Tagged with "Temples"
Man shot at Oquirrh Mountain Mormon temple was accused of real estate scam
The man police fatally shot at the LDS Church's Oquirrh Mountain Temple on Christmas Day was the target of a lawsuit that accused him of participating in a real estate scam. Daniel Pogue, 54, of South Jordan, was one of four defendants in a debt collection case filed in June 2009 in 3rd District...
Police: Mormon temple gunman heavily armed, possibly mentally ill
The man shot and killed by police outside the LDS Church's Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple was heavily armed and running toward a group of people with a loaded shotgun when he was shot, according to police. Police released the man's name on Monday. They said Daniel M. Pogue, 54, had already unloaded...
Neighbors of shot gunman at Mormon temple say he was friendly
Neighbors of the man shot and killed by police Christmas Day in front of the LDS Church's Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple say they were shocked when they found out who it was. The man's name had not been officially released by South Jordan Police as of Sunday night pending notification of family...
Police kill armed man on LDS temple grounds
Police shot and killed a man after he refused to drop his shotgun and headed toward a group of people on a Christmas Day stroll outside a Utah Mormon Temple, authorities said. The man had been in an altercation Saturday afternoon in the parking lot outside the Oquirrh Mountain Temple of The Church...
LDS Church buys Ogden motel, closes doors on residents
Residents of the Ogden Lodge were scrambling to find a new place to live Thursday as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints finalized the purchase of it and plans to demolish the motel to pave the way for future development. Brandi George, 29, said she and her 9-year-old daughter, Kailee,...
Ambassador Illuminates Lights at Washington D.C. Temple Visitors’ Center
On 1 December the Vietnamese ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Le Cong Phung, flipped the switch on approximately 500,000 lights on the temple grounds to celebrate the Christmas season at the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors’ Center. Prior to the lighting ceremony, His Excellency...
Festive feelings stirred with lighting of Mesa temple lights
MR says: Pretty photo gallery. "Celebrate the Birth of Christ in Lights and Music" features hundreds of thousands of colorful lights in stunning displays, including illuminated palm trees and flower gardens; a beautifully crafted Nativity scene, life-like figures of Mary and Joseph on their way to Bethlehem...
Carpenter 'humbled' by Mormon temple work
In the beginning, J.R. Potthast saw it as just another job. But the metro-east carpenter later learned that this order would literally be a mission ... from God. "It was quite an experience," Potthast said. "I was awed and humbled by it." This job was completed last month over the course of...
Papua New Guinea saints sacrifice to be sealed
Some canoed for four days from remote villages. Several came from Daru, an island close to the Papua New Guinea mainland. Many had never seen a large town before, and very few had ever visited the city of Port Moresby. Certainly none had seen a western city the size of Sydney. This group of...
Visiting teaching message highlights responsibilities of temple, family history work
Each month, the Church News publishes a message to complement the Relief Society visiting teaching message found in the Ensign magazine. The article on this page is based on the December 2010 message, "Our Responsibility to Participate in Temple and Family History Work." No matter the age or...
Youth celebrate Hawaii Temple
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SVU students serve — inside and out — at the Washington D.C. Temple
More than 250 students participated in Southern Virginia University's sixth annual Temple Service Day in October at the Washington D.C. Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Students, along with some faculty and staff members, spent the day performing temple ordinances,...
Laie Hawaii Temple rededicated by President Monson
President Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rededicated the Laie Hawaii Temple Sunday after an extensive closure for renovation. The Laie, Hawaii Temple has been the centerpiece of Latter-day Saint faith in the Hawaiian Islands since its initial...
Fun Facts and Rededication Photos: Laie Hawaii Temple
In celebration of the rededication of the Laie Hawaii Temple, see our photos taken the day of and enjoy the following interesting facts you may not know about this historic temple (and how it came to be): In 1850, missionaries were first called and sent to the Hawaiian Islands. Among them,...
Gilbert Arizona Temple photo gallery
MR says: This article has some nice photos of the groundbreaking. Paying tribute to the lives of early settlers and faithful Latter-day Saints of the area today, more than 7,500 people gathered on a clear, warm morning Nov. 13 at the site of the new Gilbert Arizona Temple to break ground for its...
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