Land of The Seattle Washington Temple
The Seattle Washington Temple is the 19th operating Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The people of the Pacific Northwest were very anxious to get a Temple in their area. A group of Stake Presidents had even petitioned the First Presidency for a temple in the 1960’s but to no avail […]
Seattle Washington Temple
The Seattle Washington Temple is the 19th Latter-Day Saint Temple in operation. The groundbreaking was done on May 27, 1978 by Marion G. Romney and was dedicated by Spencer W. Kimball on November 17-21 1980. The Seattle Washington Temple is the first temple built in the Pacific Northwest. In the 1960s a group of Stake […]
Mesa Arizona Temple
The Mesa Arizona Temple is located just east of the the Mesa Townsite which was settled by Latter-Day Saints Pioneers in the 1870’s. The Mesa Arizona Temple is the first temple built in Arizona and was heavily influenced by the construction of the Cardston Alberta Temple and the Laie Hawaii Temple. President Heber J. Grant […]
Cardston Alberta Temple
The Cardston Alberta Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is the first temple built in Canada. It was announced in June 27, 1913. The site was dedicated by Joseph F. Smith and the Temple was dedicated by Heber J. Grant. The Cardston Alberta Temple had been rededicated twice since once in […]
Laie Hawaii Temple Fun Facts
The Laie Hawaii Temple land was dedicated June 1915, announced October 1915, ground breaking February 1916, and dedication November 1919 by Heber J. Grant. In 1900 George Q. Cannon, a member of the first presidency, visited Hawaii for the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Hawaii Mission and promised the Saints, if they are […]
Jordan River Utah Temple Information
-The Jordan River Temple is the 20th operating Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It’s the seventh temple built in Utah and it was dedicated in November of 1981. -The land of the Jordan River Temple was donated by a family that had owned the land for nearly one hundred years! […]
Payson Utah Temple
-The Payson Utah Temple is the 146th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. -The Payson Temple is the 15th temple in Utah, and the third temple built in Utah county. (The Provo Temple and the Mount Timpanogos temple) -Payson is known for their apple orchards and wheat, both of which […]
Architecture and Design of the Snowflake Arizona Temple
To listen to this post on Spotify click here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/JpyKZ8OYQIb To watch on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/r1jsoB3xr68 The Snowflake Arizona Temple is the ”sister temple” to the Winter Quarters Temple in Nebraska. Both temples are built on a hill, with the lower level partially set into the hill. There was sixteen feet removed from the […]
Snowflake Arizona Temple Fun Facts
To listen to this post on Spotify click here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/3Q4g6jCWQIb To watch on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/L6glvCpoU-w -The Snowflake Arizona Temple is the second temple built in Arizona. The first temple in Arizona is the Mesa Temple, built in 1927. -The Snowflake Arizona Temple is 18,621 square feet. -The Snowflake Arizona Temple was dedicated by […]
Latter-Day Saints Boise, Idaho Temple
-The Boise Temple is the second temple built in Idaho. The first temple was the Idaho Falls Temple built in 1945. -The groundbreaking ceremony happened on December 18, 1982. -The Boise Temple sits on a 4.83 acre site. -The Boise Temple was dedicated on May 25-30, 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley. President Gordon B. Hinckley […]