The Jordan River Utah Temple closed for an extensive renovation on February 15, 2016. Never did most of us dream of such a thing happening, he said. She was born in Lima, Peru, to Antonio Arevalo Cerro and Blanca Hidalgo de Arevalo. Correction: A previous version of the photo gallery in this story incorrectly identified the temple chapel as an instruction room. The roof was replaced, and seismic upgrades were made. The exterior of the temple is finished with cast stone with white marble chips. 0000001575 00000 n
The re-dedication will occur on Sunday, May 20, and a cultural celebration will be held the day before. President Burton's wife, Linda Kjar Burton, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Sharon B. Schaefermeyer. These are choice Latter-day Saints. YueSang Simon Chan and Isabel KitFong Chow Chan. There were no height restrictions in the zone where the 200-foot-tall tower and statue of the angel Moroni would be built, sparing architects the challenge of designing new blueprints. Life is fulfilled. As he sits at the controls of a front-end loader, LDS Church President Spencer W. Kimball waves to delighted onlookers at the Jordan River Temple groundbreaking and site dedication in 1979. Wilcox marveled that for temple blessings alone, this family appeared to forget the pains and struggles of life. This website is NOT an official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The first view of the Angel Moroni statue atop the Jordan River Temple was to have been seen only after an unveiling ceremony Aug. 15 1981, but strong valley winds Aug. 9-10 tore away the canvas and caused some damage to the gold leafing, which was repaired. SOUTH JORDAN, Utah Two paintings caught the eye of Sister Joy D. Jones, the LDS Church's Primary general president, as she walked through the newly renovated Jordan River Utah Temple as the general public will have the opportunity to do beginning Saturday. [2] The temple was rededicated by Henry B. Eyring on May 20, 2018. The temple was rededicated in three sessions for Latter-day Saints living in the Jordan River Temple area, as well as in the Draper Utah and Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple districts. Located in South Jordan, Utah, it was built with a modern single-spire design. Please contact the temple for more information or if you have special circumstances or needs. Yogyakarta to Surabaya by train. All rights reserved. We give Thee thanks for Thy servant President Russell M. Nelson. She was born in Pocatello, Idaho, to Darrel Fay Booth and LoAine Booth. Day 6: Mount Bromo Sunrise + Drive To Banyuwangi. It was his first public meeting in months and he was unable to speak. The Jordan River Utah Temple will be rededicated on May 20, 2018, according to an announcement on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, by the First Presidency of the LDS Church. Arthur Moore hands a trowel to President Spencer W. Kimball at the cornerstone ceremony in August 1981. YueSang Simon Chan and Isabel KitFong Chow Chan, Shatin Ward, Hong Kong China Lion Rock Stake, called as president and matron of the Hong Kong China Temple. He put into action his oft-quoted admonishment to "lengthen our stride" by operating the controls to move a giant shovelful of dirt. Mikah, left, and Carly Olsen pose for a portrait at the Jordan River Temple in 2008. A crowd gathers at the Jordan River Temple in the fall of 1981. Bromo. (The other four temples are the Los Angeles California Temple, the Washington D.C. Temple, the Seattle Washington Temple, and the Mexico City Mexico Temple. Schedules | ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 0000003471 00000 n
SOUTH JORDAN Of all the temples dedicated during his time as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Spencer W. Kimball said the Jordan River Temple was perhaps the most significant. In 1978, a large fund-raising campaign was started in the temple district, which included 122 stakes. Jordan River Utah Temple Is Rededicated - Church Newsroom Modifications to the landscaping have beautified the temple grounds. Following its dedication, the Jordan River Temple quickly became one of the busiest in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, even with the Salt Lake Temple less than 15 miles away. A retired Church employee, he was born in Wenatchee, Washington, to William Rudolph Forsberg and Arlene Edna Forsberg. 0000008255 00000 n
The Jordan River Utah Temple is the highest capacity temple in the . With some 17,000 youth living in the Jordan River Utah Temple district, the event looked a little different than cultural celebrations of the past. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Over time Wilcox developed a relationship with his father. The Jordan River Utah Temple is surrounded by lights at dusk. Jointly published by the Deseret News and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its content supports the doctrines, principles and practices of the Church. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We apologized, telling President Benson we enjoyed greeting them and helping them but had thought they would be at BYU," Wilcox wrote. "Where was President (Ezra Taft) Benson?" Today, we have 4,500 temple workers, said Kruckenberg, who has served in the Jordan River Temple for three years. 0000033062 00000 n
At times progress was slow, but eventually the time came when his father qualified for a temple recommend, Wilcox wrote. 0000007619 00000 n
"President Benson smiled and asked: 'What day is it?' When that happens, for the first time in church history, all 15 members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will have participated in temple dedications or rededications. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern and southern coasts, respectively, while the narrow Bali Strait to the east separates Java from Bali by around 2.29 kilometres (1.42 mi). ", Feb. 3, 1978 President Spencer W. Kimball announces plans for the Jordan River Utah Temple, June 9, 1979 Official groundbreaking and site dedication, Aug. 22-Sept. 29, 1981 Public open house, Nov. 16-20, 1981 Jordan River Temple dedicated, Email: ttoone@desnews.com Twitter: tbtoone, Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company. The first view of the Angel Moroni statue atop the Jordan River Temple was to have been seen only after an unveiling ceremony Aug. 15 1981, but strong valley winds Aug. 9-10 tore away the canvas and caused some damage to the gold leafing, which was repaired. "These sessions are packed," Kruckenberg said. It is the highest-capacity temple in the Church, with six ordinance rooms each seating 125 patrons. The Jordan River Utah Temple (formerly the Jordan River Temple) is the 20th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A public open house will run from Saturday, March 17, 2018, through Saturday, April 28, 2018, except for all Sundays during that period as well as the Saturdays of March 24 and 31. Modifications to the landscaping has beautified the temple grounds. 0000083511 00000 n
Ravell Call, Deseret News/KSL-TV Chopper 5. She was born in Payson, Utah, to Ralph Allen Henderson and Joyce Maurine Henderson. [3], Marion G. Romney, a member of the church's First Presidency, dedicated the Jordan River Temple in fifteen sessions held during November 1620, 1981. At that time, temples were also under construction in Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Seattle, Mexico City and American Samoa. The ceremony and dedication were presided over by church president Spencer W. Kimball . There are now 18 temples in Utah in operation or planned. 0000016963 00000 n
The Jordan River Temple is the highest capacity temple with six instruction rooms. There have been twelve Jordan River Temple Presidents. 0000072158 00000 n
My heart was turning. Although it included song and dance, directors had to be creative in how they approached the celebration because of the number of youth. President Hathaway is a Star Valley Wyoming Temple presidency counselor and former stake president, bishop and branch president.