“Elder Holland and I had the privilege of escorting various
groups of people—including Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox Rabbi leaders, as
well as secular Jewish leaders—through open-house tours in temples here in
Utah. At the baptismal font, I had the opportunity to explain the doctrine of
baptism for our deceased ancestors. This relates directly to Malachi’s promises
of turning the hearts of children to their deceased fathers. I read to them
from 1 Kings 7:25, where Solomon’s temple is described. The baptismal font sits
on top of the hinder parts of twelve oxen representing the twelve tribes of
Israel. This brought both recognition and tears to some. They realized they
were essentially looking at certain aspects of Solomon’s temple, which has
sacred significance to both Jews and Muslims. A few years later, Jewish leaders
requested we celebrate the 175th anniversary of Orson Hyde’s historic
dedication of the Holy Land in Jerusalem.” – Elder Quentin L. Cook
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