The Pearl of great Price chapters include the Book of Moses, the Book of Abraham, Joseph Smith on Matthew and History and the Articles of Faith. This book is a must read for those of the mormon faith, or those studying mormon or religious history.

    I bear witness that Jesus is the Christ, the Savior and Redeemer of the world, the very Son of God. He was born the Babe of Bethlehem. He lived and ministered among men. He was crucified on Calvary. He is risen-really resurrected. He has appeared to men as a glorified Eternal King, in Palestine and also in America. I bear this witness to all, but direct my remarks especially to our youth of the free world, for whom I have great hope and a fervent prayer. My text, from  Luke  in the New Testament, stands out boldly in its impressive beauty. It covers a period of eighteen years following the return of Jesus from Jerusalem to Nazareth. Except for this one rich sentence of greatest import, the scriptures for this eighteen-year period are silent: "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man."  (Luke 2:52.) Here, then, in one sentence-fourteen words-is the impressive, meaningful, and comprehensive account of eighteen years of preparation of the Son of God, the Savior and Redeemer of the world. Here, in broad outline, in one succinct sentence-four points-are given the major fields of man's activity and striving: mental, physical, spiritual, and social. Young men and women, remember, it is people, not things, that are all-important. Character is the one thing we make in this world and take with us into the next. God's purpose is to build people of character, not physical monuments to their material accumulations.

    

    They are esteemed most holy unto the Lord of all places upon the earth, therein the faithful approach nearest unto God, and obtain the greatest fellowship and inspiration of His Holy Spirit."These words, spoken by Franklin D. Richards of the Quorum of the Twelve, typify the often-reiterated Latter-day Saint belief that the Savior, the hosts of heaven, and beings from the spirit world only manifest themselves in specifically designated sanctuaries, namely, the holy temples. And President Wilford Woodruff, in speaking to the workmen completing the Salt Lake Temple in the forepart of 1893, said that the dedication of the Temple on April 6, 1893 was shown him in vision fifty years earlier in the city of Boston. He went on to say that the laborers working on the Temple were foreordained in the pre-existent world to perform this work.Since the inception of the Church in 1830, all faithful recipients of the Restored Gospel have been engaged in temple-building endeavors from the Kirtland Temple to the current construction of the Washington D.C. Temple. All knowledgeable Latter-day Saints are fully aware of the importance of temples and the administration of temple ordinances for both the living and the dead. Consequently, it has been a constant desire among Mormons to erect holy houses unto the Most High God so that heavenly personages can reveal themselves to mortals in wonderful temple manifestations.