Rattlesnake Dog Ep. 704 The Cultural Hall

Temple Dedication
- Helena Montana Temple – #178
  - Dedicated June 18th by Gary Stevensen
  - Announcement – Temple Cornerstone Ceremonies Discontinued
  - Church News: Thank-you notes and drawings were posted in trailers and facilities during the construction in Montana, Alabama, and Utah.

Temple Open House Begins

Bentonville Arkansas Temple
- Media Day – June 12th
- Open for tours June 17-July 1
- See Photos of the Interior
  - Inspiration from the Benton County courthouse, Massey Hotel, and Arkansas state capitol.
  - Red, yellow, and blue patterns are reminiscent of a quilt
  - Rugs with blues, greens, golds, and hints of pink
  - Designs: dogwood blossoms, sunbursts, and diamonds (Arkansas has the only diamond mine in the U.S.)
  - Painting of Jesus with a blue robe
- The Bednars return to to Arkansas
  - Lived in Fayetteville from 1980 to 1997.
  - “We are not Arkansans by birth, but whatever degree of adoption is necessary to be a full-blooded Arkansan, that is what we are.”
- Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston was impressed by the paint and trim and said the temple is the ”most pristine structure that I’ve ever seen.”

Temple Groundbreakings
- Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple
  - June 17th by Juan A Uceda
  - 11h temple in Brazil
- Montpelier Idaho Temple
  - June 17th by Randy K Olsen
  - More than 600 people attended the ceremony
    - Barabara Perry was in attendance from Cokeville WY
  - Camera installed on tabernacle to monitor construction
  - 6 Stakes from Grace to Kemmemer will attend
Typhoon Damages Temple
- Yigo Guam Temple
  - Typhoon Mawar (Category 4) hit guam on May 24th
  - Flooding saturated the carpets and some furniture inside the Yigo temple and at a nearby meetinghouse.
  - The typhoon also damaged trees and other landscaping on the temple grounds.
  - The temple did not sustain any structural damage, but it will be closed for repairs because of typhoon damage through July 24.
  - Temple was dedicated one year ago (May 22, 2022)
- No one on the island was killed during the storm
- Most homes were damaged, winds of 140 mph
- Members and Missionaries worked to clear water from the building and with the Salvation Army to distribute supplies.
New Temple Visitors Center
- Nauvoo Illinois
  - Located across from the Temple
  - “240-seat theater, displays, exhibits and a classroom”
  - “The temple is the most inaccessible building in town. It is strikingly beautiful, but mysterious. Some people come to Nauvoo and want to know what it is. To reduce the mystery, the visitors center will explain the heritage and purpose of the temple.”
Construction Progress
- Cody Wyoming Temple
  - Church hosts open house to answer questions on June 6th
  - New Exterior Renderings Shown
  - Temple estimated to generate at most 32 vehicle per hour on average
  - A Methodist visitor commented that “Religion is personal, It’s a beautiful building. It’s on private land. Let’s move forward and not go backward.”
  - On June 15th, The Planning and Zoning Board approved the temple, but they put off the decision on approving the 77-foot steeple.
    - The city planner argues a steeple is not part of the building height as stated in the zoning.
    - 300 people attended the meeting
      - “The temple will attract “good” LDS families to the community and improve it.”
      - “100-foot billboard advertising Mormonism that us gentiles would have to view day after day.”
      - “Cities are branded by their towers”
      - the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, which protects people, houses of worship and other religious institutions from discrimination in zoning and landmarking laws. (Being discussed in Heber as well)
        (Boston temple was dedicated without a steeple until a lawsuit went through to allow the steeple)

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