31, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3102unse December 1927, Vol. 31, No. 2]
====1928====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3103unse January 1928, Vol. 31, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3104unse February 1928, Vol. 31, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3105unse March 1928, Vol. 31, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3106unse April 1928, Vol. 31, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3107unse May 1928, Vol. 31, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3108unse June 1928, Vol. 31, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3109unse July 1928, Vol. 31, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera31010unse August 1928, Vol. 31, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera31011unse September 1928, Vol. 31, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera31012unse October 1928, Vol. 31, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3201unse November 1928, Vol. 32, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3202unse December 1928, Vol. 32, No. 2]
====1929====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3203unse January 1929, Vol. 32, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3204unse February 1929, Vol. 32, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3205unse March 1929, Vol. 32, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3206unse April 1929, Vol. 32, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3207unse May 1929, Vol. 32, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3208unse June 1929, Vol. 32, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3209unse July 1929, Vol. 32, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera32010unse August 1929, Vol. 32, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera32011unse September 1929, Vol. 32, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera32012unse October 1929, Vol. 32, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3301unse November 1929, Vol. 33, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3302unse December 1929, Vol. 33, No. 2]
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===The Lord reveals patterns to his prophets===
==1930–1939, volumes 33–42==
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====1930====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3303unse January 1930, Vol. 33, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3304unse February 1930, Vol. 33, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3305unse March 1930, Vol. 33, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3306unse April 1930, Vol. 33, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3307unse May 1930, Vol. 33, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3308unse June 1930, Vol. 33, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3309unse July 1930, Vol. 33, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3310unse August 1930, Vol. 33, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3311unse September 1930, Vol. 33, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3312unse October 1930, Vol. 33, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3401unse November 1930, Vol. 34, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3402unse December 1930, Vol. 34, No. 2]
====1931====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3403unse January 1931, Vol. 34, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3404unse February 1931, Vol. 34, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3405unse March 1931, Vol. 34, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3406unse April 1931, Vol. 34, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3407unse May 1931, Vol. 34, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3408unse June 1931, Vol. 34, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3409unse July 1931, Vol. 34, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3410unse August 1931, Vol. 34, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3411unse September 1931, Vol. 34, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3412unse October 1931, Vol. 34, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3501unse November 1931, Vol. 35, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3502unse December 1931, Vol. 35, No. 2]
====1932====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3503unse January 1932, Vol. 35, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3504unse February 1932, Vol. 35, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3505unse March 1932, Vol. 35, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3506unse April 1932, Vol. 35, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3507unse May 1932, Vol. 35, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3508unse June 1932, Vol. 35, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3509unse July 1932, Vol. 35, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3510unse August 1932, Vol. 35, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3511unse September 1932, Vol. 35, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3512unse October 1932, Vol. 35, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3601unse November 1932, Vol. 36, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3602unse December 1932, Vol. 36, No. 2]
====1933====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3603unse January 1933, Vol. 36, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3604unse February 1933, Vol. 36, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3605unse March 1933, Vol. 36, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3606unse April 1933, Vol. 36, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3607unse May 1933, Vol. 36, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3608unse June 1933, Vol. 36, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3609unse July 1933, Vol. 36, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3610unse August 1933, Vol. 36, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3611unse September 1933, Vol. 36, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3612unse October 1933, Vol. 36, No. 12]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3613unse November 1933, Vol. 36, No. 13]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3614unse December 1933, Vol. 36, No. 14]
====1934====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3701unse January 1934, Vol. 37, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3702unse February 1934, Vol. 37, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3703unse March 1934, Vol. 37, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3704unse April 1934, Vol. 37, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3705unse May 1934, Vol. 37, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3706unse June 1934, Vol. 37, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3707unse July 1934, Vol. 37, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3708unse August 1934, Vol. 37, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3709unse September 1934, Vol. 37, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3710unse October 1934, Vol. 37, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3711unse November 1934, Vol. 37, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3712unse December 1934, Vol. 37, No. 12]
====1935====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3801unse January 1935, Vol. 38, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3802unse February 1935, Vol. 38, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3803unse March 1935, Vol. 38, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3804unse April 1935, Vol. 38, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3805unse May 1935, Vol. 38, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3806unse June 1935, Vol. 38, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3807unse July 1935, Vol. 38, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3808unse August 1935, Vol. 38, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3809unse September 1935, Vol. 38, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3810unse October 1935, Vol. 38, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3811unse November 1935, Vol. 38, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3812unse December 1935, Vol. 38, No. 12]
====1936====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3901unse January 1936, Vol. 39, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3902unse February 1936, Vol. 39, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3903unse March 1936, Vol. 39, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3904unse April 1936, Vol. 39, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3905unse May 1936, Vol. 39, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3906unse June 1936, Vol. 39, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3907unse July 1936, Vol. 39, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3908unse August 1936, Vol. 39, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3909unse September 1936, Vol. 39, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3910unse October 1936, Vol. 39, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3911unse November 1936, Vol. 39, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera3912unse December 1936, Vol. 39, No. 12]
====1937====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4001unse January 1937, Vol. 40, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4002unse February 1937, Vol. 40, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4003unse March 1937, Vol. 40, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4004unse April 1937, Vol. 40, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4005unse May 1937, Vol. 40, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4006unse June 1937, Vol. 40, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4007unse July 1937, Vol. 40, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4008unse August 1937, Vol. 40, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4009unse September 1937, Vol. 40, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4010unse October 1937, Vol. 40, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4011unse November 1937, Vol. 40, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4012unse December 1937, Vol. 40, No. 12]
====1938====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4101unse January 1938, Vol. 41, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4102unse February 1938, Vol. 41, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4103unse March 1938, Vol. 41, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4104unse April 1938, Vol. 41, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4105unse May 1938, Vol. 41, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4106unse June 1938, Vol. 41, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4107unse July 1938, Vol. 41, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4108unse August 1938, Vol. 41, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4109unse September 1938, Vol. 41, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4110unse October 1938, Vol. 41, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4111unse November 1938, Vol. 41, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4112unse December 1938, Vol. 41, No. 12]
====1939====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4201unse January 1939, Vol. 42, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4202unse February 1939, Vol. 42, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4203unse March 1939, Vol. 42, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4204unse April 1939, Vol. 42, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4205unse May 1939, Vol. 42, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4206unse June 1939, Vol. 42, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4207unse July 1939, Vol. 42, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4208unse August 1939, Vol. 42, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4209unse September 1939, Vol. 42, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4210unse October 1939, Vol. 42, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4211unse November 1939, Vol. 42, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4212unse December 1939, Vol. 42, No. 12]
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This pattern continues. Thus things were revealed to Joseph Smith one step at a time. So what was the pattern for temple building as revealed to Joseph Smith?
==1940–1949, volumes 43–52==
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====1940====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4301unse January 1940, Vol. 43, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4302unse February 1940, Vol. 43, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4303unse March 1940, Vol. 43, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4304unse April 1940, Vol. 43, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4305unse May 1940, Vol. 43, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4306unse June 1940, Vol. 43, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4307unse July 1940, Vol. 43, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4308unse August 1940, Vol. 43, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4309unse September 1940, Vol. 43, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4310unse October 1940, Vol. 43, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4311unse November 1940, Vol. 43, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4312unse December 1940, Vol. 43, No. 12]
====1941====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4401unse January 1941, Vol. 44, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4402unse February 1941, Vol. 44, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4403unse March 1941, Vol. 44, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4404unse April 1941, Vol. 44, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4405unse May 1941, Vol. 44, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4406unse June 1941, Vol. 44, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4407unse July 1941, Vol. 44, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4408unse August 1941, Vol. 44, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4409unse September 1941, Vol. 44, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4410unse October 1941, Vol. 44, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4411unse November 1941, Vol. 44, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4412unse December 1941, Vol. 44, No. 12]
====1942====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4501unse January 1942, Vol. 45, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4502unse February 1942, Vol. 45, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4503unse March 1942, Vol. 45, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4504unse April 1942, Vol. 45, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4505unse May 1942, Vol. 45, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4506unse June 1942, Vol. 45, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4507unse July 1942, Vol. 45, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4508unse August 1942, Vol. 45, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4509unse September 1942, Vol. 45, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4510unse October 1942, Vol. 45, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4511unse November 1942, Vol. 45, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4512unse December 1942, Vol. 45, No. 12]
====1943====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4601unse January 1943, Vol. 46, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4602unse February 1943, Vol. 46, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4603unse March 1943, Vol. 46, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4604unse April 1943, Vol. 46, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4605unse May 1943, Vol. 46, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4606unse June 1943, Vol. 46, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4607unse July 1943, Vol. 46, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4608unse August 1943, Vol. 46, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4609unse September 1943, Vol. 46, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4610unse October 1943, Vol. 46, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4611unse November 1943, Vol. 46, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4612unse December 1943, Vol. 46, No. 12]
====1944====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4701unse January 1944, Vol. 47, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4702unse February 1944, Vol. 47, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4703unse March 1944, Vol. 47, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4704unse April 1944, Vol. 47, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4705unse May 1944, Vol. 47, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4706unse June 1944, Vol. 47, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4707unse July 1944, Vol. 47, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4708unse August 1944, Vol. 47, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4709unse September 1944, Vol. 47, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4710unse October 1944, Vol. 47, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4711unse November 1944, Vol. 47, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4712unse December 1944, Vol. 47, No. 12]
====1945====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4801unse January 1945, Vol. 48, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4802unse February 1945, Vol. 48, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4803unse March 1945, Vol. 48, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4804unse April 1945, Vol. 48, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4805unse May 1945, Vol. 48, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4806unse June 1945, Vol. 48, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4807unse July 1945, Vol. 48, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4808unse August 1945, Vol. 48, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4809unse September 1945, Vol. 48, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4810unse October 1945, Vol. 48, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4811unse November 1945, Vol. 48, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4812unse December 1945, Vol. 48, No. 12]
====1946====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4901unse January 1946, Vol. 49, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4902unse February 1946, Vol. 49, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4903unse March 1946, Vol. 49, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4904unse April 1946, Vol. 49, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4905unse May 1946, Vol. 49, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4906unse June 1946, Vol. 49, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4907unse July 1946, Vol. 49, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4908unse August 1946, Vol. 49, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4909unse September 1946, Vol. 49, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4910unse October 1946, Vol. 49, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4911unse November 1946, Vol. 49, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera4912unse December 1946, Vol. 49, No. 12]
====1947====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5001unse January 1947, Vol. 50, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5002unse February 1947, Vol. 50, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5003unse March 1947, Vol. 50, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5004unse April 1947, Vol. 50, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5005unse May 1947, Vol. 50, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5006unse June 1947, Vol. 50, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5007unse July 1947, Vol. 50, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5008unse August 1947, Vol. 50, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5009unse September 1947, Vol. 50, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5010unse October 1947, Vol. 50, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5011unse November 1947, Vol. 50, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5012unse December 1947, Vol. 50, No. 12]
====1948====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5101unse January 1948, Vol. 51, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5102unse February 1948, Vol. 51, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5103unse March 1948, Vol. 51, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5104unse April 1948, Vol. 51, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5105unse May 1948, Vol. 51, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5106unse June 1948, Vol. 51, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5107unse July 1948, Vol. 51, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5108unse August 1948, Vol. 51, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5109unse September 1948, Vol. 51, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5110unse October 1948, Vol. 51, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5111unse November 1948, Vol. 51, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5112unse December 1948, Vol. 51, No. 12]
====1949====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5201unse January 1949, Vol. 52, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5202unse February 1949, Vol. 52, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5203unse March 1949, Vol. 52, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5204unse April 1949, Vol. 52, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5205unse May 1949, Vol. 52, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5206unse June 1949, Vol. 52, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5207unse July 1949, Vol. 52, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5208unse August 1949, Vol. 52, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5209unse September 1949, Vol. 52, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5210unse October 1949, Vol. 52, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5211unse November 1949, Vol. 52, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5212unse December 1949, Vol. 52, No. 12]
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The authority of the priesthood was necessary to perform the ordinances of the temple. Continuing with section 84, we learn that the ordinances are directly connected with priesthood authority.
==1950–1959, volumes 53–62==
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====1950====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5301unse January 1950, Vol. 53, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5302unse February 1950, Vol. 53, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5303unse March 1950, Vol. 53, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5304unse April 1950, Vol. 53, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5305unse May 1950, Vol. 53, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5306unse June 1950, Vol. 53, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5307unse July 1950, Vol. 53, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5308unse August 1950, Vol. 53, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5309unse September 1950, Vol. 53, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5310unse October 1950, Vol. 53, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5311unse November 1950, Vol. 53, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5312unse December 1950, Vol. 53, No. 12]
====1951====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5401unse January 1951, Vol. 54, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5402unse February 1951, Vol. 54, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5403unse March 1951, Vol. 54, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5404unse April 1951, Vol. 54, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5405unse May 1951, Vol. 54, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5406unse June 1951, Vol. 54, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5407unse July 1951, Vol. 54, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5408unse August 1951, Vol. 54, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5409unse September 1951, Vol. 54, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5410unse October 1951, Vol. 54, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5411unse November 1951, Vol. 54, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5412unse December 1951, Vol. 54, No. 12]
====1952====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5501unse January 1952, Vol. 55, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5502unse February 1952, Vol. 55, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5503unse March 1952, Vol. 55, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5504unse April 1952, Vol. 55, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5505unse May 1952, Vol. 55, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5506unse June 1952, Vol. 55, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5507unse July 1952, Vol. 55, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5508unse August 1952, Vol. 55, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5509unse September 1952, Vol. 55, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5510unse October 1952, Vol. 55, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5511unse November 1952, Vol. 55, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5512unse December 1952, Vol. 55, No. 12]
====1953====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5601unse January 1953, Vol. 56, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5602unse February 1953, Vol. 56, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5603unse March 1953, Vol. 56, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5604unse April 1953, Vol. 56, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5605unse May 1953, Vol. 56, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5606unse June 1953, Vol. 56, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5607unse July 1953, Vol. 56, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5608unse August 1953, Vol. 56, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5609unse September 1953, Vol. 56, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5610unse October 1953, Vol. 56, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5611unse November 1953, Vol. 56, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5612unse December 1953, Vol. 56, No. 12]
====1954====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5701unse January 1954, Vol. 57, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5702unse February 1954, Vol. 57, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5703unse March 1954, Vol. 57, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5704unse April 1954, Vol. 57, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5705unse May 1954, Vol. 57, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5706unse June 1954, Vol. 57, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5707unse July 1954, Vol. 57, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5708unse August 1954, Vol. 57, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5709unse September 1954, Vol. 57, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5710unse October 1954, Vol. 57, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5711unse November 1954, Vol. 57, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5712unse December 1954, Vol. 57, No. 12]
====1955====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5801unse January 1955, Vol. 58, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5802unse February 1955, Vol. 58, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5803unse March 1955, Vol. 58, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5804unse April 1955, Vol. 58, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5805unse May 1955, Vol. 58, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5806unse June 1955, Vol. 58, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5807unse July 1955, Vol. 58, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5808unse August 1955, Vol. 58, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5809unse September 1955, Vol. 58, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5810unse October 1955, Vol. 58, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5811unse November 1955, Vol. 58, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5812unse December 1955, Vol. 58, No. 12]
====1956====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5901unse January 1956, Vol. 59, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5902unse February 1956, Vol. 59, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5903unse March 1956, Vol. 59, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5904unse April 1956, Vol. 59, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5905unse May 1956, Vol. 59, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5906unse June 1956, Vol. 59, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5907unse July 1956, Vol. 59, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5908unse August 1956, Vol. 59, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5909unse September 1956, Vol. 59, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5910unse October 1956, Vol. 59, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5911unse November 1956, Vol. 59, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera5912unse December 1956, Vol. 59, No. 12]
====1957====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6001unse January 1957, Vol. 60, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6002unse February 1957, Vol. 60, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6003unse March 1957, Vol. 60, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6004unse April 1957, Vol. 60, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6005unse May 1957, Vol. 60, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6006unse June 1957, Vol. 60, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6007unse July 1957, Vol. 60, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6008unse August 1957, Vol. 60, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6009unse September 1957, Vol. 60, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6010unse October 1957, Vol. 60, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6011unse November 1957, Vol. 60, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6012unse December 1957, Vol. 60, No. 12]
====1958====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6101unse January 1958, Vol. 61, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6102unse February 1958, Vol. 61, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6103unse March 1958, Vol. 61, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6104unse April 1958, Vol. 61, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6105unse May 1958, Vol. 61, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6106unse June 1958, Vol. 61, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6107unse July 1958, Vol. 61, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6108unse August 1958, Vol. 61, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6109unse September 1958, Vol. 61, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6110unse October 1958, Vol. 61, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6111unse November 1958, Vol. 61, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6112unse December 1958, Vol. 61, No. 12]
====1959====
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6201unse January 1959, Vol. 62, No. 1]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6202unse February 1959, Vol. 62, No. 2]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6203unse March 1959, Vol. 62, No. 3]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6204unse April 1959, Vol. 62, No. 4]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6205unse May 1959, Vol. 62, No. 5]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6206unse June 1959, Vol. 62, No. 6]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6207unse July 1959, Vol. 62, No. 7]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6208unse August 1959, Vol. 62, No. 8]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6209unse September 1959, Vol. 62, No. 9]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6210unse October 1959, Vol. 62, No. 10]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6211unse November 1959, Vol. 62, No. 11]
*[http://archive.org/details/improvementera6212unse December 1959, Vol. 62, No. 12]
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Therefore, in the ordinances thereof, the power of godliness is manifest.
==1960–1970, volumes 63–73==
 
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
<blockquote>
====1960====
And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh. ({{s||D&C|84|20-21}})
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How did the priesthood authority come about for these temple ordinances? If you are familiar with Church history, remember that the gospel, the doctrines and ordinances, were not revealed all at once. They were revealed from 1820 through 1844 to the Prophet Joseph Smith, line upon line, precept upon precept. After Joseph was murdered, other prophets have been given further directions from the Lord. Just as a new member learns of the gospel one step at a time, so did the early Saints. There was a gradual revealing of the doctrines and ordinances of the gospel. And, the doctrines came first, then the ordinances. So let's look at the pattern by which the doctrines and ordinances were revealed. In December 1832 the Lord stated the following in relation to building the Kirtland Temple:
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Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God. ({{s||D&C|88|119}})
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A few months later, in May of 1833, the Lord provided specific instructions on the construction of the Kirtland Temple. ({{s||D&C|94|3-9}}, {{s||D&C|95|13-17}}) It is important to understand; that this instruction is in keeping with the pattern the Lord has used throughout all time, as He has instructed His prophets in the building and making of many things. The Lord gave instructions on building Noah's Ark (Genesis 6). The Lord gave instructions on how the Tabernacle was to be built (Exodus 26). The Lord gave instructions on how the Ark of the Covenant was to be built ({{b||Exodus|25|}}). The Lord gave instructions on the making of candlesticks (Numbers 8). The Lord gave instruction in the building of altars ({{b||Joshua|22|}}). The Lord gave instructions for the building of temples ({{b|1|Chronicles|28|}}). The fact that the Lord gave instructions on the building of the Kirtland Temple is strong evidence of the divine call of Joseph Smith as a prophet of God.<ref>Many modern day temples have been seen in vision before their construction. "It may come as a surprise to some that the Manti, Oakland, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Provo temples were all seen in vision prior to being built. Even the design of the Idaho Falls Temple is based on the vision of an ancient Nephite temple that was shown to the architect." [Matthew B. Brown and Paul Thomas Smith, Symbols In Stone, Symbolism on the Early Temples of the Restoration (American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 1997), 9.] It is even proposed that Moroni in his travels, which led him to upstate New York where he buried the plates from which Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon, dedicated several temple sites including St. George, Manti, Salt Lake, Nauvoo, and Kirtland. [Jerry L. Ainsworth, ''The Lives and Travels of Mormon and Moroni'' (City Unknown: PeaceMakers Publishing, 2000), 213.]</ref>
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The Kirtland Temple was dedicated on March 27, 1836; however, it was not built with the same purpose as temples today are. This was a "preparatory" temple. It wasn't until this temple was built that the keys of the priesthood could be restored.
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===The purpose of the Kirtland Temple===
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The Kirtland Temple holds a peculiar place in the annals of temple building. It is not like other temples. It was built primarily for the restoration of keys of authority. In the receiving of these keys the fulness of gospel ordinances is revealed. The keys of salvation and exaltation for both the living and the dead were given within its sacred walls. An endowment, such as was necessary at the time, was also given. This was not as complete as the endowment later revealed.
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In the Kirtland Temple there was no provision made for the salvation of the dead. It had no baptismal font, for it was only a preparatory temple. It had no provision for the endowment ordinances which were later revealed. It was a temple, however, and fully answered the purpose of its creation.<Ref name="ds">{{Book:Smith:Doctrines of Salvation|vol=2}}</ref>{{Rp|242}}
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The purpose of the Kirtland Temple was fulfilled on April 3, 1836 when the priesthood keys were restored. ({{s||D&C|110|}}) These keys were restored by Jesus Christ (Keys of Resurrection), Moses (Keys of the Gathering of Israel), Elias (Keys of the Blessings of Abraham), and Elijah (Keys of Sealing).
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===Line upon line===
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According to the principle of "line upon line, precept upon precept," construction could now begin on a temple in which these priesthood keys could be used. On April 6, 1841, construction of the Nauvoo Temple began. As most of the Saints left Nauvoo under threat of mob violence in early February 1846, a special crew stayed behind and completed the temple. Three months later the building was considered complete and was publicly dedicated on May 1, 1846. Thus we see the first edifice was for the restoration of priesthood peys, and the second edifice was for the application of those keys for the living. The next temple that was completed was the St. George Temple, in which endowments for the dead began.<ref>Endowments for the dead were first performed in the St. George Temple on January 11, 1877. The St. George Temple was completed before the Salt Lake Temple.</ref>  "The first endowments for the dead in this dispensation were performed in the St. George Temple. Endowments for the living were performed in Nauvoo." <Ref name="ds"></ref>{{Rp|171}}
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The line upon line, and precept upon precept, which the Lord revealed was;
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#Kirtland Temple for the priesthood keys
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#Nauvoo Temple for the full ordinances for the living
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#St. George Temple for the ordinances for the dead
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===The purpose of the Independence Temple===
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So we see that the Lord works the same today as He did yesterday. "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."<ref>{{s||Hebrews|13|8}} The LDS believe Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father are two separate individual beings who work as one. It was Jesus Christ who appeared to Moses and other Old Testament prophets. It was Jesus Christ who revealed to the ancient prophets "line upon line, precept upon precept," and He did so with Joseph Smith as well.</ref> So how does this temple in Missouri that Joseph Smith spoke of fit in with the process of temple building? This temple is to be the "chief temple."
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The center place! Let Israel gather to the stakes of Zion in all nations. Let every land be a Zion to those appointed to dwell there. Let the fulness of the gospel be for all the saints in all nations. Let no blessing be denied them. Let temples arise wherein the fulness of the ordinances of the Lord's house may be administered. But still there is a center place, a place where the chief temple shall stand, a place to which the Lord shall come, a place whence the law shall go forth to govern all the earth in that day when the Second David reigns personally upon the earth. And that center place is what men now call Independence in Jackson County, Missouri, but which in a day to come will be the Zion of our God and the City of Holiness of his people.<ref>{{Book:McConkie:New Witness for the Articles of Faith|pages=595}}</ref>
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How can this temple be the "chief" temple without others? Since it is to be the chief temple, and since the Lord has revealed construction plans for His tabernacles and temples in the past, it would only be logical to assume that the Lord would reveal the pattern in which this temple is to be built.
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This is only a faint outline of some of our views in relation to these things, and hence we talk of returning to Jackson county to build the most magnificent temple that ever was formed on the earth and the most splendid city that was ever erected; yea, cities, if you please. The architectural designs of those splendid edifices, cities, walls, gardens, bowers, streets, &c., will be under the direction of the Lord, who will control and manage all the matters; and the people, from the President down, will all be under the guidance and direction of the Lord in all the pursuits of human life, until eventually they will be enabled to erect cities that will be fit to be caught up--that when Zion descends from above, Zion will also ascend from beneath, and be prepared to associate with those from above.<ref>{{JDfairwiki|author=John Taylor|article=Blessing the Saints Will Enjoy, Etc.|date=6 April 1863|vol=10|start=147|disc={{nc}}}}</ref>
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D&C 84 also mentions a specific purpose for this temple in Missouri.
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Therefore, as I said concerning the sons of Moses-for the sons of Moses and also the sons of Aaron shall offer an acceptable offering and sacrifice in the house of the Lord, which house shall be built unto the Lord in this generation, upon the consecrated spot as I have appointed. ({{s||D&C|84|31}})
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This offering is a book listing the generations of the human race from Adam down through the centuries until the last person. The keys that Elijah held were the sealing keys. ({{s||Malachi|4|5-6}}) The keys that Elijah gave to Joseph Smith in the Kirtland temple were for the sealing of families in the eternities. ({{s||D&C|110|13-15}}) This is the acceptable sacrifice, which will be by the Sons of Levi.
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Behold, the great day of the Lord is at hand; and who can abide the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap; and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Let us, therefore, as a church and a people, and as Latter-day Saints, offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness; and let us present in his holy temple, when it is finished, a book containing the records of our dead, which shall be worthy of all acceptation. ({{s||D&C|128|24}})
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Question: What is the role of the Mormon temple to be built in Independence, Missouri?

Regarding the building of a temple in Independence, nobody can predict the timetable of the Lord

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Regarding the building of a temple in Independence, nobody can predict the timetable of the Lord. Perhaps it would be advantageous for one to apply Biblical principles when it comes to understanding the time and seasons of the Lord, and should read the Bible with regards to this matter of "next generation." After all, as it states in the Bible: And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

Even if we look at the prophecy in D&C 84 as if the term "this generation" does mean a time frame of about 100 - 120 years (just to give M&J the benefit of the doubt), it still does not mean it is a false prophecy by LDS terms. D&C 124꞉49 states, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, that when I give a commandment to any of the sons of man to do a work unto my name, and those sons of men go with all their might and with all they have to perform that work, and cease not their diligence, and their enemies come upon them and hinder them from performing that work, behold, it behooveth me to require that work no more at the hands of those sons of men, but to accept their offerings." The Latter-Day Saints were driven out of the area by the mobs that violently persecuted them. In light of this scripture, the mobs are responsible for the temple not being built, not the LDS or God. But then, "this generation" could be referring to Latter-Day Saints as a whole, and not only are we still here, but we are growing in number.

Some critics of the Church only quote verses 84꞉4 and 84꞉5 of D&C 84 in an attempt to demonstrate a "false prophecy" on the part of Joseph Smith. D&C 84 is a revelation on priesthood, as it pertains to temple ordinances. That being the case, there are a few other verses which are significant in understanding this particular temple as revealed in this section. Since critics are concerned that the temple was not built, and is not even yet built, we need to understand if they, and the Lord, have the same understanding of events that were, and are to happen concerning this temple. These other verses give us a clue as to when this temple needs to be completed. First, however, we need to understand the pattern that the Lord uses in revealing doctrine to mankind. It is important to examine the time line of events to see the pattern the Lord had in mind. The Lord does not reveal things all at one. He does so one step at a time as indicated in Isaiah 28:9-13:

Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little...

Not only was this the pattern in the Old Testament days, it was the pattern during Christ's time as well, as noted in the following scriptures:

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. (1 Corinthians 3꞉2)

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. (Hebrews 5꞉12-14)

The Lord reveals patterns to his prophets

This pattern continues. Thus things were revealed to Joseph Smith one step at a time. So what was the pattern for temple building as revealed to Joseph Smith?

The authority of the priesthood was necessary to perform the ordinances of the temple. Continuing with section 84, we learn that the ordinances are directly connected with priesthood authority.

Therefore, in the ordinances thereof, the power of godliness is manifest.

And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh. (D&C 84꞉20-21)

How did the priesthood authority come about for these temple ordinances? If you are familiar with Church history, remember that the gospel, the doctrines and ordinances, were not revealed all at once. They were revealed from 1820 through 1844 to the Prophet Joseph Smith, line upon line, precept upon precept. After Joseph was murdered, other prophets have been given further directions from the Lord. Just as a new member learns of the gospel one step at a time, so did the early Saints. There was a gradual revealing of the doctrines and ordinances of the gospel. And, the doctrines came first, then the ordinances. So let's look at the pattern by which the doctrines and ordinances were revealed. In December 1832 the Lord stated the following in relation to building the Kirtland Temple:

Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God. (D&C 88꞉119)

A few months later, in May of 1833, the Lord provided specific instructions on the construction of the Kirtland Temple. (D&C 94꞉3-9, D&C 95꞉13-17) It is important to understand; that this instruction is in keeping with the pattern the Lord has used throughout all time, as He has instructed His prophets in the building and making of many things. The Lord gave instructions on building Noah's Ark (Genesis 6). The Lord gave instructions on how the Tabernacle was to be built (Exodus 26). The Lord gave instructions on how the Ark of the Covenant was to be built (Exodus 25:). The Lord gave instructions on the making of candlesticks (Numbers 8). The Lord gave instruction in the building of altars (Joshua 22:). The Lord gave instructions for the building of temples (1 Chronicles 28:). The fact that the Lord gave instructions on the building of the Kirtland Temple is strong evidence of the divine call of Joseph Smith as a prophet of God.[1]

The Kirtland Temple was dedicated on March 27, 1836; however, it was not built with the same purpose as temples today are. This was a "preparatory" temple. It wasn't until this temple was built that the keys of the priesthood could be restored.

The purpose of the Kirtland Temple

The Kirtland Temple holds a peculiar place in the annals of temple building. It is not like other temples. It was built primarily for the restoration of keys of authority. In the receiving of these keys the fulness of gospel ordinances is revealed. The keys of salvation and exaltation for both the living and the dead were given within its sacred walls. An endowment, such as was necessary at the time, was also given. This was not as complete as the endowment later revealed.

In the Kirtland Temple there was no provision made for the salvation of the dead. It had no baptismal font, for it was only a preparatory temple. It had no provision for the endowment ordinances which were later revealed. It was a temple, however, and fully answered the purpose of its creation.[2]:242

The purpose of the Kirtland Temple was fulfilled on April 3, 1836 when the priesthood keys were restored. (D&C 110) These keys were restored by Jesus Christ (Keys of Resurrection), Moses (Keys of the Gathering of Israel), Elias (Keys of the Blessings of Abraham), and Elijah (Keys of Sealing).

Line upon line

According to the principle of "line upon line, precept upon precept," construction could now begin on a temple in which these priesthood keys could be used. On April 6, 1841, construction of the Nauvoo Temple began. As most of the Saints left Nauvoo under threat of mob violence in early February 1846, a special crew stayed behind and completed the temple. Three months later the building was considered complete and was publicly dedicated on May 1, 1846. Thus we see the first edifice was for the restoration of priesthood peys, and the second edifice was for the application of those keys for the living. The next temple that was completed was the St. George Temple, in which endowments for the dead began.[3] "The first endowments for the dead in this dispensation were performed in the St. George Temple. Endowments for the living were performed in Nauvoo." [2]:171

The line upon line, and precept upon precept, which the Lord revealed was;

  1. Kirtland Temple for the priesthood keys
  2. Nauvoo Temple for the full ordinances for the living
  3. St. George Temple for the ordinances for the dead

The purpose of the Independence Temple

So we see that the Lord works the same today as He did yesterday. "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."[4] So how does this temple in Missouri that Joseph Smith spoke of fit in with the process of temple building? This temple is to be the "chief temple."

The center place! Let Israel gather to the stakes of Zion in all nations. Let every land be a Zion to those appointed to dwell there. Let the fulness of the gospel be for all the saints in all nations. Let no blessing be denied them. Let temples arise wherein the fulness of the ordinances of the Lord's house may be administered. But still there is a center place, a place where the chief temple shall stand, a place to which the Lord shall come, a place whence the law shall go forth to govern all the earth in that day when the Second David reigns personally upon the earth. And that center place is what men now call Independence in Jackson County, Missouri, but which in a day to come will be the Zion of our God and the City of Holiness of his people.[5]

How can this temple be the "chief" temple without others? Since it is to be the chief temple, and since the Lord has revealed construction plans for His tabernacles and temples in the past, it would only be logical to assume that the Lord would reveal the pattern in which this temple is to be built.

This is only a faint outline of some of our views in relation to these things, and hence we talk of returning to Jackson county to build the most magnificent temple that ever was formed on the earth and the most splendid city that was ever erected; yea, cities, if you please. The architectural designs of those splendid edifices, cities, walls, gardens, bowers, streets, &c., will be under the direction of the Lord, who will control and manage all the matters; and the people, from the President down, will all be under the guidance and direction of the Lord in all the pursuits of human life, until eventually they will be enabled to erect cities that will be fit to be caught up--that when Zion descends from above, Zion will also ascend from beneath, and be prepared to associate with those from above.[6]

D&C 84 also mentions a specific purpose for this temple in Missouri.

Therefore, as I said concerning the sons of Moses-for the sons of Moses and also the sons of Aaron shall offer an acceptable offering and sacrifice in the house of the Lord, which house shall be built unto the Lord in this generation, upon the consecrated spot as I have appointed. (D&C 84꞉31)

This offering is a book listing the generations of the human race from Adam down through the centuries until the last person. The keys that Elijah held were the sealing keys. (Malachi 4꞉5-6) The keys that Elijah gave to Joseph Smith in the Kirtland temple were for the sealing of families in the eternities. (D&C 110꞉13-15) This is the acceptable sacrifice, which will be by the Sons of Levi.

Behold, the great day of the Lord is at hand; and who can abide the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap; and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Let us, therefore, as a church and a people, and as Latter-day Saints, offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness; and let us present in his holy temple, when it is finished, a book containing the records of our dead, which shall be worthy of all acceptation. (D&C 128꞉24)


Notes

  1. ↑ Many modern day temples have been seen in vision before their construction. "It may come as a surprise to some that the Manti, Oakland, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Provo temples were all seen in vision prior to being built. Even the design of the Idaho Falls Temple is based on the vision of an ancient Nephite temple that was shown to the architect." [Matthew B. Brown and Paul Thomas Smith, Symbols In Stone, Symbolism on the Early Temples of the Restoration (American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 1997), 9.] It is even proposed that Moroni in his travels, which led him to upstate New York where he buried the plates from which Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon, dedicated several temple sites including St. George, Manti, Salt Lake, Nauvoo, and Kirtland. [Jerry L. Ainsworth, The Lives and Travels of Mormon and Moroni (City Unknown: PeaceMakers Publishing, 2000), 213.]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, comp. Bruce R. McConkie, 3 vols., (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1954–56).
  3. ↑ Endowments for the dead were first performed in the St. George Temple on January 11, 1877. The St. George Temple was completed before the Salt Lake Temple.
  4. ↑ Hebrews 13꞉8 The LDS believe Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father are two separate individual beings who work as one. It was Jesus Christ who appeared to Moses and other Old Testament prophets. It was Jesus Christ who revealed to the ancient prophets "line upon line, precept upon precept," and He did so with Joseph Smith as well.
  5. ↑ Bruce R. McConkie, A New Witness for the Articles of Faith (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1985), 595. ISBN 0877478724. ISBN 978-0877478720. GospeLink
  6. ↑ John Taylor, (6 April 1863) [[Journal of Discourses/10/[citation needed]#147|Journal of Discourses 10:147]].
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