MEXICO CITY, Mexico — When Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicates the Puebla Mexico Temple on Sunday, May 19, another key moment will be added to Mexico’s long and rich heritage of temple building and temple faithfulness. That heritage can be broken into four eras — the first covering some four decades beginning […]
Proposals for a new Mormon temple in Bakersfield have run aground amid opposition from neighbors who find the planned building’s views unfavorable. City of Bakersfield spokesman Joe Conroy said Friday that plans have been tabled as the church prepares a presentation “to better address the community’s concerns.” This came four months after The Church of […]
QUINCY − One of the busiest stretches of Hancock Street in the city center sits back-to-back with a leafy neighborhood of single-family homes. The contrast is leading to conflict, as a celebrated Quincy restaurateur moves forwards with his plans to bring a three-floor Italian steakhouse to the old Masonic Temple, which was severely damaged by […]
BOSTON, Mass. (KFOR) — A Perkins man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston after being arrested for allegedly throwing a pipe bomb at The Satanic Temple (TST) in April. Sean Patrick Palmer. Image courtesy Payne County Sheriff’s Office. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, was indicted […]
For over 100 years, archaeologists have been flummoxed by a set of symbols discovered at an ancient temple in Iraq — until now. An expert on Mesopotamia says he has decoded the symbols, revealing a “clever” double entendre, according to an article published in the Bulletin of the American School of Oriental Research. The sequence […]
HEBER, Utah (ABC4) — In January, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against Wasatch County regarding the construction of the Heber Valley Temple. On April 30, a 4th District Court judge granted the motion. Democratic candidate Brian King releases statement on Bangerter decision The controversy […]
An explosive device was thrown on to the porch of the Satanic Temple and caused cosmetic damage to the building early on Monday – but the device failed to detonate successfully and was only found hours later, according to police in Massachusetts. Related: Satanic Temple condemns vandalism of its statue by Christian military veteran Police […]
This article was first published in the ChurchBeat newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Wednesday night. Two young sister missionaries on Temple Square stopped to talk with me this weekend, and the conversation quickly turned to how this weekend’s general conference felt much like Temple Square was opening up again. […]
A large police presence in Salem shuts down a busy street Monday evening. Massachusetts State Police said multiple law enforcement agencies, including the police bomb squad, launched an investigation at the Satanic Temple at 64 Bridge Street. State police did not say what incident prompted the investigation. However, they said they will provide an update […]
This article was first published in the ChurchBeat newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Wednesday night. Wilford Woodruff was impressed. The talent was evident in the busts swiftly sculpted by Cyrus Dallin of President Woodruff and his counselors in the First Presidency in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day […]
After years of desecration, the demolition seems merciful. Vandals, looters and squatters have destroyed the former Akron Baptist Temple at 2324 Manchester Road. They’ve smashed walls, started fires, shattered stained glass, splintered pews, scattered garbage and painted blasphemous graffiti. “While I wish there was a different outcome for this memorable building, today marks the start […]
PROVO, Utah (ABC4) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a name change for the Provo Utah Temple just days before it’s set to close for reconstruction. The temple, renamed the Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple, will close this Saturday, Feb. 24. ‘The missing link we needed’: The history of the iconic […]