Tagged with "Temples"
LDS Temples 101: a guide to understanding us Mormon folk and our love of the Temple
MR says: Simple and straightforward explanation of the temple. "5 days until I receive my endowments and I get sealed to my parents. Holy hurry up batman!" When I posted this on Facebook, I received a lot of questions, because my friends didn't know what I was talking about. That's when I realized, I'm...
Hundreds watch as Angel Moroni statue placed on LDS temple in Phoenix
MR says: This moment has been five years in the making. Wonderful to see the temple is getting close to completion! Hundreds of people, including dozens of families, braved triple-digit temperatures Wednesday in the Valley of the Sun to watch as construction crews placed a golden statue of the Angel Moroni...
Here's what the new Meridian, Id. LDS temple will look like
MR says: What a unique look! This temple will not have the traditional towers on it--and it has a dome. (This rendering was released by the Church to the public as part of a neighborhood meeting in the government approval process.)
Photo Gallery: Ogden LDS Temple gets a new top
MR says: See the full story for all eight pictures. The top of the Ogden Temple is lowered into place Monday, May 6, 2013 in Ogden,...
Mormon and Jewish interfaith marriage rates: of temples and missionaries
MR says: A response by Mark Parades (a Mormon who works closely with Jews) to an article on interfaith marriage (read it here). I read with great interest Naomi Schaefer Riley’s...
Rome mayor visits LDS temple site, praises work
MR says: It's incredible to think how far the Church has come in foreign countries--for example, it has been a recognized religion in Italy for only 9 months. The mayor of Rome, Italy, praised the work taking place at the construction site for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' temple being...
D&C Lesson 18: "Establish a House of God"
"Therefore, I command you to build a house unto me, for the gathering together of my saints, that they may worship me." D&C 115:8 INTRODUCTION: Over the past several years I have witnessed the dedication of several temples. I suspect that many of you have also. I have a painting in my office...
Family builds Mormon temples out of Legos
MR says: What a fun activity! They've built new Lego temples since October, and one every week for the past several months. What began as a Sunday night family activity turned into an inspirational blog with more than 6,800 views. Last October, the home of Nate and Jen Wilkey filled with argumentative...
Video Closeup: Engineering feat puts Provo Tabernacle on 'stilts'
MR says: SO AMAZING. Watch and learn how (and why) the Provo Tabernacle has been put on 40-foot stilts as it is transformed into a temple. For the past several months, Provo, Utah, residents have had a unique sight in their midst: the nearly seven-million-pound exterior of a 112-year-old building standing...
LDS temple parking-lot shooting: Man who killed wife dies, too
MR says: Chant's estranged wife, who he shot before shooting himself, died yesterday before him. A Columbus man who shot himself and his estranged wife in a West Side parking lot six weeks ago died yesterday of his wounds. Sokkha Chant, 65, of 356 S. Powell Ave., had been in critical condition at...
Ohio woman dies after shooting near Ohio LDS Temple
MR says: So very sad. Six weeks ago, the woman's car had been forced into the parking lot by her estranged husband, who then shot her (read the story. Our prayers are with her family and loved ones. A woman...
Humor: Artists’ rendering of new Rio de Janeiro temple
MR says: It's not a real rendering - but it's worth a look. :) Yes, that is Sugarloaf, and yes that is a joke. The exact location of the new Rio temple has not been announced yet. My speculation (as somebody who lived in Rio for four years) is that the only places with enough space are the Barra da...
Boise names LDS Temple one of 150 'icons' to celebrate the city's sesquicentennial
MR says: Some nice background on the Boise Idaho Temple, which was named one of the city's icons for the sesquicentennial celebration. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Boise Temple is the second LDS temple in Idaho, after the Idaho Falls Temple, built in 1945. Gordon B. Hinckley, who later...
Man arrested at Logan LDS Temple
MR says: Police were called after he walked into the temple and into the women's dressing room. The man may have been suffering from a medical condition. A 53-year-old Logan man was arrested Thursday morning at the Logan LDS Temple, 175 North 300 East. Kelly J. Packer was arrested after walking into the...
Relationships between the ancient Israelite temple and the modern endowment
MR says: Great illustrations of what temple worship was like anciently, and correlations to today. Professor William J. Hamblin has offered some good starting points in considering the relationship between the ancient Israelite temple ritual and the modern day LDS temple endowment. It is from this vantage...
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