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Great Ideas for Your Weekend
Hit the Road to the Temple
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 It's hard to think about summer travel in the dead of winter, but what better time to start dreaming - and planning - for your summer vacation? If your road map to adventure is lacking direction, we suggest heading to one of the many new temples in the world. When church membership was lower and temples were few and far between, many would try to make it to every temple in North America in just a few years. Vacations and family reunions were often planned near a distant temple.
Thanks to President Hinckley building 50 temples on the American continent in the last 8 years that would now take a lifetime. Still, taking temple trips is a wonderful way for families to explore a new city, have a fun time together and bond on both a spiritual and social level. Go the extra few miles to make a special occasion of your visit. From Nova Scotia to San Diego, here are six trips you may want to consider.
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●Halifax Nova Scotia Temple 44 Cumberland Drive Dartmouth, NS B2V 2C7 Canada Phone: 902-434-6920 Dedicated: November 14, 1999 Closed: Aug. 25-Sept. 11
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Like most of the smaller temples built in the last decade, sessions are available by appointment only-usually on evenings or weekends. Call a few days ahead to plan your session or to do baptisms. It's recommended you bring family file names for baptisms. Clothing rental and cafeteria services are not available. The temple is just 10 km from downtown Halifax, which offers a rich assortment of family activities. For music lovers there's the Maritime Fiddle Festival July 11-14-an outdoor concert featuring champion fiddlers, group fiddling and step dancing. The Atlantic Jazz Festival follows July 18- 27, featuring more than 400 jazz artists from around the world.
Be sure to check out the Museum of Natural History to discover the natural wonders of Nova Scotia's land and sea. See whales, fossils, dinosaurs, birds and even moose. The museum has special programs for the whole family. Sitting at the water's edge, Halifax has boats of every kind waiting to take any willing sailor on an adventure exploring the natural beauties of the Halifax coastline. Those who get green around the gills when in a boat can experience the life of a sailor at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic-or they can visit the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada's largest oceanographic research center. Fun Fact: Chicken farmers of Nova Scotia produce more than 43 million kilograms of chicken each year. That's more than 20 million chickens!
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●Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple 8283 North 34 St Omaha Nebraska 68112 Phone: 402-453-3406 Dedicated: April 22, 2001 Closed: July 8-21 |
This is also a smaller temple that requires an appointment to attend a session. Clothing rental and cafeteria services are not available. Special features of this temple are its 18 scenic stained-glass windows and original artwork, including oil paintings of old Winter Quarters. The stained-glass windows depict scenes of early pioneers and overlook the resting place of hundreds of Latter-day Saint pioneers.
The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery is a reverenced landmark that reminds us of the pioneers' struggles and heartaches. The majority of the Latter-day Saints who perished early in the migration died of hunger and exposure while at Winter Quarters in Nebraska territory and nearby settlements in Iowa. Visiting this temple is an opportunity to teach your children of sacrifice and the blessings of enduring to the end while honoring our ancestors. Just a few miles south, the city of Omaha bustles with family fun. Many festivals are held throughout the summer, including performances of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers."
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By Alecia Darrow
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