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    721 Everyone Can Wear Shorts – The Cultural Hall

    By Richie TAugust 30, 2023Episodes
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    • Temple Dedication 
      • Saratoga Springs Utah Temple – #179, #18 in Utah.
        • August 13th presided by Henry Eyring 
        • Saturday YSA Fun Run preceding the dedication 
    • Temple Open House Begins 
      • Feather River California Temple 
        • August 19th to September 9th
        • Focus on religious diversity of Yuba City 
          • Sikh sold the property to the church 
        • Interior Photos Released  
          • Arch theme seen in Windows, ceilings, veil, outside plaza
          • 100 year old olive trees transplanted to the site
          • California Poppy, almond blossoms, cherry wood themes 
          • Another fancy chandelier in the brides room 
      • McAllen Texas Temple
        • August 25th to September 9th
        • Spanish Speaking Missionaries Came to the Rio Grande Valley in the 1920’s
          • More Spanish Speaking Congregations than English ones. 
          • Three Stakes on Texas Side, Four stakes on Mexico side.  
        • Interior Photos Released 
          • Spanish Colonial Style: citrus blossoms, barbed quatrefoils, scrolls and ribbons.
          • blues, golds and greens — reminiscent of bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas
      • Bangkok Thailand Temple
        • September 1st to 16
          • First Temple in Southwest Asia, Announced in 2015 
          • 375 Young Single Adults were the first to tour the temple with Elder Gong and had a devotional in the meetinghouse. 
          • Elder Gong leads media day 
            • Governor and former governor of Bangkok speak
          • Interview with the construction manager that joined the church
        • Salt Lake Tribune piece by Peggy Fletcher Stack 
          • History of missionary work, including the Buddha desecration indecent in 1972
        • Interior Photos Released 
          • Central spire surrounded by eight smaller spires (250 feet tall)
            • Reminiscent of the Wat Arun
            • Christus Statue in courtyard 
            • diamond shapes with lotus flower elements
            • herringbone pattern, evoking woven palms
    • Temple Renovation Announced 
      • Manhattan New York Temple
        • Closing in 2024 for 3 years 
        • Exterior and steeple will be changed 
          • Art deco design of gold columns and colorful stained glass
          • Larger golden steeple and Moroni Remains!
        • Meetinghouse on 3rd floor will be “upgraded”
          • Rendering shows a Cristus statue in the view of the entrance 
    • Temple Sites announced 
      • San Jose California 
        • 4.73-acre site on Fremont Avenue in Sunnyvale, California
        • single-story temple 30,000 square feet and a distribution center.
        • Current meetinghouse will be demolished, property is zoned for a temple
      • La Paz Bolivia 
        • 3.8 acres Located in the Calacoto Neighborhood of La Paz
        • 18,850 square feet
      • Teresina Brazil 
        • 3.6 acres on close to the Poti River
        • 25,420 square feet
      • Natal Brazil
        • 5.53 acres located in Nova Parnamirim
        • single-story temple of approximately 19,800 square feet
    • Government Approvals 
      • Cody Wyoming Temple – Approved!?
        • Planning and Zoning Board votes to approve temple
          • Church agrees to lighting restrictions on lumens, hours of output, motion sensors 
          •  Church proposed to lower the building height to 85 feet, but no height restriction was passed by the board. Was the deal scrapped?
        • Cody Mayor holds issuing building permits
          • Confusion over if the board knew what they were voting for 
          • City Council is waiting for the church’s lawsuits to get a hearing
          • Permits needed to begin construction 
          • Continued concern over height 
        • Neighborhood Group adding a lawsuit against the city for temple approval
          • Want the judge to reverse the board’s decision
      • Provo Utah Temple
        • Provo City Design review committee reviewed the plans for the Provo Temple replacement. 
        • The grounds of the temple will be made more level, reducing the slope to walk up to the temple. 
        •  New temple will be taller, but more or less the same size.  
    • Temple Reopens 
      • Yigo Guam Temple
        • Reopened after two months of water damage removal after typhoon Mawar
    • Upcoming Open Houses 
      • Tickets Available for the St. George Utah temple
      • Others coming soon: McAllen, Bangkok, Okinawa, Lima Los Olivos, Orem

     

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