But with tears of joy, he was welcomed to the Celestial Room just before the ceremony commenced. West Jordan Utah Bingham Creek Stake - ChurchOfJesusChristWikia As he sits at the controls of a front-end loader, President Spencer W. Kimball waves to delighted onlookers at the groundbreaking in 1979. Rogelio Coca Aldunate and Blanca Vargas Alarcon de Coca, Hamacas Ward, Santa Cruz Bolivia Equipetrol Stake, called as president and matron of the Cochabamba Bolivia Temple, succeeding President Juan C. Mogrovejo and Sister Deyzi Cerruto de Mogrovejo. 0000001700 00000 n The first view of the Angel Moroni statue atop the Jordan River Temple was to have been seen only after an unveiling ceremony in August 1981, but strong valley winds the week before tore away the canvas and caused some damage to the gold leafing, which was repaired. It is the fourth largest LDS temple (but second-largest in Utah) and has a total of 148,000 sq. "The only dark cloud has been President Kimball's condition.". 6 0 obj <> endobj xref 6 51 0000000016 00000 n The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They will begin their service in November. The temple serves Latter-day Saints in Southern Salt Lake County, Utah. With six temples already in Utah, the new president expressed his gratitude. The temple dedication also commemorated the prophets 64th wedding anniversary to his wife, Camilla, who accompanied him. [2] The temple was rededicated by Henry B. Eyring on May 20, 2018. Ravell Call, Deseret News/KSL-TV Chopper 5. Another woman struggling to give up smoking committed to her bishop to not only give up her habit, but to donate to the temple fund what she had been spending on cigarettes. At the time, payment from local building funds was the established practice in the church, but was later abandoned in order to respond to the church's need for temples and church buildings in developing areas of the world. Plans to construct the Jordan River Utah Temple were announced by President Spencer W. Kimball at a news conference. He spent much of his childhood exploring the river and went on to study biology and conservation. The Jordan River Temple was open to the public for tours 29 September through 31 October 1981.
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