Source:Reexploring the Book of Mormon:Ch:17:2:Nephite kings and the temple

Nephite kings and the temple

Nephite kings and the temple

Becoming a king, issuing laws or judgments, and performing many other acts of legal consequence in the ancient world were virtually unthinkable without a temple in which such acts could be solemnized in the presence of a god.....Similarly, Mosiah II's coronation in the city of Zarahemla (see Mosiah 1:9-6:3) and Jesus' giving of the new law in Bountiful (see 3 Nephi 11-18) both took place at temples.[1]

Notes

  1. John M. Lundquist and John W. Welch, "Kingship and Temple in 2 Nephi 5–10," in Reexploring the Book of Mormon, edited by John W. Welch (Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1992), Chapter 17, references silently removed—consult original for citations.