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It has been a while since I did a Dedicatory Prayer. They are nice and simple and always great to read. Presented here is the dedicatory prayer for the Las Vegas Temple. Las Vegas Nevada Temple Dedicatory Prayer Dedicated 16–18 December 1989 by Gordon B. Hinckley O God our Eternal Father, Almighty Judge of the nations, we thy thankful children solemnly bow before thee in a prayer of dedication. We are gathered in thy holy house to present it unto thee and unto thy Beloved Son, our Redeemer. We lift our voices in gratitude for thy manifold blessings. Thou hast favored us with life in this glorious dispensation of time. Thou hast granted us citizenship in this good land. Above all, thou hast blessed us with the truths of thine everlasting gospel and the authority of thine eternal priesthood. We thank thee for the Prophet Joseph Smith, an instrument in thy hand in bringing to pass this great work of restoration in preparation for the time when thy Son shall come to reign as King of kings ...

  In Doctrine and Covenants section 109, the Dedicatory Prayer for the Kirkland Temple is given. This was the first dedicatory prayer given in the history of the restored church. But this prayer was not the last. Each of the hundreds of temples dedicated in this dispensation had their own special dedicatory prayer. Repurposed below is a prayer from a more recent dedication. The text and image are from ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org, so if you want to read more of these, check them out. Expect more prayers in the future. by Henry B. Eyring Dedicated 24 March 2024 O God, our Eternal Father, we bow before Thee in solemn prayer. In the sacred name of Thy Son, Jesus Christ, and in the authority of the holy Melchizedek Priesthood, we dedicate unto Thee this sacred structure, the Red Cliffs Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We dedicate and consecrate this beautiful edifice unto Thee for Thy sacred purpose, as a house of holy ordinances where Thine eternal wor...