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Packer</td> </tr> <tr class="clickable-row" data-href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2010/10/prepare-for-the-blessings-of-the-temple?lang=eng"> <td><em>Prepare for the Blessings of the Temple</em></td> <td>Russell M. Nelson</td> </tr> <tr class="clickable-row" data-href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1995/02/a-temple-motivated-people?lang=eng"> <td><em>A Temple-Motivated People</em></td> <td>Howard W. Hunter</td> </tr> <tr class="clickable-row" data-href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1990/10/temples-and-work-therein?lang=eng"> <td><em>Temples and Work Therein</em></td> <td>David B. Haight</td> </tr> <tr class="clickable-row" data-href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1974/08/why-these-temples?lang=eng"> <td><em>Why These Temples?</em></td> <td>Gordon B. Hinckley</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="column one column_column"> <div class="column_attr "> <h3>Angel Moroni Articles</h3> <table class="statistics"> <tbody> <tr class="clickable-row" data-href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/2009/11/looking-up-to-moroni?lang=eng"> <td><em>Looking Up to Moroni</em></td> <td>Wendy Kenney</td> </tr> <tr class="clickable-row" data-href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2000/01/i-saw-another-angel-fly?lang=eng"> <td><em>I Saw Another Angel Fly</em></td> <td>J. Michael Hunter</td> </tr> <tr class="clickable-row" data-href="https://photogent.com/free-ebook-know-your-moroni-2021/"> <td><em>2021 Know Your Moroni (A Field Guide to Angel Moroni Statues)</em></td> <td>Brian Olson</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="column one column_column"> <div class="column_attr "> <h3>Audio Discussions</h3> <table class="statistics"> <tbody> <tr class="clickable-row" data-href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/latter-day-saints-channel/listen/series/legacy-audio/temples-episode-53?lang=eng"> <td><em>Temples</em></td> <td>Richard Cowan</td> </tr> <tr class="clickable-row" data-href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/latter-day-saints-channel/listen/series/everything-creative-audio/temple-murals-robert-marshall-discussion-31?lang=eng"> <td><em>Temple Murals</em></td> <td>Robert Marshall</td> </tr> <tr class="clickable-row" data-href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/latter-day-saints-channel/listen/series/everything-creative-audio/stained-glass-tom-holdman-documentary-5?lang=eng"> <td><em>Stained Glass</em></td> <td>Tom Holdman</td> </tr> <tr class="clickable-row" data-href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/latter-day-saints-channel/listen/series/everything-creative-audio/church-sculptor-torleif-s-knaphus-discussion-50?lang=eng"> <td><em>Church Sculptor Torleif S. 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