As a third counselor, President Hinckley was beginning to feel the burdens of the First Presidency on his shoulders, according to his biography. Following is a list of the current and former presidents and matrons of the Jordan River Utah Temple. The spire of the Jordan River Temple. The First Presidency, led by church President Russell M. Nelson, reminded members of the sacred nature of the rituals. Announced in 1979 and dedicated in 1981, the Jordan River Utah Temple has served members in the Salt Lake Valley for the past 35 years. 0000003874 00000 n
"Since that day the importance of attending the temple has been magnified in my eyes.". It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern and southern coasts, respectively, while the narrow Bali Strait to the east separates Java from Bali by around 2.29 kilometres (1.42 mi). Sister Pincock is a ward Relief Society presidency counselor and temple ordinance worker and a former ward Relief Society president, and ward Young Women and Primary presidency counselor. [citation needed]. The same year Jordan River became the churchs 20th operating temple, President Kimball announced nine more Lima, Peru; Seoul, South Korea; Chicago, Ill.; Dallas, Texas; Guatemala City, Guatemala; Johannesburg, South Africa; Manila, Philippines; Frankfurt, Germany; and Stockholm, Sweden. It is the fourth largest LDS temple (but second-largest in Utah) and has a total of 148,000 sq. Over time Wilcox developed a relationship with his father. From Tuesday to Saturday, there is also a constant stream of young people going to and from the baptistery, before and after school, Kruckenberg said. ", S. Michael Wilcox, author, speaker and former Church Educational System instructor, relates three experiences involving the Jordan River Temple in his book, "House of Glory: Finding Personal Meaning in the Temple.". The Jordan River Utah Temple was originally named the Jordan River Temple. The Temple was dedicated on November 16-20, 1981 by President Marion G. Romney. Prigi Arisandi grew up near the Surabaya River and remembers seeing it degrade when factories began operating in the region in the early 1980s. 0000002547 00000 n
He was raised by his faithful Latter-day Saint mother and growing up rarely saw his father. The Jordan River Temple was open to the public for tours 29 September through 31 October 1981. For sealing or initiatory information please call the temple at 801-254-3003. Until a few years ago, the Jordan River Temple district contained 110 stakes. President Spencer W. Kimball announces the Joran River Utah Temple at a press conference on Feb. 3., 1978. Francisco Zapata Orozco and Maria Esther Marin Olivo de Zapata, Victoria Ward, Monterrey Mexico Libertad Stake, called as president and matron of the Monterrey Mexico Temple, succeeding President Juan Villarreal and Sister Ernestina Garza de Villarreal. Jordan River Utah Temple | ChurchOfJesusChristWikia | Fandom As for the gold statue of Moroni and his trumpet, its interesting to note that the Jordan River Temple is one of five temples featuring Moroni holding the gold plates. The spirit of Elijah can reach through centuries of time and bind our hearts to fathers whose names we read on old gothic manuscripts, but it can also reach through the pain of divorce and bind the heart of a son to his father and a father to his son. There are now 18 temples in Utah in operation or planned. 0000030938 00000 n
(The other four temples are the Los Angeles California Temple, the Washington D.C. Temple, the Seattle Washington Temple, and the Mexico City Mexico Temple. Sister Hathaway is an assistant to the matron and a former stake Relief Society and Primary presidency counselor, and ward Primary president. The following new temple president and matron have been called by the First Presidency. President Gordon B. Hinckley recalled the dedication of the Jordan River Temple in his biography, "Go Forward with Faith," by Sheri Dew. Francisco Zapata Orozco and Maria Esther Marin Olivo de Zapata. The temple serves Latter-day Saints in Southern Salt Lake County, Utah. A site dedication and groundbreaking ceremony were held on June 9, 1979. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. President Burton's wife, Linda Kjar Burton, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Sharon B. Schaefermeyer. Youth Cultural Celebration. Sister Chan is a ward Primary presidency counselor and ward music chairman and a former assistant to the matron, mission president companion, stake Relief Society president, and ward Relief Society, Young Women and Primary president. "These sessions are packed," Kruckenberg said. Fifteen dedicatory sessions were conducted Nov. 16-20. President Kimball was in attendance but did not speak because he was recovering from surgery. Another member served as a sealer until he was released at age 94. "After a full day at the office, I had the delightful experience of going to the Jordan River Temple, there to perform the sealing ceremony for Karl Heinz Friedrich Leonhardt and his wife, Brigitte Ursula Danisch Leonhardt. Jordan River Utah Temple - MormonWiki 0000032758 00000 n
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I submit their names for temple ordinances, and my father is in the temple every week performing the work for them. The ceremony and dedication were presided over by church president Spencer W. Kimball . Craig Palmer Burton, 68, Meadows Ward, Murray Utah South Stake, called as president of the Jordan River Utah Temple, succeeding President William A. Schaefermeyer. Click here to search for the Distribution Center closest to this temple. NEXT EVENTS. The Jordan River Utah Temple and the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple (2009) were the first pair of temples to be built in the same city. Dedicatory Prayer for the Rededication of the Jordan River Utah Temple "We thank thee, Father," they said, "for allowing us to be born at a time and in a place where our names could be written in a church book, so that our descendant could find our names and bring us here, to thy house, to be cleansed and eternally bound as families. Modifications to the landscaping has beautified the temple grounds. 0000029364 00000 n
After formally acquiring the property, a twist came when church leaders learned the temple straddled two areas with different zoning laws. East Java - Wikipedia She was born in Salt Lake City to Marjorie Castleton and Morris Ashton Kjar. HOME | jordan-river-temple President Ezra Taft Benson, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, speaks at the Jordan River Temple groundbreaking and site dedication in June 1979. During the Jordan River Temple groundbreaking in June 1979, President Kimball lived up to his trademark counsel, "Lengthen your stride.". He is an assistant director of Church Hosting, elders quorum instructor and temple sealer, and a former Korea Seoul West Mission president, stake president, bishop, and Jordan River Utah Temple open house and dedication coordinator. [2] The temple was rededicated by Henry B. Eyring on May 20, 2018. He put into action his oft-quoted admonishment to "lengthen our stride" by operating the controls to move a giant shovelful of dirt. Temple presidents and matrons are called to oversee all activities performed at the temple. The Jordan River Temple in 2011. President Burton's wife, Linda Kjar Burton, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Sharon B. Schaefermeyer. 0000033062 00000 n
Most had been very young at the time but still remembered the event. Escalators were replaced with staircases. Arthur Moore hands a trowel to President Spencer W. Kimball at the cornerstone ceremony in August 1981. She was born in Pocatello, Idaho, to Darrel Fay Booth and LoAine Booth. 0000008346 00000 n
'Friday,' we answered. And we thank thee that our names were written in a book.". The Jordan River Utah Temple was intended to be a workhorse. Kruckenberg has enjoyed seeing children be sealed to their parents. As renovated Jordan River Temple reopens, LDS leaders cite spiritual David Garth Pincock and FaDene Booth Pincock, Harrison Hills Ward, Omaha Nebraska Millard Stake, called as president and matron of the Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple, succeeding President Randall D. Bartlett and Sister Diana Bartlett. It was fortunate that the part of the temple in the section with more restrictive regulations for height did not include the tallest parts of the building. We give Thee thanks for Thy servant President Russell M. Nelson. "We were not prepared to greet them and offer our customary assistance. A crowd gathers on the 15-acre plot at 10200 S. 13th west to see the Jordan River Temple cornerstone sealed in Dec. 1981. 0000028744 00000 n
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The following new temple presidents and matrons have been called to serve by the First Presidency. The Jordan River Utah Temple and the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple (2009) were the first pair of temples to be built in the same city. Thirty of those in attendance at the dedication were elderly men and women who had been at the historic dedication of the first temple in the Salt Lake Valley, the Salt Lake Temple. They will begin their service in November. The temple also has the largest capacity, with each ordinance room able to accommodate 125 people. Jordan River Temple - Peace Be Still Panoramic by Taylor Yardley Some of these 94-year-old patrons are still driving themselves to the temple twice a week and pull out their walkers to get from the parking lot to the door. She was born in Salt Lake City to Marjorie Castleton and Morris Ashton Kjar. Following the dedication of the Draper and Oquirrh Mountain temples, that number has been reduced to 68 stakes. President Foote is a temple sealer and branch clerk and former stake president, bishop and high councilor. Located in South Jordan, Utah, it was built with a modern single-spire design. East Java (Indonesian: Jawa Timur) is a province of Indonesia located in the easternmost hemisphere of Java island. The temple site was also gifted to the church. President Ezra Taft Benson speaks at the groundbreaking and site dedication on June 9, 1979. When that happens, for the first time in church history, all 15 members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will have participated in temple dedications or rededications. The temple site was also a gift to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 0000053001 00000 n
James Scott Lundberg and Laurie Hymas Lundberg. "At this, resounding applause went up from the more than 10,000 people who had gathered for the ceremony," Gibbons wrote in President Kimball's biography. Welcome back to the Jordan River Utah Temple - Deseret News A retired employment resource center manager in Church employment, he was born in Miguel Alemn, Mexico, to Margarito Zapata and Raquel Orozco. There is a particularly warm feeling about the Jordan River Temple, said Janet Kruckenberg, secretary to current temple president Robert P. Haight. She was born in Payson, Utah, to Ralph Allen Henderson and Joyce Maurine Henderson. SOUTH JORDAN, Utah Two paintings caught the eye of Sister Joy D. Jones, the LDS Church's Primary general president, as she walked through the newly renovated Jordan River Utah Temple as the general public will have the opportunity to do beginning Saturday. Then he replied 'Friday is my temple day. Although it included song and dance, directors had to be creative in how they approached the celebration because of the number of youth. One man went without lunch every day for a year to save and give one dollar per day. Day 6: Mount Bromo Sunrise + Drive To Banyuwangi. With cloudless, blue skies overhead, an estimated crowd of about 15,000 people attended the outdoor groundbreaking ceremony on June 9, 1979, including Utah Gov. Wilcox wrote. Craig Palmer Burton, 68, Meadows Ward, Murray Utah South Stake, called as president of the Jordan River Utah Temple, succeeding President William A. Schaefermeyer. "Someone asked a 4-year-old what he liked best about the temple, thinking the child would say something about the decor. 0000007082 00000 n
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James Scott Lundberg and Laurie Hymas Lundberg, River Oaks 5th Ward, West Jordan Utah River Oaks Stake, called as president and matron of the Jordan River Utah Temple, succeeding President Craig P. Burton and Sister Linda K. Burton. Jakarta to Yogyakarta by train. The Jordan River Temple is the highest capacity temple with six instruction rooms. Their lives were fulfilled because their names had been recorded in a Lutheran church book, Wilcox wrote. "It was the first temple constructed in the Salt Lake Valley since pioneer days; it was financed entirely by member donations; modern technology was utilized in the presentations within the temple; and the temple's name conjured up images of the Holy Land," Gibbons wrote. SOUTH JORDAN Of all the temples dedicated during his time as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Spencer W. Kimball said the Jordan River Temple was perhaps the most significant. The Jordan River Utah Temple (formerly the Jordan River Temple) is the 20th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the unconventional groundbreaking ceremony of the Jordan River Utah Temple, President Spencer W. Kimball delivered his address, offered the dedicatory prayer, and then mounted a huge Caterpillar tractor. HISTORY | jordan-river-temple 0000084026 00000 n
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Craig Palmer Burton, 68, Meadows Ward, Murray Utah South Stake, called as president of the Jordan River Utah Temple, succeeding President William A. Schaefermeyer. Attendees arrive for the Jordan River Utah Temple rededication in South Jordan on Sunday, May 20, 2018. Jointly published by the Deseret News and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its content supports the doctrines, principles and practices of the Church. They were all dressed in white and were rejoicing and embracing each other as the sealings took place. "President Kimball was weak and unable to speak; President N. Eldon Tanner, the first counselor in the First Presidency, had difficulty speaking; the second counselor, President Marion G. Romney, had failing eyesight. "We are grateful for those who, in their generosity, donated this site for this purpose," President Romney said in the dedicatory prayer, "and for all who have given so generously of their means, their time, their skills and their strength to make possible this sacred house. In visiting with a member of the temple presidency, Wilcox learned President and Sister Flora Benson attended an endowment session at the Jordan River Temple every Friday morning. "The only dark cloud has been President Kimball's condition.". The entire interior and exterior were refreshed and beautified with new furnishings, finishes, carpet, artwork, and murals. ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org shares construction news, photographs, maps, and interesting facts about the temples of the restored Church of Jesus Christ. A public open house will run from Saturday, March 17, 2018, through Saturday, April 28, 2018, except for all Sundays during that period as well as the Saturdays of March 24 and 31. "Another child was leaving, passed one of the smiling workers and said in all seriousness, 'Goodbye angel.'". Correction: A previous version of the photo gallery in this story incorrectly identified the temple chapel as an instruction room. Were there other meetings or duties he needed to attend to as he carried the weight of his prophetic mantle?". With some 17,000 youth living in the Jordan River Utah Temple district, the event looked a little different than cultural celebrations of the past. President Ezra Taft Benson said the Jordan River Temple would be a light to all in the area. Retired principal of Chartwell Capital Advisors, he was born in Murray, Utah, to Myrl and Jacob Peart Burton Jr. Photo by Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News. He attended one session each of the five days of dedication. hb``0```]01G[30H22\d;}u"]
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