If you have not seen, the Church has announced the completion and dates for dedication for the Brigham City Utah Temple. I have posted some of the pictures to help illustrate some principles important to understanding Temple Covenants.
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| The most important room in the Temple: the Sealing Room. | |
The marriage covenant is the quintessential ordinance for Israel to enter into. The
sealing is a vital part of the great Gathering of Israel. There are
several working components here: the alter, the place of kneeling, and
the chandelier. We come prepared to enter into the Marriage Covenant,
which is also called the Abrahamic Covenant. We enter over an alter just
as Abraham sealed his covenants with God over an alter. Although the
commitments are made with individual people in mind, it is also overseen
and entered into with Deity
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| The Telestial, or World Room. |
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| The Terrestial, or Millennial Room. |
The Church at one point used one-room endowment rooms as an alternative
to room progression; however, in all the modern temples they are using a
3-stage room progression: a telestial, terrestial, and celestial room.
These are the stages that we enter into and that we will see all of
creation enter into. It could also be called the World Room, the
Millennial Room, and the Throne Room (seen on the left and down below).
As members of the Church we should understand that the 3-stage progression is not just a reference to the Kingdoms God has designated. Rather, it includes our progress, earth's progress, the delegated times of resurrection and then, of course, the eventual Kingdoms we will enter into based on what stages we were worthy to enter into.
The peak of the Endowment session occurs in the Celestial Room. It is where we can find rest, as it is described in the scriptures.
The brides room (below), is also a place important in the Temple. I recall cleaning the Rexburg, Idaho temples and being asked to assist in this room. I have to admit I was a bit jealous because I didn't get a room like this in preparation for my wedding! My wife of course, with her wonderful insights, said, "it makes a girl feel like a princess". It is an important thing to feel for the women: a princess, a daughter of royalty, an heir to the Kingdom of the Father. As a priesthood holder in the Church it has been emphasized and illustrated a lot through D&C 84:33-37.
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| The Bride's Room |
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| The recommend desk. |
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| Stairwell Detail |
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| The front glass window |
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| The grand hallway. A corridor filled with symbolic significance in the Church. Although some of these symbols cannot be specifically discussed, needless to say, the principles teach how to access the Mysteries to the Kingdom of God and His Christ. |
