Years ago, I flew a brand-new B747 on its first flight from Seattle to San Francisco. It was a clear day, and I was amazed by the beauty of the remarkable lineup of six solitary volcanoes, from Mount Rainier and Mount Hood to Mount Shasta.
Today, along the same route, we find more than six temples proclaiming Holiness to the Lord—the newest being the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple, which I was blessed to dedicate today. The house of the Lord lifts our vision, reorients our hearts, and reminds us who we are and whose we are.
Just as these great mountains mark the landscape, holy temples—and the covenants we make there—mark and connect our lives with the God of the Universe.
When you come to the temple during times of personal trial and great sorrow, you will find sweet peace for your soul. When you come to give thanks and worship God, our Heavenly Father, you will receive a special measure of affirmation and confidence from Him.
The temple will enrich your lives, inspire you to create in your homes and families a spirit of hope and peace, and endow you with blessings from on high.
@ExMosPostingLs Funniest part of these to me is that I always explain that I pay my tithing every other year, for tax purposes.
Every bishop I've ever had is like, "Whatever. I don't care."
@ShaunMcKnight We should change the name back to Mckinney, and seek annexation.
The temple is literally the only good thing to have ever happened in Fairview.
@LDS_Dems Nah, we're under "Christian - Other"
Further down is clearly the Strangite church. 😜
But really, the full name of the church asserts Christianity anyway. This is fine. They should just fix the formatting.
@JS_StrngstSldr We should bring back the lawsuit. They openly admit that they’re trying to extort us under threat of bad publicity. All because we’re going forward with a design they agreed to.