Background
King was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1917.
(The author, David S. King, is a former president of the W...)
The author, David S. King, is a former president of the Washington, D.C. Temple. While presenting a series of lectures to a local High Priests group, he observed that many temple patrons were not experiencing the personal growth and feelings of joy that temple participation should bring. Come to the House of the Lord is his effort to provide temple participants with insights about temple worship which will revitalize their enjoyment of temple service. Some of his insights are framed within an historical context. He shares intriguing comments about temples in Israel in Old Testament and New Testament times. He speaks of unique experiences in the Kirtland and Nauvoo eras, as well as modern times. But the historical aspects are only a framework for presenting many insights concerning temple symbolism, as well as the reasons for modern practices and protocols. He tells how many things are done, and why, in the administration of the House of the Lord. Elder King puts the grand principles of redemption for both the living and the dead in the context of the afterlife, explaining principles of both salvation and exaltation and their foundations: the atonement of Jesus Christ. A valuable section of his book is devoted to the varios processes of preparing for the temple, both for those who are attending for the first time and for those who are processing names and working with family genealogical matters. A unique chapter, "The Temple Sanctuary," speaks of God's promised blessings, temple miracles, respect for holy places, covenants, and the endowment of power. His final chapter focuses on the temple's glorious role in "The Road to Glory." Come to the House of the Lord is a book that teaches, inspires and motivates. All who read it will be blessed with new insights, and will gain knowledge and understanding that will make their temple experiences more rich, meaningful and beautiful.
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(The author, David S. King, is a former president of the W...)
The author, David S. King, is a former president of the Washington, D.C. Temple. While presenting a series of lectures to a local High Priests group, he observed that many temple patrons were not experiencing the personal growth and feelings of joy that temple participation should bring. Come to the House of the Lord is his effort to provide temple participants with insights about temple worship which will revitalize their enjoyment of temple service. Some of his insights are framed within an historical context. He shares intriguing comments about temples in Israel in Old Testament and New Testament times. He speaks of unique experiences in the Kirtland and Nauvoo eras, as well as modern times. But the historical aspects are only a framework for presenting many insights concerning temple symbolism, as well as the reasons for modern practices and protocols. He tells how many things are done, and why, in the administration of the House of the Lord. Elder King puts the grand principles of redemption for both the living and the dead in the context of the afterlife, explaining principles of both salvation and exaltation and their foundations: the atonement of Jesus Christ. A valuable section of his book is devoted to the varios processes of preparing for the temple, both for those who are attending for the first time and for those who are processing names and working with family genealogical matters. A unique chapter, "The Temple Sanctuary," speaks of God's promised blessings, temple miracles, respect for holy places, covenants, and the endowment of power. His final chapter focuses on the temple's glorious role in "The Road to Glory." Come to the House of the Lord is a book that teaches, inspires and motivates. All who read it will be blessed with new insights, and will gain knowledge and understanding that will make their temple experiences more rich, meaningful and beautiful. ISBN: 0-882-90687-9, SIZE: Paperback
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King was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1917.
He graduated from the University of Utah in 1937. After his mission, King attended and graduated from Georgetown University Law School.
After serving as a clerk for Justice Howard M. Stephens of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1943, King returned to Utah. In Utah, King served as counsel to the Utah Tax Commission from 1944 to 1946. He also was involved in private practice from 1945.
From 1946 to 1958, he taught commercial law at Intermountain Business College.
From 1948 to 1958, King was the second assistant to Elbert R. Curtis, who was the ninth General Superintendent of the church"s Young Men"s Mutual Improvement Association. King was elected as a Democrat to the 86th and 87th United States Congresses between January 3, 1959 and January 3, 1963.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1962, choosing instead to run for a seat in the United States Senate. His senatorial campaign was unsuccessful.
King was elected to the 89th Congress in 1964, but was defeated in his bid for reelection in 1966.
He was appointed United States Ambassador to Madagascar and to Mauritius in January 1967 and in May 1968, respectively, serving in those two positions concurrently until August 1969. During the 1970s and 1980s, King practiced law in Washington, District of Columbia, and served as an alternate director at the World Bank. From July 1986 to June 1989, he served as president of the church"s Haiti Portuguese-au-Prince Mission.
King served from September 1990 to 1993 as the president of the Washington District of Columbia Temple in Kensington, Maryland.
In November 1994, he was called to serve as a patriarch for the Washington District of Columbia Stake and the District of Columbia District. King was a direct descendant of Edmund Rice, an English immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony, as follows: David Sjodahl King, son of William Henry King, (1863 – 1949), son of William King (1834 – 1892), son of Thomas Rice King (1813 – 1879), son of Thomas King (1770 – 1845), son of William King (1724 – 1793), son of Ezra Rice King (1697 – 1746), son of Samuel Rice King (1667 – 1713), son of Samuel Rice (1634 – 1684), son of Edmund Rice (1594 – 1663).
(The author, David S. King, is a former president of the W...)
(The author, David S. King, is a former president of the W...)
He was a member of the Democratic Party.