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Connecticut and Indiana Mormon Temple renderings released

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:25:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

Mormon Life says: Beautiful! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has released renderings of the Hartford Connecticut and Indianapolis Indiana Temples, as well as the site location of the Hartford Temple.

The proposed plans call for the Hartford Connecticut Temple to be built at 1024 Farmington Avenue in Farmington, Connecticut. The Indianapolis Indiana Temple site (in the city of Carmel on the southwest corner of the intersection of W116th and Spring Mill Road) was announced in January 2011

A look at the Connecticut Mormon temple plans

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:10:00 -0600

source: farmington.patch.com

Mormon Life says: A sneak peek at some blueprints for the Hartford Connecticut Temple. The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormons, has filed its plans for a proposed Farmington temple and gave its first presentation to planning officials Monday night.

The extensive plans include hundreds of pages, detailing every aspect of the proposal, from parking spaces to the placement and type of each shrub and tree.

'There is life after Yale,' apostle says

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:44:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and his wife, Sister Patricia Holland, returned to New Haven, Conn., where they lived for more than two years while he pursued a Ph.D. at Yale University. During that time he served in the presidency of the Hartford Connecticut Stake and she served as Relief Society president of the New Haven Ward.

During their return visit on Sunday, March 18, they spoke to members of the New Haven Young Single Adults Branch, who were joined for this occasion by married students as well. In a separate devotional, they spoke to the New Haven Connecticut Stake's young men and young women of priests and Laurel age, along with their leaders and their parents. Both meetings were held in the New Haven Institute Building on the Yale University Campus, which Elder Holland had dedicated 10 years earlier.

Mormons plan temple in Connecticut

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:20:00 -0700

source: farmington.patch.com

The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints is expected to give an informal presentation at the Monday Town Plan and Zoning Commission meeting to discuss plans to build a temple at the intersection of Melrose Drive and Farmington Avenue.

The organization has not yet submitted a proposal to the Town Plan and Zoning Office but has discussed plans for the building.

“They’re proposing to build an incredibly beautiful, very New England-appropriate temple that is going to be a significant landmark in this town for hundreds of years,” ...