The House of the Lord: A Study of Holy Sanctuaries, Ancient and Modern is a 1912 book by James E. Talmage that discusses the doctrine and purpose of the temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Published by the LDS Church, it was the first book to contain photographs of the interiors of Latter-day Saint temples.

[3] Talmage also proposed that the book could contain an explanation of the purpose and importance of temples to Latter-day Saints.

[3] The House of the Lord contained 46 photographic plates with descriptive captions and included photos of the interiors and exteriors of the six temples that built by 1912: the Kirtland, Nauvoo, Salt Lake, St. George, Logan, and Manti temples.

In October 2010, an adapted excerpt from the book was published by the LDS Church in its official magazine.