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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 […]

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Lucy Mack Smith connection to the Detroit Michigan Temple.

To watch on Youtube click here:https://youtu.be/im33a8SJN9A To listen on Spotify click here:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Detroit-Michigan-History-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-e30qduc To listen on Spotify click here: 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 […]

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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 […]

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Temple Architecture

One of the best things about the Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the little details that make each temple unique. The Philadelphia Temple is truly a work of art and a beautiful nod to history. There was an article written on the Philadelphia Temple(link at the bottom of page) […]

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The Miracle of the Stained Glass Windows in the Nauvoo Temple

The stained glass windows for the Nauvoo Temple were quite the project! In an article written on Tom Holdmans web site(the artist of the windows) he went into details about the finished windows of the Nauvoo Temple project almost breaking as they went to move the window at the very end of the process. Here’s […]

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Stain glassed Windows in the rebuilt Nauvoo, Temple Getting Christs Face Perfect

Tom Holdman was the artist in charge of the stain glassed windows in the new/rebuilt Nauvoo Temple. The Nauvoo Temple was not the first temple Tom Holdman worked on, he started with the the windows of the Palmyra Temple and then worked on the Winter Quarters Temple. Tom said that he felt that those two […]

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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 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

The Nauvoo Temple stands as symbol of the past, a reminder of simpler times and hope for the future for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Only four years after the dedication of the Nauvoo Temple, it was destroyed and laid in ruins. The Nauvoo Temple was announced in 1841, Latter-day […]

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Information on the Original Nauvoo Temple

The original Nauvoo Temple was one of the most magnificent buildings of the time. It was priceless to the Saints of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, not because of the cost and the effort of the people, but because of the blessings it brought to the Saints. It was heartbreaking for the […]

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