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734 A Ballard-Less News Episode

By October 22, 2023Episodes

Temple Ticker

  • Temple Dedications
    • McAllen Texas Temple – #183
      • Dieter Uchdorf 
        • Visited the Border Wall; called it a symbol of division 
          • The wall “is a sign of individual problems and challenges, but here at the temple you are in a place of peace,” “The Spirit and your love for one another have no borders.”
          • “in a world with a lot of walls, we need to continue to build bridges.”
          • “The spreading of the restored gospel did not stop at political or social boundaries; it expanded on both sides of the Rio Grande.”
        • 5 Stakes in Texas 
          • 4 Stakes on the Mexican Side are not assigned to the temple 
    • Feather River California Temple – #184
      • Ulisses Soares
        • Received a letter from a man in Yuba City informing him of the portuguese community in the area
        • Paid tribute to the Tumber family who sold his peach orchard.
        • Celebration of religious diversity in the city, little opposition to the temple.
      • 7 Stakes from Redding to Lincoln
  • Temple Groundbreakings 
    • Modesto California Temple
      • Gary B. Sabin:
        • paid tribute to John Davis, a widower with three children, who arrived in Modesto in the winter of 1905; he and his posterity formed the foundation of the Church in the area
      • Modesto Mayor Sue Zwahlen:
        • “Please come often to the temple grounds and feel the peaceful surroundings”
      • Same week that 2 wards were consolidated in Modesto
  • Temple Site Announced 
    • Budapest Hungary Temple
      • Announced in April 2019
      • Site located in a modern housing development in Northern Buda.
      • Single Story Temple of 18,000 sq. ft with an arrival center and patron housing
      • The president of Hungary, Katalin Novák, came to Salt Lake City and met with the First Presidency on September 26th. 
        • Temple was discussed
      • Missionaries first came to Hungary in 1885, left after WWI, and later returned in 1988.
        • 5,200 members in 20 congregations, 1 stake, 2 districts in Hungary 
  • Construction Approvals 
    • Taylorsville Utah Temple 
      • New Traffic pattern on 4700 South 
        • Traffic signal at Chentelle drive will be removed 
        • Replaced with a raised median that will restrict left turns 
        • Sable Circle will be opened up at 2700 West for vehicle access
        • New roundabout at Chentelle & Sable, in front of temple
    • Cody Wyoming Temple
    • Heber Valley Utah Temple
    • Nauvoo Illinois Temple
      • New Visitors Center site plan submitted to the city, working to improve the plans for the streets.
      • 24,000 square feet with 240 seat theater, interactive experiences, stained-glass depiction of Jesus Christ, windows facing the temple, exhibits telling the story of Nauvoo, artifacts from the original temple, a relocated cutaway model
      • 120 parking spaces with shared access for the Catholic Church and elementary school

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