Difference between revisions of "Grand Rapids Michigan Temple"
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During the 192nd Semiannual [[General Conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], on October 2, 2022, President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced plans to construct a temple in Grand Rapids, Michigan. | During the 192nd Semiannual [[General Conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], on October 2, 2022, President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced plans to construct a temple in Grand Rapids, Michigan. | ||
| − | The '''Grand Rapids Michigan Temple''' will be the second house of the Lord in Michigan. The [[Detroit Michigan Temple]] was dedicated in 1999 by President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]]. The Church’s first building in Detroit was completed in 1928. Michigan is home to more than 45,000 Latter-day Saints in 99 wards and branches. Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan and the seat of Kent County. | + | The '''Grand Rapids Michigan Temple''' will be the second house of the Lord in Michigan. The [[Detroit Michigan Temple]], located on the eastern side of the state, was dedicated in 1999 by President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]]. The Church’s first building in Detroit was completed in 1928. Michigan is home to more than 45,000 Latter-day Saints in 99 wards and branches. Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan and the seat of Kent County. |
:Havelah Allen lives in the Grand Rapids Michigan Stake. | :Havelah Allen lives in the Grand Rapids Michigan Stake. | ||
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The Grand Rapids Michigan Temple is currently in the planning stages. On November 7, 2022, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released its location as a 10.5-acre site located at 2400 Forest Hill Avenue SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 20,000 square feet.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/grand-rapids-michigan-temple-location] | The Grand Rapids Michigan Temple is currently in the planning stages. On November 7, 2022, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released its location as a 10.5-acre site located at 2400 Forest Hill Avenue SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 20,000 square feet.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/grand-rapids-michigan-temple-location] | ||
| − | ==Groundbreaking | + | ==Groundbreaking Held== |
| − | A groundbreaking ceremony for the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple | + | |
| + | [[Image:Grand-Rapids-groundbreaking.jpg|300px|thumb|right|frame|<span style="color:#0D8ED3">Local Church members joined Elder Mathias Held and his wife, Irene, to break ground for the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple. ©2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.]] | ||
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| + | A groundbreaking ceremony for the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple was held on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Elder [[Mathias Held]], First Counselor in the North America Northeast Area Presidency, presided. In the dedicatory prayer, Elder Held asked that the temple site be a beacon of holiness, inspiring Latter-day Saints to prepare for worship in the house of the Lord. | ||
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| + | “We petition Thee, Father, to hallow and protect this temple site, which will come to be a place of great spiritual strength and power,” he prayed.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-groundbreakings-michigan-colombia-tacloban-city-philippines-rendering] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 10 December 2024
During the 192nd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on October 2, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct a temple in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Grand Rapids Michigan Temple will be the second house of the Lord in Michigan. The Detroit Michigan Temple, located on the eastern side of the state, was dedicated in 1999 by President Gordon B. Hinckley. The Church’s first building in Detroit was completed in 1928. Michigan is home to more than 45,000 Latter-day Saints in 99 wards and branches. Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan and the seat of Kent County.
- Havelah Allen lives in the Grand Rapids Michigan Stake.
- “We have been praying and fasting as a stake to prepare ourselves for a temple in western Michigan,” she said. “We just started crying when it was announced.”
- Allen said it has been sweet to hear the children and youth pray for a temple.
- “I really hope that they understand that the Lord heard them.”[1]
Location
The Grand Rapids Michigan Temple is currently in the planning stages. On November 7, 2022, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released its location as a 10.5-acre site located at 2400 Forest Hill Avenue SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 20,000 square feet.[2]
Groundbreaking Held
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple was held on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Elder Mathias Held, First Counselor in the North America Northeast Area Presidency, presided. In the dedicatory prayer, Elder Held asked that the temple site be a beacon of holiness, inspiring Latter-day Saints to prepare for worship in the house of the Lord.
“We petition Thee, Father, to hallow and protect this temple site, which will come to be a place of great spiritual strength and power,” he prayed.[3]
External Links
- Official Grand Rapids Michigan Temple page
- Grand Rapids Michigan Temple page
- What is the Purpose of the Temple
- What Are Temples?
