Why the Hartford Connecticut Temple paused for 18 years.
Getting a temple for the Saints in Hartford Connecticut was harder than anyone would have thought in the beginning of the process. President Gordon B. Hinckley announced a temple for Hartford but then looked in the area for three years for the perfect piece of land, and they just were not able to find the […]
Wilford Woodruff’s Birthplace Marker and Connection to the Hartford Connecticut Temple
Wilford Woodruff, the fourth prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was born in Farmington Connecticut, the same city the Hartford Connecticut Temple is in now. The Connecticut Temple was announced 18 years before it was built, and it seems like it’s connection to Wiilford Woodruff would help connect the members to […]
Washington D.C. Temple Renovation Completion
The Washington D.C. Temple is now finished after years of renovation work. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has opened the doors to visitors, right now, and will keep the doors open until the re-dedication of the temple. The Church put out this video explaining the extensive work of redoing the temple and […]
Facts about the Hartford Connecticut Temple
- The Hartford Connecticut Temple is the 155th dedicated temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. - The dedication of the Hartford Connecticut Temple was 20 November 2016 by Henry B. Eyring. -The Hartford Connecticut Temple is 32,246 square feet. -The Hartford Connecticut Temple was announced 18 years earlier but was suspended […]
St. Louis Missouri Temple Dedication Healing the Past
In the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints there were major problems between the members of The Church of Jesus Christ and the people in Missouri. Missouri was the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at one point in history, and a time of intense persecution […]
Fun Facts about the St. Louis, Missouri Temple
The St. Louis Missouri Temple is the first temple built in Missouri even though there were temple sites dedicated in Independence Missouri, Far West Missouri and Adam-ondi-Ahman, in the 1830’s. The St. Louis Missouri Temple was the 50th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The St. Louis Missouri Temple has […]
Lucy Mack Smith connection to the Detroit Michigan Temple.
One of the best things about the gospel of Jesus Christ is making connections from the past to the present. Temples are one of the best things to help us make those connections and Lucy Mack Smith has some connections to the Detroit Michigan Temple. Lucy Mack Smith, the mother of the prophet Joseph Smith […]
Detroit Michigan Temple Miracles
Faith that defies reason In the book ”The Blueprint of Christs Church” by Tad R. Callister he speaks of how true faith combines belief and action. “True faith combines belief and action in an inseparable partnership that invites Gods power into our lives.” This principle was evident in the building of the Detroit Michigan Temple. […]
Facts about the Detroit Michigan Temple
-The Detroit Michigan Temple is the 63rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. -The Detroit Michigan Temple is the fist temple built in Michigan. -The Detroit Michigan Temple was dedicated October 23-24, 1999 by President Gordon B. Hinckley. -The groundbreaking ceremony of the Michigan Temple happened on the same day […]
Dedication of the The Chicago, Illinois Temple brings healing from the past
The building of the Chicago Illinois Temple was a big deal. It had been many years since there had been a temple in Illinois. There had not been a temple in the whole midwest, after the Nauvoo Temple had been abandoned and destroyed, until the Chicago Temple. The dedication of the Chicago, Illinois Temple was […]