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Much Anticipated AoN Ep. 628 The Cultural Hall

By September 18, 2022October 11th, 2022Uncategorized

Richie and Mr. Mayor (Andrew Mair) roll out of bed to bring you this episode of Articles of News. After a discussion of how things were “back in my day”, including piercings, attitudes about LGBTQ, and the technological wonder that is the Walkman, they get to the current events of the day. Mr. Mayor teases and upcoming episode in which he will share a personal experience from his mission.

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Cory K. Ward, aka The Pharaoh, joins Richie for the Temple Ticker segment.

Groundbreakings

    • Ephraim, Utah
    • Surprise Visit from President Nelson
      • Walter F. Gonzales was announced to have been the presiding authority
      • Spoke about the founding of the Sanpete Stake Academy in 1888 that became Snow College (named after Erastus Snow & Lorenzo Snow)
      • Mother Born in Ephraim, (3 of four grandparents as well), father born in Manti
        • All 8 great grandparents lived in Ephraim. (From England, Norway, Denmark, Sweden) – “I don’t think they could even talk to each other.”
      • In 1985, he divided the Ephraim and Snow College Student Stakes
      • Kept asking if any relatives were there, he told the audience to do their family history and find out.
      • Governor Spencer Cox – From Fairview was there.
        • “I’ve got your genealogy here if you need it.”
        • Temple district to include North Sanpete County plus Carbon and Emery Counties
      • Started Raining during dedicatory prayer.
      • Second in Sanpete County after Manti (1888)
        • Under Renovation – expected 2023 or 2024
        • Previous renovation and rededication in 1985
        • Called it the “Jewel of the Valley”
        • Ephraim Temple was announced in a meeting where church leaders announced the revised plans for the Manti Temple after the public was expressed disappointment in the plans.
        • Bishop Waddell Said at the time:
          • “The announcement for Ephraim had nothing to do specifically with the murals in the Manti temple,” Bishop Waddell said mentioning that the announcement of the Ephraim temple allows Manti to be preserved. “Ephraim first, Manti second; not Manti first, Ephraim second.”
        • President Nelson: “Shortly after the April 2021 General Conference, I received VERY CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS that the Manti Utah Temple should be preserved, and that a Temple should be built in Ephraim, Utah.”
      • Open Houses
        • Hamilton New Zealand
          • August 26 – September 17
          • Interior Photos released
            • Compare to 1950s photos
            • One of Three Temples to have full Murals in the Celestial Room
            • Interesting Baptistry and Mural
            • New Design Elements with Māori Patterns
            • Originally with only one auditorium style Endowment Room used to present the Endowment with Film. (Second temple to do so in 1958)
              • Now there two medium sized rooms.
            • Located in a Community called Temple View, outside of Hamilton.
              • Previously adjacent to the Church College of New Zealand, since closed in 2009. The area has been redeveloped, adding housing, parks, and preserving some core buildings as museums.
            • Renovation Announced
              • Kona Hawaii Temple
                • To close in October 2023 until late 2025.
                • Dedicated om 2000
                • Sixth Hinkley US Mini Temple to Be Completely Renovated (Columbus Finishing up soon).
                • Marble in Humid Climate is probably not aging well
                  • Pieces of marble supposedly falling off.
                • To be Slightly enlarged form 9,500 to 12,000 Square Feet
                • Spire Resembles the Honolulu Tabernacle
                • Moroni Stays!
              • Construction Update
                • Orem Temple Fire
                  • Authorities Suspect it was an Arson
                    • Security camera shows a figure leaving the scene at 11:09 on July 25th.
                  • AFT and Orem Police Department is offering a $5k reward for information that leads to an arrest.
                  • Foam was used to extinguish the fire, limited it to one room, but smoke damage caused thousands of dollars of damage throughout the building.
                • Renovation Progress
                  • Salt Lake Temple
                    • August Update
                      • New Video Explaining the Process of Jack and Bore
                      • Workers spend 8 hours a day digging out underneath the temple by hand in steel tubes moving six feet a day
                        • Pipes are filled with a rebar cag, cables, and grout and is tied to connections into the Walls and Roof of temple.
                        • Placed over Base Isolators that are able to shift in an earthquake and allow the temple to move in an earthquake.

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