Mormon Life - Missouri tag

New steeple placed on Joplin, Mo., LDS chapel as part of anniversary events

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:42:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Mormon Life says: We're happy they're moving forward :) A steeple was placed on a chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Joplin, Mo., on May 22 as part of the Unity Walk marking the first anniversary of a deadly tornado.

Area rich in LDS history is now home to Church's 137th temple

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:58:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

Mormon Life says: There's a nice photo gallery with this article. In an area of the United States hallowed by the suffering and sacrifices of Latter-day Saints in the late 1830s, President Thomas S. Monson dedicated on May 6 the Church's 137th operating temple.

The Kansas City Missouri Temple is located in western Missouri's Clay County, an area rich in early Church history. At Liberty, Mo., just six miles slightly northeast of the new temple, the Lord gave to the Prophet Joseph Smith revelations of comfort, affirmation and instruction, which are recorded in Sections 121-123 of the Doctrine and Covenants. Those revelations came while the Prophet and several of his associates in the gospel were held from December 1838 until April 1839 in the "dungeon" of Liberty Jail.

Kansas City Missouri Temple: 'The reason for this great celebration'

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:46:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

President Thomas S. Monson delivered a message of praise, encouragement and friendship to the youth of the Church who staged a cultural program with “heart” on Saturday evening, May 5, the eve of the dedication of the Kansas City Missouri Temple.

“The stately and magnificent Kansas City Temple, in this lovely part of the country — really, the heartland of America — will be dedicated in the morning. It is, of course, the reason for this great celebration,” President Monson said in a brief address prior to the program.

Kansas City Missouri Temple dedicated by President Thomas S. Monson

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:19:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

Mormon Life says: This has a beautiful photo gallery. In an area of the United States hallowed by the sacrifices of Latter-day Saints in the late 1830s, President Thomas S. Monson dedicated the Kansas City Missouri Temple on May 6, the Church’s 137th operating temple.

Clay County, Mo., is one of the most heavy-laden areas of early Mormon history. It was at Liberty, Mo., some six miles slightly northeast of the Kansas temple site, that the Prophet Joseph Smith and several of his Church associates were incarcerated in jail during the winter months of 1838-39.

For Mormons in Missouri, a time of healing

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:09:00 -0600

source: washingtonpost.com

It was just a small group - perhaps a dozen and a half people - who assembled in one of the most sacred rooms of the new Mormon temple in Kansas City, Missouri, a couple of weeks ago, but what happened there was deeply significant and will be long remembered.

It was during the public open house --the period when newly built temples are opened to the public for several weeks before they are officially dedicated. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, along with the state’s first lady, the attorney general, several dignitaries and a handful of church officials, had toured most of the building and had found their way to one of the sealing rooms on an upper floor. This is the place in the temple where members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints undertake their most sacred sacraments --the marriage ceremonies that they believe unite couples for eternity.

A female Episcopal priest visits a Mormon temple

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:47:00 -0600

source: huffingtonpost.com

Mormon Life says: This is a beautiful, honest experience of a priest who visited the Kansas City Temple open house. Her message is one to share with others. As I stood in front of the new Mormon Temple in Liberty, Mo., it struck me as ironic that close to 175 years ago, Mormons were forced out of this same state.

Whereas the Missouri public once urged their governor to force Joseph Smith and his followers out of the area surrounding Kansas City, Mormons began to return to the region in the 1900s, eventually gathering in such large numbers that the Church organization decided the region needed a temple.

Which is why I came to visit.

Mormon Media Observer: Temple coverage leads to some butterflies

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:12:00 -0600

source: MormonTimes.com

Butterflies can teach you a lot about the news media, if you let them.

This week, as I studied some of the interesting coverage of the construction and open house for the beautiful new temple near Kansas City, I saw lots of blog posts about butterflies. Hang with me for a minute as I explain why.

A 'Stonecutter' moment

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:05:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

Mormon Life says: I think the trend of journeying (literally) to the temple is such a cool one. Searching for their own "Only a Stonecutter" moment, young men and young women and their leaders, parents and friends from the Kaw River Ward, Lenexa Kansas Stake, walked 20 miles on March 17 from their meetinghouse to the recently completed Kansas City Missouri Temple.

Outfitted in lime green T-shirts with an illustration of the temple and the slogan, "I love to see the temple, I'm walking there TODAY … with faith in every footstep," the 50-plus trekkers began their walk with some trepidation but with overwhelming enthusiasm.

Mormons, Kansas City Missouri Temple Recognized in Governors’ Proclamations

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

The governor of Missouri and the governor of Kansas released proclamations Friday acknowledging the contributions of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in their respective states.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback presented the official proclamations to Church leader Elder William R. Walker following a tour on 5 April of the newly completed Kansas City Missouri Temple located at 7001 N. Searcy Creek Parkway in Kansas City.

Kansas City Temple provides "healing moment"

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:51:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

The doors of the newly completed Kansas City Temple were opened on Thursday, April 5 as hundreds of VIP special guests toured the 137th temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Guests included Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and his wife, Georganne, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Supreme Court justices and government officials from both states, religious, education, civic, business and entertainment leaders and members of local, regional and national media.

CNN takes a rare tour of a Mormon temple

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:19:00 -0600

source: cnn.com

Mormon Life says: CNN attended the Kansas City Temple open house and does a nice job explaining what Mormon temples are all about in this article. Elder William Walker slipped white booties over his black wing-tip shoes and instructed his guests to do the same as he led them into the newest Mormon temple in the world.

This day was the first chance the public had to see inside the sacred space for the area’s 49,000 Mormons, and it was also one of the last.

On May 6, when Thomas S. Monson, the head of the 14 million member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, dedicates this temple, the doors will close forever to the public. The church said it expects as many as 100,000 visitors in Kansas City before the temple will be closed to the public.

Mormon Kansas City Missouri Temple open house begins

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:29:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

The Kansas City Missouri Temple, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ (Mormons) 137th temple, will open to the public on Saturday, 7 April. The open house will continue through 28 April before the temple is formally dedicated on Sunday, 6 May 2012, in three sessions by President Thomas S. Monson. The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to congregations of the Church within the temple district.

Kansas City Missouri Temple open house and dedication dates announced

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:38:00 -0700

source: ldschurchnews.com

The First Presidency has announced open house and dedication dates for the Kansas City Missouri Temple.

The public is invited to visit the temple during an open house from Saturday, 7 April 2012, until Saturday, 21 April 2012, excluding Sundays.