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The Worst Easter Ever AoN Ep. 688 The Cultural Hall

By April 20, 2023Episodes

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2nd Block Nate Eaton

Nate Eaton has wanted to be a reporter since he was a child. He grew up watching the news every night, pretended to be a weatherman in the garage and made videos with his friends using a borrowed camcorder.

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  • Temple Open House
    • Saratoga Springs Utah Temple
      • First Interior Photos released 
        • “blues, purples, golds and greens of surrounding flora and fauna, such as wildflowers, marsh grass, reeds and the snowy egrets”
        • Utah Lake inspiration (Water, Grass, Birds, Mountains)
      • Media Day – April 10
        • Why have a media day? 
        • Invite local media and community leaders to tour the temple
        • Have church officials on hand to answer questions, give interviews
        • Most people in Utah are already familiar with temples. 
        • Because the Last Utah open house was in 2018, It was decided to have a 3 month open house to encourage those on summer vacation to come/invite friends. (Ends July 8)
      • Coming Cascade of Utah Temple Open Houses over the next 3-5 years. 
        • 11 new temples 
        • 3 Temples under Renovation 
  • Temple Groundbreaking
  • Dedication Announced 
    • Okinawa Japan Temple
      • Open House: September 23 – October 7
      • Dedication: November 12 by Gary Stevenson 
      • 10th for this year (will there be more?)
  • Renovation Announced 
  • Renovation Progress
  • Salt Lake Temple 
    • 3 reasons why the Salt Lake Temple Won’t be done until 2026.
      • The pandemic and accompanying supply chain disruptions and labor shortages.
        • Takes 6-12 months to get forklifts to move base isolators 
      • The unique seismic, structural work.
        • Tall, unreinforced structure, had to dig by hand 
      • Unforeseen conditions found in the excavation of the pioneer-era foundation.
        • Foundation from the 1800s and the renovation from the 1960s was not in as good a condition as they thought. (Large gaps)
        • Slowed down because “the foundation’s condition didn’t allow for modern equipment to bore into it. So jack-and-bore became jack-and-dig-by-hand.”
    • Renovation is now about 50% completed. Now they are starting to build up, rather than take off. Base isolators installed, concrete trucks rolling in. 
    • “We Keep adding the the project” (JSMB, Lion House) 
  • Construction updates 
    • Willamette Valley Oregon 
      • Building permits issued
    • Yorba Linda California 
      • Electrical transformer relocated, chapel steeple demolished
    • Lone Mountain Nevada
  • French mayor visits Paris France Temple 

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