Provo City Center LDS Temple Nears Completion
During the October 2011 General Conference, President Thomas S. Monson announced that the former Provo Tabernacle would become the Provo City Center Temple. Now, 3 1/2 years of construction later, the temple is almost ready for its open house January 15, 2016 to March...Videos about LDS Temples
Last year, my wife and I taught the temple preparation course in our ward. The manual for this course, Endowed from on High (online and in print), contains references to videos, many of which are old and some are no longer available. Here are some newer videos about...
Preparing to Enter LDS Temples
The article “Preparing to Enter the House of the Lord” by Elder Kent F. Richards appears in the July issues of the Ensign, Liahona, and the New Era. The article explains why it is important to prepare to make covenants with God and receive the fulness of...
Teaching Children About LDS Temples
The July issues of the Friend magazine has several articles to help children learn about the temple: I’m Going There Someday. Story from a girl about her first experience in the temple. What will it be like when I go inside the temple? Elder Neil L. Andersen...
Releasing LDS Temple Name Reservations After 2 Years
Starting in the next few months, the Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will begin unreserving user temple reservations that have been inactive for more than two years. If you have reservations that you haven’t been able to...Video: Family History and the LDS Temple
In the following video, Elder Alca talks about his experience using Family History and The Washington DC Temple. I loved my mission and how it allowed me to utilize my abilities! Watch how Family History helped Elder (now RM) Alca find out more about his ancestors!...
3 Ways to Prepare Children for the LDS Temple
In this article, the Primary general presidency shares 3 ways we can prepare our children for the temple: Set a worthy example. Take time to teach. Involve children in family history. Read “Three Ways You Can Prepare Your Children for the Temple.” ...
Temple Infographic 2014: I Love to See the Temple
Brian Olson has completed an annual update of his infographic about LDS Temples. In this update, he added several temples and within a few more iterations, expects to have all the temples. Go to the infographic, then click and drag right and left on it to see the...
New Way to Find Cousins for Temple Work
Finding names for the temple is now easier than ever by viewing your family tree from a different angle. Visit the Descendancy view of Family Tree to see which of your cousins are ready for temple work. Then reserve names today. With the new “descendancy...
Explaining Temple Garments (Mormon Underwear)
This article is one in a series of articles about explaining our Mormon beliefs to our friends. See other articles in this series. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released an official video and explanation about the sacred clothing members wear in...
Ogden Utah Temple Open House and Rededication
Artwork by Brent Borup Free tickets for the open house of the Ogden LDS temple are available online beginning Monday, July 21 at templeopenhouse.lds.org. Public Open House: Friday, August 1, 2014-Saturday, September 6, 2014, except for Sundays (August 3, August 10,...
LDS Youth Temple Challenge
Elder Neil L. Andersen has challenged LDS youth to take their own names to the temple. “I want to challenge each of you to set a personal goal to help prepare as many names for the temple as baptisms you perform in the temple.” Go to the Youth Temple...
Time-lapse Video of Provo Temple Construction
Below is a time-lapse video of the construction of the Provo Utah Temple. At the October 2011 LDS general conference, President Monson announced that the Church would rebuild the historic Provo Tabernacle-–which was heavily damaged by fire in December 2010-–and...
Does the Angel Moroni on LDS Temples Always Face East?
Have you heard that the angel Moroni statue on Mormon temples always faces east? Well, that’s just not quite true. Using photographs, Brian Olson has analyzed the position of the angel Moroni in relation to the temple. He then used satellite photographs to translate...Follow on social media