This is President Monson. He is the current prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. This is more of an update talk. He has several more talks that I will share as we continue to journey through General Conference. I was surprised at how many inspriational thoughts there were in this little 6 minute update.
First, may I mention that no Church-built facility is more important than a temple. Temples are places where relationships are sealed together to last through the eternities. We are grateful for all the many temples across the world and for the blessing they are in the lives of our members.
I am also pleased to announce new temples in the following locations:
Barranquilla, Colombia
Durban, South Africa
Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Star Valley, Wyoming.
In addition, we are moving forward on our plans for a temple to be built in Paris, France.
If you are interested, here is a list of all the current LDS temples. I highly encourage you to check it out and see if there is one near you. While you will not be able to enter the temple building, there is often a visitors center and beautiful temple grounds. It is always a lovely way to spend a day.
I thought this was so cool!
There are still areas of the world where temples are so distant from our members that they cannot afford the travel required to get to them. They are thus unable to partake of the sacred and eternal blessings temples provide. To help in this regard, we have available what is called the General Temple Patron Assistance Fund. This fund provides a one-time visit to the temple for those who otherwise would not be able to go to the temple and yet who long desperately for that opportunity.
I just wanted to share some pictures of temples that I get to visit often. This is the Washington D.C. temple. This is where I got married.
We were recently switched to the Columbus Ohio temple district. It is significantly smaller, but very lovely.
Temples are so wonderful.
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