Episode 75: Holiness to the Lord (Gaye Strathearn)

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🗓️ 1 March 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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In many cities around the world, the temple stands as a symbol of Christ and the purity and spiritual growth He offers. But how can we access that purifying power for ourselves—and why is it such an important goal? Professor Gaye Strathearn, who currently serves as an Associate Dean of BYU Religious Education, takes us metaphorically up Mount Sinai and into the mountain of the Lord—the temple—to discuss ways that God and Christ can purify and prepare a holy people.

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0:00.0	Hi there my wire religion friends professor Anthony sweat here welcome to another great episode of the wire religion podcast
0:05.6	I have a son of mine who was recently ordained to deacon and he finally became old enough to go to the temple to do
0:13.9	Baptisms for the dead to say that he was excited to finally go is an understatement my wife and I took him this last
0:21.8	January as early as we could get an appointment and as we were walking up to the temple my son suddenly stopped and
0:29.6	turned around to look up at the wording written above the temple doors holiness to the Lord the house of the Lord
0:38.5	I happen to have my phone out at that moment and I snapped a picture of his innocent little face
0:44.5	Gazing upward and pondering the power in that declarative gold lettering
0:49.7	I thought about the prophecy in Malachi chapter 3
0:54.2	that the Lord would purify the sons of Levi or that he would make them holy
1:00.8	so that they could offer unto the Lord an offering and righteousness in the house of the Lord
1:06.9	although my son is a sweat boy I understand that he is also a modern day son of Levi as am I
1:15.7	and as are all Latter-day Saints who served the Lord in the temple as Joseph Smith taught
1:20.9	and that the Lord will purify and sanctify each of us through his grace and through his holy house
1:28.1	for God's own work and his glory although you and I are mere mortals the promise of the Lord
1:34.6	in the scriptures is that quote I am able to make you holy end of quote
1:41.4	Professor Gays Strather in a view of you ancient scripture has recently published a great article
1:46.0	called holiness to the Lord and personal temple worship published in the book approaching
1:51.3	holiness by the rsc God is talking to Moses and he says I am holy and his desire is that
2:02.6	all of Israel becomes holy like me right so that's his I want you to become I don't want you to
2:10.6	just do I want some kind of change to happen with you in this episode professor Strather
2:17.1	and takes us metaphorically up Mount Sinai and into the mountain of the house of the Lord the temple
2:24.0	to discuss ways that God can purify and prepare a holy people who serve him in his holy house this
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