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Uplifting Stories from Manhattan, New York Temple

New York City is known for its diversity, there are people from all over the world that gather in New York. This diversity is reflected in the church meetings and in the the Manhattan Temple. New York City has the nickname “crossroads of the world” because it brings so many different people from all over […]

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10 Awesome Facts About the Manhattan, New York Temple

The Manhattan New York Temple is the third temple adapted from an existing building. The other two Temples adapted from existing buildings, were the Vernal Temple and Copenhagen Denmark Temple. The New York City Temple building was originally built in 1976. The original building of the Manhattan New York Temple started as a Stake center. […]

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Uplifting Stories from the Palmyra, Temple

To listen on Spotify click here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Palmyra-New-York-Temple-Uplifting-Stories-e2lisrt There are many amazing stories of Palmyra Temple. There is an article written for the Department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University in Provo, Editors Alexander Baugh and Andrew Hedges compiled some pretty amazing miracles that happened during the Palmyra Temple building and dedication. These […]

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Palmyra New York, Purchasing the Smith Home land, the “Fighting Preacher.”

To listen on Spotify click here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Willard-Bean-and-Palmyra-Land-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-e2k2ooj The Smith Family Farm in upstate New York is a very special place for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was in the grove of trees near the Smith home, where Joseph Smith knelt to pray, asking which of all the churches were […]

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History of Small Temples, Palmyra New York Temple

To watch on Youtube click here: To listen on Spotify click here: e2isub2https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Palmyra-New-York-Temple-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-e2isub2 The member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, love their temples. These buildings are very special to the members because of the belief that the Temples are God's dwelling place, on Earth. The promises the members of the Church […]

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Making Time for the Temple while on Vacation.

Orlando Temple at night was one of the highlights of our trip to Florida. The peace that was felt on the temple property was such a contrast from the day of traveling and exhaustion, it was a wonderful experience! Universal Studios Florida, was the destination for our trip, five day park hopper tickets, we were […]

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Only Temple With a Clear Glass Window Palmyra, New York Temple

To listen on Spotify click here:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Palmyra-New-York-Temple-Clear-Glass-Window-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-e2lhbcn The Palmyra, New York temple is pretty spectacular for lots of different reasons, the location, the beautiful stained glass windows, but there is one thing that President Hinckley asked for that is different than every other temple in the whole world. President Hinckley asked to have one clear glass […]

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Palmyra, New York Temple Windows

To listen on Spotify click here:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Palmyra-New-York-Temple-Windows-e2lisil The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints announced the Palmyra, New York temple would be built in February 1999. When this announcement was made, the members knew this was going to be different than any other temple. The Palmyra Temple is built on the old Smith farm, where […]

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Awesome Facts about the Palmyra, New York Temple

To listen on Spotify click here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Palmyra-New-York-Temple-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-Quick-Facts-e2lis5a Palmyra New York Temple was the 100th temple announced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Palmyra New York Temple was dedicated on April 6, 2000. Exactly 170 years after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formally organized! The Palmyra Temple is […]

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The Faithful Latter-Day Saints of Ukraine

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from across the world have struggles and challenges. The Saints in Ukraine have been dealing with civil unrest for a long time. Going through some conference talks there were many amazing stories of the members in Ukraine, here are some favorites: Never Leave HimNeil L. […]

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