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Fresno California Temple

The Fresno California Temple was the fourth temple built in the state of California and the first built in the Central Valley of California. The Fresno California Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was announced by President Gordon B. Hinckley in 1999, but plans for the temple originated in 1997 when […]

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Phoenix Arizona Temple Fun Facts

-The Phoenix Arizona Temple is the 144th dedicated Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Phoenix Temple is the fifth temple built in Arizona. -The groundbreaking was done by Elder Ronald A. Rasband in 2011 and dedicated by President Thomas S. Monson on November 16, 2014. -The announcement for the Phoenix […]

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Idaho Falls Idaho Temple

-The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple is the 8th temple in operation for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the first temple built in Idaho. -The Idaho Falls Temple’s groundbreaking was on December 19, 1939 and was dedicated September 23-25, 1945 by President George Albert Smith. -The Idaho Falls Temple was the ONLY […]

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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! […]

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Halifax Nova Scotia Temple

-Halifax Nova Scotia Temple is the 64th dedicated Temple in operation. -The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was first organized in Nova Scotia area in 1843. Because of the commitment of the members in that area Halifax and Dartmouth there are generations of Saints in that region. -Before the Nova Scotia Temple was […]

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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 […]

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The Provo Utah Temple

-The Provo Temple is the 15th dedicated temple in operation. The Provo Temple is scheduled to close following the dedication of the Orem Utah Temple. A new Provo Temple will be built in it’s place. - For 75 years the Logan, Manti and Salt Lake Temples were the only operating temples in Northern Utah and […]

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Acceleration of building Latter-Day Saint Temples, so awesome!

When I was younger I had no idea what was in store for Temples across the world. I loved being able to name all the temples throughout the world, now that game is pretty difficult. In this past conference Oct 2022President Nelson said this: “It is significant that the Savior chose to appear to the […]

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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 […]

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Stained-Glass Windows of the Snowflake Arizona Temple

To listen to this post on Spotify click here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/mky14x6SQIb To watch on Youtube click here: One of the best things about studying the different temples is that each temple has their own character. Even though there similar layouts in some, or the same architect, each temple has their own uniqueness that is fun to […]

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