Hey everyone!
I got this from my president in his
email today and thought you might like it! It is the dedicatory prayer of
the El Salvador San Salvador temple! President Eyering read this in English,
and then Elder Cristofferson translated it! Each temple has its very own dedicatory
prayer written specifically for the people that will be blessed by the temple!
It was written by President Monson too! Cool, eh??? Anyway! It was just a really
spiritual experience in August and I wanted to share it with you!! Hope you
enjoy it!
San
Salvador Temple Dedicatory Prayer
O God, our Beloved Father in Heaven, Thou great
Elohim, we come humbly unto Thee in the name of Thy Beloved Son, the Lord Jesus
Christ, to dedicate Thy holy house. Acting in the authority of Thine eternal
priesthood, and in the name of Jesus Christ, we dedicate this the San Salvador
El Salvador Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unto Thee
and unto Thy divine Son. Wilt Thou accept of it as the offering of Thy sons and
daughters who love Thee and who seek to accomplish Thy purposes. Our hearts reach
to Thee in gratitude for Thy wonderful blessings upon us. With the completion
of this house Thou hast given to the Saints of El Salvador every blessing of
the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
We are grateful for the restoration of Thy Holy
Priesthood through Thy Prophet Joseph Smith, which will be exercised in this,
Thy house. We thank thee that the prophet Elijah was sent to restore the keys
of salvation and exaltation for both the living and the dead.
We thank Thee for the inspiration given Thy servant
in selecting this property on which to construct this sacred building. We thank
Thee for all who have worked so diligently to obtain the permits authorizing
the construction of this house, and for all who have labored to bring about its
completion.
Now we dedicate unto Thee and Thy Son this
beautiful temple with all of its facilities and furnishings. We dedicate the
grounds with the vegetation growing thereon which add beauty to this structure.
We dedicate the temple from the foundation to the figure of Moroni which crowns
its steeple. We dedicate the baptistry, the initiatory ordinance facilities,
the endowment rooms, the celestial room, the sealing rooms with their altars,
and every other part of this sacred house.
Wilt Thou watch over it and by Thy divine power
preserve it from the elements of nature and any evil hand that might be
inclined to deface it or defile it in any way. We ask that no unclean thing
shall enter the portals of this Thy holy house. May it be sanctified to all who
come, and may there be no inclination on the part of evil men or women to
violate the sanctity of this temple.
Bless those who will preside here, the temple
president and the matron, together with their counselors and assistants, and
all those who serve here in administering the ordinances of Thy house. We pray
that Thy Saints may gather here to carry forward the work of receiving their
own ordinances, and offering these ordinances to those beyond the veil of death
that Thine eternal purposes may be accomplished.
As we dedicate this temple we also dedicate the
chapel nearby, its grounds, and all of its facilities. May all who use it
recognize that building as a house of worship, a house of learning, and a house
of sociality. May they keep it clean and attractive as a structure dedicated to
the accomplishment of Thy work and the fruition of Thy purposes.
We likewise dedicate the ancillary structure with
all of its facilities and furnishings.
We pray for Thy blessings to rest upon this nation
of El Salvador. Touch the hearts of those who govern, that the people may be
blessed with freedom and opportunity. May peace reign in the land.
Prosper Thy work in this land. May the gospel
message touch the hearts of people throughout the nation. May they come into
the waters of baptism, and remain faithful and true unto Thee. Bless Thy
servants, the missionaries, and preserve them from harm and evil.
Bless Thy faithful Saints throughout the world
whose consecrated offerings have made possible this holy house. Open the
windows of heaven and shower down blessings upon them.
Now, with grateful hearts, we dedicate and
consecrate this hallowed structure and its surroundings to the accomplishment
of Thy will and the fulfillment of Thine eternal work. We pray that its
influence may be felt throughout the land as a light upon a hill. We ask it all
in the name of Him whose redemption has blessed the human family and opened the
way for Thy sons and daughters to go forward in eternity, even the Lord Jesus
Christ, amen.
I hope you enjoyed it!
I love you all!!!
Braden
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