All ordinances of the Church are symbolic. Man lives in a world of symbols. Language itself is but a series of symbols of that which we sense and think. L-O-V-E is but a poor symbol of the most beautiful thing in the world - the greatest of the gifts of God.


John A. Widtsoe, Joseph Smith: Seeker After Truth - Prophet of God. By John A. Witdsoe. 1951. P.164