'Carry forward the great work'
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Following are excerpts from the Medford Oregon Temple dedicatory prayer, written by President Gordon B. Hinckley and given by President James E. Faust on April 16, 2000. Full text of the dedicatory prayer can be found on the Church News Web site: www.ldschurchnews.com
"Wilt Thou touch the hearts of Thy people in this temple district that they may ever regard it with gratitude and appreciation, that they may qualify themselves to come here as Thy servants and carry forward the great work for which it is designed.
"Please bless this Thy house to the sanctifying of Thy Saints. We pray 'That thy glory may rest down upon thy people, and upon this thy house, . . . that it may be sanctified and consecrated to be holy, and that thy holy presence may continually be in this house;
" 'And that all people who shall enter upon the threshold of the Lord's house may feel thy power, and feel constrained to acknowledge that thou hast sanctified it, and that it is thy house, a place of thy holiness.' (Doctrine and Covenants 109:12-13.)
"Father, may those who labor here be endowed with strength and vitality to carry forward Thy work. . . .
"We pray for Thy work in all the earth. May it grow and expand according to Thy divine pattern. Bless all who go from this area as messengers of eternal truth. . . .
