Tagged with "Canada"
Calgary Alberta Temple: Hymns bring tears of gratitude, tears of awe and tears of humility
Hymns of praise, thanksgiving and testimony provided spiritual and edifying accents to the Calgary Alberta Temple dedication Oct. 28. From the first notes of "Arise, O Glorious Zion" to the final chord of "The Hosanna Anthem," music was interwoven throughout the three dedicatory sessions. The hymns...
Calgary Alberta Temple: Youth present celebration on eve of dedication
MR says: President Monson said that he is a great advocate for events such as the cultural celebration held Saturday evening. Calgary has hosted some big-name events, such as the world-renowned Calgary Stampede, which is noted as “the richest ride in rodeo,” and the 1988 Winter Olympics. However,...
Pres. Monson dedicates Calgary Alberta Temple, 140th in operation
MR says: Don't miss the video of Pres. Monson at the cornerstone ceremony. Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dedicated the Calgary Alberta Temple, the 140th temple in the Church, on Sunday, 28 October 2012. Three dedicatory sessions were held to give members...
Today in the Bloggernacle: Calgary Temple open house and dedication
MR says: Don't miss the funny video one family created to encourage others to invite friends to the open house. Who is one of the most famous Canadians to tweens? Justin Bieber. What does he have to do with the Calgary Temple? You’ll have to watch this delightful video “Calgary Temple Invites” to find...
Calgary Alberta Temple: Enthusiasm for temple
MR says: Don't miss the beautiful photo gallery of the temple grounds and interior. Calgary Alberta Temple President Blair S. Bennett has emphasized that members have responsibilities for the care of the new temple where they will soon gather and worship inside its stately stone walls. It's evident that the...
Calgary Alberta Canada Temple open house dates announced
The public is invited to tour the newly completed Calgary Alberta Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the third Mormon temple in Alberta. The First Presidency of the Church has announced that the open house will run from 29 September through 20 October 2012, excluding...
Canada's Mormon town, Cardston thrives for 125 years
MR says: Pretty photo gallery. In heart, soul, history and demographics, it is every bit as much Mormon country as anywhere in Utah, yet Cardston is some 735 miles to the north, just over the Canadian border on the rangeland and prairie of Alberta. The location of one of the Church's oldest temples,...
Mormon History Association meeting in Calgary
For the second time in its 47-year history, the Mormon History Association is taking its annual conference to Canada — but in Calgary this time, in the western province of Alberta, where the first Mormon settlers to the country founded the town of Cardston 125 years ago. "We met in Kingston,...
Calgary Alberta Temple open house, dedication dates announced
MR says: I always love it when another temple gets dedicated. The First Presidency has announced open house and dedication dates for the Calgary Alberta Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). The public is invited to visit the temple during an open house from 29 September through...
Another Mormon First: How the Calgary Stampede got its name from a Mormon cowboy
The annual Calgary Stampede is a 10-day extravaganza commonly billed as “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.” Few know, however, that the term “stampede,” as used in the context of a rodeo, was coined by Canadian rodeo hall-of-famer Ray Knight, one of Alberta’s early Latter-day Saint settlers.
Mormon History Association highlights pioneer Saints of Canada at conference
Forty years after Brigham Young led the Saints to Utah, his son-in-law led a migration to Canada. At this year's annual Mormon History Association conference, speakers will reveal more about LDS pioneer settlers in Alberta. Complete with cowboys, fugitives and dusty little cabins euphemistically...
Two LDS missionaries battle back from brain injuries
MR says: We hope they recover soon. Two missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are fighting their way back from serious brain injuries suffered while serving in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Elder Britten Schenk, the LDS missionary from Hyde Park, Utah, who was severely...
Millions of records, images added to FamilySearch
Millions of new records and images have been added recently to FamilySearch.org for more than 20 countries, including Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Italy, Micronesia, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Sweden and the...
Canada newspaper features the Mormon Trail of Tears
MR says: The article features some beautiful photographs. This was a rut I was grateful to be stuck in one crisp, blue-sky morning in western Wyoming. Standing deep in a trough on a sparsely wooded hill overlooking the North Platte River near the outskirts of Guernsey, I felt the earth rumble as oxen mooed,...
Calgary Temple gets their angel
MR says: The forwarding link has a video of the event. At sunrise on Thursday January 12, 2012, a traditional golden Angel Moroni statue was placed atop the new Latter-day Saint (Mormon) temple being built in Calgary, Alberta...
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