“In Their Temples and in Their Sanctuaries”
Formal worship among the Nephites before the coming of Christ appears to have been carried out in instructional meetings in the synagogue under the direction of ordained teachers; ritual offerings at the altar of sacrifice, either at the temple or at sanctuaries, under the direction of those holding the office of priest; and the same essential system of temple worship known in the Old World. When large congregations met together for instruction, it was at either the sanctuary or the temple.