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Meridian Idaho Temple

-The Meridian Idaho Temple was announced 2 April 2011 and was dedicated on November 19, 2017 by Dieter F. Uchtdorf -The Meridian Idaho Temple is the fifth temple in Idaho. The Idaho temple’s in order are: Idaho Falls(1945), Boise Idaho Temple(1984), Rexburg Idaho Temple(2008), and the Twin Falls Idaho Temple(2008). - The Meridian Temple was […]

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Miracle at the Boise Idaho Temple

The Boise Idaho Temple is a stop not to be missed, if you are going through Boise, Idaho. The Temple is located right off the freeway, and very close to Costco. Our family just made the trek from Utah to Washington a couple times this past month for a wedding and a family reunion. Stopping […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Temple

-The Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple is the first Latter-Day Saint Temple in Pennsylvania. -The Philadelphia Temple was announced by Pres. Thomas S. Monson at the same time he announced Calgary, Canada; Córdoba, Argentina; Kansas City, Missouri; and Rome, Italy Temples. -The Philadelphia Temple was dedicated September 2016 by Henry B. Eyring. - The dedication of the […]

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10 interesting facts about the Chicago, Illinois Temple

More Blog Posts Dedication of the The Chicago, Illinois Temple brings healing from the past 10 Fun Facts about the rebuilt Nauvoo, Illinois Temple Fun Facts on the Latter-Day Saints Boise, Idaho Temple

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10 Fun Facts about the rebuilt Nauvoo, Illinois Temple

-The Nauvoo, Illinois Temple was rebuilt from the original Nauvoo Temple that was destroyed in the 1840’s. -The stone on the outside of the Nauvoo Temple was chosen to have the same color and texture as the limestone on the original Nauvoo Temple. The builders of the temple even looked into finding the same quarry […]

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Miracle of the Nauvoo Temple Blue Prints

To rebuild the original Nauvoo Temple it took a lot of prep work finding information on everything Nauvoo Temple looked like. Getting the information about the original Nauvoo Temple took many years, and the stories are pretty amazing. When Gordon B. Hinckley announced the rebuilding of the Nauvoo Temple the temple architects and designers did […]

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Architecture of the Manhattan, New York Temple

The Manhattan, New York temple is unique on multiple different levels from other temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Having been built from an existing building, the Manhattan New York Temple faced different challenges. There are two specific challenges discussed, the first being the noise from the outside streets and the […]

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