Holy of Holies (LDS Church)

The appointments include inlaid wood, gold leaf, stained glass, and unique lighting.

[4] Boyd K. Packer, who was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, has stated that "hidden away in the central part of the temple is the Holy of Holies, where the President of the Church may retire when burdened down with heavy decisions to seek an interview with Him whose Church it is.

[5] Apostle James E. Talmage stated that "this room is reserved for the higher ordinances in the Priesthood relating to the exaltation of both living and dead".

[6] Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, stated that "no one can truly say he knows God until he has handled something, and this can only be done in the Holiest of Holies".

In the King James Version of the Bible, this sanctuary is always referred to as the "most holy place"; this usage is followed in the LDS Church book of scripture known as the Doctrine and Covenants.

The Salt Lake Temple contains a Holy of Holies.
Holy of Holies in the Salt Lake Temple, as it appeared in the early 1900s
The domed ceiling of the Holy of Holies seen from above