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      • Joseph Smith offered a prayer of dedication that he had received by revelation (now D&C 109), which the Saints followed by giving the Hosanna Shout and singing “The Spirit of God like a Fire Is Burning,” a hymn penned by William W. Phelps for the occasion.
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  2. The Kirtland Temple is the first temple built by adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement, located in Kirtland, Ohio, and dedicated in March 1836. Joseph Smith, the movement's founder, directed the construction following a series of reported revelations, and the temple showcases a blend of Federal, Greek Revival, and Gothic Revival ...

  3. The Kirtland Temple, dedicated 27 March 1836 by Joseph Smith, was constructed for the specific purpose of providing a place to restore the various keys of the priesthood. Theme Analysis. The Kirtland Temple shows the love the Saints had for their God. The temple was built despite great tribulation.

  4. Joseph Smith offered a special prayer to dedicate the temple. After the prayer, the temple was a sacred building. It was the house of the Lord. Angels were in the Kirtland Temple that day. The Holy Ghost was with the Saints. It was a wonderful day!

  5. Joseph was driven by section 88’s command to build a temple and by the promise that the Lord would honor them with his presence (see Doctrine and Covenants 88:68). He urged the Saints forward, at enormous sacrifice, to build the house of the Lord in Kirtland.

  6. On January 21, 1836, Joseph Smith experienced a vision of celestial glory now found in Doctrine and Covenants 137. On March 27, 1836, the Saints assembled for the temple’s dedication. The Saints partook of the sacrament and listened to several sermons.

  7. Joseph was driven by section 88’s command to build a temple and by the promise that the Lord would honor them with his presence (see v. 68). He urged the Saints forward, at enormous sacrifice, to build the house of the Lord in Kirtland.

  8. On March 27, 1836, Joseph Smith dedicated a temple in Kirtland, Ohio, the first built in the latter days. “I have accepted this house, and my name shall be here,” 1 the Lord Jesus Christ proclaimed in a vision to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery 2 just a week later, on April 3.