The Jordan River Utah Temple was originally named the Jordan River Temple. A day trip to Solo. They will begin their service in November. Groundbreaking and site dedication for the Jordan River Temple was on June 9, 1979. 0000083208 00000 n The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bromo. HWYs~)E *ZZ+{ 13{"A}|uoYdj[Av&hM)>o^-d@^P/n@M6};=GJ 0AH2p|Jh6;]INdG$?t([0FZZ j 7?U9.oyVyuN?zV^o t}bCuLJE?mW]kgu _ R};@iEB4^D"b'>9*Na\JJnYCBk/C ;p!m>AlWG5. After giving an address and dedicating the site, President Kimball donned a hard hat, climbed onto a large front-end loader and scooped up the first shovelful of earth. Dedicated in 1981, the 149,476-square-foot building stands as an inviting physical landmark and a spiritual refuge from the world's challenges. Craig Palmer Burton, 68, Meadows Ward, Murray Utah South Stake, called as president of the Jordan River Utah Temple, succeeding President William A. Schaefermeyer. The Jordan River Utah Temple was the only temple dedicated by President Marion G. Romney, who served as second counselor in the First Presidency. Carl E. Pettersson, left, temple committee chairman and temple president Donovan H. Van Dam tour the Jordan River Temple site in May 1981. Just hours before the dedication of the Jordan River Utah Temple, news correspondents announced that President Spencer W. Kimball, who was recovering from surgery and a lengthy hospital stay, would likely be confined to his room at the Hotel Utah during the dedication services. The re-dedication will occur on Sunday, May 20, and a cultural celebration will be held the day before. This website is NOT an official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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 new Jordan River Temple was dedicated on Nov. 16, 1981, by President Marion G. Romney, then second counselor in the First Presidency. We apologized, telling President Benson we enjoyed greeting them and helping them but had thought they would be at BYU," Wilcox wrote. Temple presidents and matrons are called to oversee all activities performed at the temple. Wilcox wrote. Youth Cultural Celebration. Dedication Marion G. Romney, a member of the church's First Presidency, dedicated the Jordan River Temple in fifteen sessions held 16 November through 20 November 1981. As a third counselor, President Hinckley was beginning to feel the burdens of the First Presidency on his shoulders, according to his biography. Wilcox describes attending the inauguration of new BYU President Rex E. Lee on a Friday morning. 0000028744 00000 n In September and October of 1981, the Jordan River Temple hosted more than 560,000 at its open house, the Church News said. ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org shares construction news, photographs, maps, and interesting facts about the temples of the restored Church of Jesus Christ. The Jordan River Temple was the seventh temple in Utah; the second in the Salt Lake Valley. Surabaya & a trip to Mt. Kristi, left, and Ted Fraughton play at the site of the Jordan River Temple in the late 1970s. I have continued to do research on our ancestors. 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. 0000084026 00000 n A retired American Airlines pilot, he was born in American Falls, Idaho, to Elmo Ray Hathaway and Iris Hathaway. 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. 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. 0000007962 00000 n "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. The Jordan River Utah Temple is the 20th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. President Nelson has assigned Elder Gary E. Stevenson to dedicate the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple in May. 0000029364 00000 n [3], Marion G. Romney, a member of the church's First Presidency, dedicated the Jordan River Temple in fifteen sessions held during November 1620, 1981. 0000030938 00000 n The regular schedule of Sunday meetings was cancelled for those members of the Church. Outdated mechanical and electrical systems were replaced with modern equipment including plumbing, heating, and air conditioning. The temple also has the largest capacity, with each ordinance room able to accommodate 125 people. 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. 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. Prigi Arisandi grew up near the Surabaya River and remembers seeing it degrade when factories began operating in the region in the early 1980s. Instead of the usual small ceremonial shovel-full of dirt at the groundbreaking, Kimball used a large power scoop shovel to begin the building process. The Jordan River Utah Temple was the only temple dedicated by President Marion G. Romney, who served as second counselor in the First Presidency. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 6 0 obj <> endobj xref 6 51 0000000016 00000 n Over time Wilcox developed a relationship with his father. On another occasion at the Jordan River Temple, Wilcox and his family performed sealings for his Danish ancestors, including one family in which the parents lost six infant children before two finally survived to adulthood, one being Wilcox's fourth great-grandfather. It was his first public meeting in months and he was unable to speak. [2] The temple was rededicated by Henry B. Eyring on May 20, 2018. A short list of reasons is found in his biography, " Spencer W. Kimball: Resolute, Disciple, Prophet of God ," by Francis M. Gibbons. 0000083511 00000 n 0000016963 00000 n Another woman struggling to give up smoking committed to her bishop to not only give up her habit, but to donate to the temple fund what she had been spending on cigarettes. Two young boys went door-to-door selling loaves of homemade bread. The first view of the Angel Moroni statue atop the Jordan River Temple was to have been seen only after an unveiling ceremony Aug. 15 1981, but strong valley winds Aug. 9-10 tore away the canvas and caused some damage to the gold leafing, which was repaired. Jakarta to Yogyakarta by train. Latter-day Saint Temple Construction Photographs. 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. At the unconventional groundbreaking ceremony of the Jordan River Temple, President Spencer W. Kimball delivered his address, offered the dedicatory prayer, and then mounted a huge Caterpillar tractor. The Jordan River Temple, one of four temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Salt Lake Valley, will officially reopen on May 22, 2018, for ordinance work, the First Presidency announced in July 2017. 0000032758 00000 n 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. The Jordan River Utah Temple is rededicated in South Jordan on Sunday, May 20, 2018. A site dedication and groundbreaking ceremony were held on June 9, 1979. YueSang Simon Chan and Isabel KitFong Chow Chan, Shatin Ward, Hong Kong China Lion Rock Stake, called as president and matron of the Hong Kong China Temple. The ceremony and dedication were presided over by church president Spencer W. Kimball. All Rights Reserved, Looking back on the rich history of the Jordan River Temple. As the Jordan River Temple undergoes this change, the Deseret News has collected several memories shared by Mormon leaders and others who have served within its walls. President Zapata is a country/regional Church history adviser/specialist and former Mexico Mexico City Chalco Mission president, stake president and bishop. It is the fourth largest LDS temple (but second-largest in Utah) and has a total of 148,000 sq. Covering 153,000 square feet and 15 acres of property at its dedication in 1981, the new house of the Lord was designed to have the largest capacity of any temple at that point (25 percent larger than the Ogden and Provo temples). 0000001316 00000 n President Kimball, 84, delivered his address, offered a prayer and then climbed atop a large front-end loader to scoop up the first bucketful of dirt. A short list of reasons is found in his biography, Spencer W. Kimball: Resolute, Disciple, Prophet of God, by Francis M. Gibbons. "The only dark cloud has been President Kimball's condition.". 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. He attended one session each of the five days of dedication. The Jordan River Temple was the seventh temple in Utah; the second in the Salt Lake Valley. Kirk Elmo Hathaway and Sheree Darlene Streeter Hathaway, Bedford Ward, Thayne Wyoming Stake, called as president and matron of the Star Valley Wyoming Temple, succeeding President James Moser and Sister Amy Moser. Related list: A complete list of Mormon temples. Then, instead of grabbing shovels for the traditional turning of dirt, the church president climbed to the controls of a large Caterpillar tractor and maneuvered the machine to scoop a massive mound of earth. 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. According to a history kept by Ada Van Dam, the first matron and President Van Dams wife, the Jordan River Temple started with more than 1,000 temple workers. 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. Deseret News Archive 6of 15 It is the namesake of the Jordan River, which flows about a mile east of the temple on its course through the valley. Wilcox marveled at the prophet's example, choosing to attend an ordinary endowment session over an event like an inauguration that takes place maybe once every 10 years, he wrote. Tear drops are an architectural theme found in the fence and spire. East Java (Indonesian: Jawa Timur) is a province of Indonesia located in the easternmost hemisphere of Java island. He put into action his oft-quoted admonishment to "lengthen our stride" by operating the controls to move a giant shovelful of dirt. The Jordan River Utah Temple is the highest capacity temple in the . 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. It'll bring you to tears to watch them.". President Hathaway is a Star Valley Wyoming Temple presidency counselor and former stake president, bishop and branch president. Located in South Jordan, Utah, it was built with a modern single-spire design. She was born in Payson, Utah, to Ralph Allen Henderson and Joyce Maurine Henderson. (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. President Kimball was in attendance but did not speak because he was recovering from surgery. ", Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company. As he sits at the controls of a front-end loader, President Spencer W. Kimball waves to delighted onlookers at the groundbreaking in 1979. 0000007221 00000 n Sheree Darlene Streeter Hathaway and Kirk Elmo Hathaway. 0000008255 00000 n 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. 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. The sun sets on the Jordan River Temple as blanket of haze covers the valley in 2000. Incredibly, about 20 people who attended the dedication of the Salt Lake City temple in 1893 also made it to the Jordan River Temple dedication, including Ivy Blood Hill, 93; Helen Kimball Orgill, 95; and Elder LeGrand Richards, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. Although it included song and dance, directors had to be creative in how they approached the celebration because of the number of youth. The temple will open for ordinances on May 22, 2018. 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. There were no height restrictions in the zone where the 200-foot-tall tower and statue of the angel Moroni would be built, sparing architects the challenge of designing new blueprints. 0000033062 00000 n The temple site was also a gift to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 0000003874 00000 n Countless Latter-day Saints who call the Jordan River Utah Temple "my temple" could likely add their own life-defining experiences to those still impacting Sister Jones and Elder Wilson. They will begin their service in November. Donovan H. Van Dam was called as the first Jordan River Temple president. Over half a million people toured the temple during its open house. 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. Craig Palmer Burton, 68, Meadows Ward, Murray Utah South Stake, called as president of the Jordan River Utah Temple, succeeding President William A. Schaefermeyer. The temple site was donated to the Church and construction costs were paid for completely by donations of members in 134 stakes. A retired attorney, he was born in St. George, Utah, to Allen James Lundberg and Ila Claire Lundberg. President Lundberg is a temple sealer and stake clerk and former Romnia/Moldova Mission president, bishop and elders quorum president. At the time that the Jordan River Utah Temple was announced, about half of all of the endowments performed in the Church took place in three of the sixteen operating temples: the Salt Lake Temple, the Ogden Utah Temple, and the Provo Utah Temple. 0000072158 00000 n 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. President Coca is a Sunday School president and former Cochabamba Bolivia Temple presidency counselor, stake president, bishop and branch president. We need wait no longer. Kristi, left, and Ted Fraughton play at the site of the Jordan River Temple in the late 1970s. 19982023 ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org. James Scott Lundberg andLaurie 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. Retired principal of Chartwell Capital Advisors, he was born in Murray, Utah, to Myrl and Jacob Peart Burton Jr. TEMPLE OPEN FOR ORDINANCES. 0000003471 00000 n "There has been an outpouring of the Spirit of the Lord and we have much reason for rejoicing," President Hinckley recalled in his biography. Day 5: Coban Pelangi + Drive To Mount Bromo. Craig Palmer Burton, 68, Meadows Ward, Murray Utah South Stake, called as president of the Jordan River Utah Temple, succeeding President William A. Schaefermeyer. There have been twelve Jordan River Temple Presidents. The first father that Elijah's spirit caused me to turn to was not some distant ancestor I would meet someday in the resurrection," Wilcox wrote. 0000018506 00000 n More than 160,000 members attended the dedicatory services. And we thank thee that our names were written in a book.". 0000018008 00000 n The Jordan River Utah Temple is one of only five temples featuring an angel Moroni statue holding the gold plates. 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. Brother and Sister Leonhardt are residents of the (East) German Democratic Republic. The day before the temple was rededicated, 17,000 young men and women danced . President Pincock is a patriarch and volunteer assistant temple recorder and former stake presidency counselor and bishop. A site dedication and groundbreaking ceremony were held on June 9, 1979. 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. 0000008346 00000 n One man went without lunch every day for a year to save and give one dollar per day. 0000168327 00000 n A retired chief inspector of police, Hong Kong SAR Government, he was born in Guangzhou, China, to Siu Kee and Woon Kiu Chow Chan. "I wondered if his health was failing and, therefore, he could not attend. Where To Start. President Marion G. Romney, second counselor in the First Presidency, dedicated the Jordan River Temple the week of Nov. 16-20, 1981. President Burtons wife, Linda Kjar Burton, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Sharon B. Schaefermeyer. Robert Leonard Foote and Kally Rae Henderson Foote, Kasson Branch, Rochester Minnesota Stake, called as president and matron of the St. Paul Minnesota Temple, succeeding President E. Bradley Wilson and Sister Mari-Lynn Wilson. Prior to moving to Utah, we came to the Jordan River Temple from time to time. TheTemple was dedicated on November 16-20, 1981 by President Marion G. Romney. Altogether, an estimated 163,000 (8 years and older) attended the 15 dedicatory sessions. Over half a million people toured the temple during its open house. Located in South Jordan, Utah, it was built with a modern single-spire design. Last fall, the First Presidency announced the Jordan River Temple would close for most of 2016 and most of 2017 for extensive renovation. Approximately The Jordan River Utah Temple will be rededicated on May 20, 2018, according to an announcement on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, by the First Presidency of the LDS Church. Located in South Jordan, Utah, it was built with a modern single-spire design. It will be operated by President Kimball, in keeping with his oft-quoted counsel to lengthen our stride.. Sister Zapata is a FamilySearch missionary and a former mission president companion, stake Young Women president, ward Relief Society president and ward Young Women presidency counselor. The following new temple president and matron have been called by the First Presidency. Located in South Jordan, Utah, it was built with a modern single-spire design. Bless him with health and wisdom. At that time, temples were also under construction in Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Seattle, Mexico City and American Samoa. Of the thousands who sacrificed to contribute, a few stories are recorded in Chad S. Hawkins book Holy Places. One woman with cataracts was saving money for an operation to restore her sight. President Spencer W. Kimball announces plans for the Jordan River Utah Temple at a press conference on Feb. 3, 1978. The Temple was dedicated on November 16-20, 1981 by President Marion G. Romney. Day 6: Mount Bromo Sunrise + Drive To Banyuwangi. The member of the temple presidency assumed the Bensons wouldn't come the previous Friday because of President Lee's inauguration, but to his surprise they arrived at their normal time. The following new temple presidents and matrons have been called to serve by the First Presidency. Correction: A previous version of the photo gallery in this story incorrectly identified the temple chapel as an instruction room. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The following Friday, Wilcox learned the answer while attending an endowment session at the Jordan River Temple with members of his ward. "Since that day, my father has been to the temple many times. With a deep commitment to the communities living along the river, he founded Ecological Observation and . At the entrance to the temple, visitors are greeted by a striking water fountain, which spouts among vividly colored flowers and shrubs. President Spencer W. Kimball announced plans for the Jordan River Temple on February 3, 1978. Until a few years ago, the Jordan River Temple district contained 110 stakes. trailer <<0F47D590A41F41EFB8A202453B1BC674>]/Prev 184313>> startxref 0 %%EOF 56 0 obj <>stream "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. Attendees arrive for the Jordan River Utah Temple rededication in South Jordan on Sunday, May 20, 2018.
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