The House of the Lord: A Study of Holy Sanctuaries Ancient and ModernTalmage, James E. (James Edward)
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The House of the Lord: A Study of Holy Sanctuaries Ancient and Modern
Talmage, James E. (James Edward)
Latter Day Saint temples; Temples
_Dome Room:_ Near the landing of the granite stairway in the
southeast tower on the third floor, is the entrance to the large
Dome Room, thirty-nine by forty-four feet. On the south side are
three oval windows, and opposite these on the north are semi-discs
of pebbled glass looking down into the Celestial Room and set in the
arches thereof. In the center appears a large dome, fifty-one feet
in circumference at its base and seven feet high. This is set with
seventeen jeweled windows and may be readily recognized as the ceiling
of the Holy of Holies already described as a prominent feature of the
second floor. In each of these windows electric bulbs are placed,
and it is from these the room below derives its beauty of ceiling
illumination and coloring. The walls are hung with portraits of Church
authorities. No specific ordinance work belongs to this apartment. At
the northwest corner this room opens into a hall or corridor {195}
seventy-five feet long, eight feet wide throughout the first fifteen
feet of its extent, and ten feet wide for the rest of its course. From
the corridor rooms open on either side.
_The Elders' Room_ is the first apartment on the south side of the
corridor, west from the Dome Room. It is thirty-one by thirteen feet
and is lighted by one oval window. The furniture consists of an altar
for prayer, chairs and a table. The room is reserved for council and
prayer by the several quorums of elders within the Salt Lake City
stakes, each body having the right of occupancy within specified times.
_The Council Room of the Twelve Apostles_ lies to the west from
the last, on the south side of the corridor. This is twenty-eight
by twenty-nine feet, and has two oval windows on the south. It is
furnished with twelve chairs of oak upholstered in leather, other
chairs for recorders or clerks, desks, table, and altar. On the walls
are seen portraits of latter-day Apostles now living. Adjoining this
chamber is an ante-room fourteen by twenty-one feet.
_The Council Room of the Seventy_ is entered from the corridor near its
westerly termination. The room is twenty-eight by fourteen feet, and
has one oval window on the south side. This chamber is reserved for the
use of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventies, or more accurately
stated, the First Council of the Seventy. It is furnished for its
purpose with seven chairs of a kind, an extra chair for the recorder or
clerk, a table and a prayer altar.
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