In the city whose motto is “Proud history, bright future,” Latter-day Saints are cherishing the region’s pioneer history and embracing a future now brightened by a house of the Lord.

On Sunday, June 7, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf dedicated the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...

This new house of the Lord in Springfield, Oregon, is the third in the state and the 219th dedicated temple in operation worldwide.

President Uchtdorf said he remembers years back piloting a brand-new Boeing 747 on its first flight, from Seattle, Washington, to San Francisco, California. He was amazed by the beauty of the line-up of six solitary volcanoes, from Mount Rainier and Mount Hood to Mount Shasta. Today, that route has more than six houses of the Lord, with three alone in Oregon.

“Just as these great mountains mark the landscape,” he said, “holy temples—and the covenants we make there—mark and connect our lives with the God of the universe.”

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