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Washington D.C. Temple Renovation Completion

The Washington D.C. Temple is now finished after years of renovation work. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has opened the doors to visitors, right now, and will keep the doors open until the re-dedication of the temple. The Church put out this video explaining the extensive work of redoing the temple and […]

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Facts about the Hartford Connecticut Temple

- The Hartford Connecticut Temple is the 155th dedicated temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. - The dedication of the Hartford Connecticut Temple was 20 November 2016 by Henry B. Eyring. -The Hartford Connecticut Temple is 32,246 square feet. -The Hartford Connecticut Temple was announced 18 years earlier but was suspended […]

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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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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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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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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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