Photos: LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson visits Hawaii for temple rededication
President Thomas S. Monson, center, visits the Laie Hawaii Temple on Saturday prior to rededicating it on Sunday. With him are, from left, Elder William R. Walker of the Seventy, President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency, and his wife, Kathleen; Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve and his wife, Mary.
Gerry Avant
LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson is in Hawaii to rededicate the Laie Hawaii Temple, which recently underwent extensive renovation and is to be dedicated on Sunday. On Saturday, he visited the refurbished temple, accompanied by his first counselor in the First Presidency, President Henry B. Eyring; Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve; and Elder William R. Walker of the Seventy and executive director of the Temple Department. Sisters Kathleen Eyring and Mary Cook accompanied their husbands on the visit to the temple.
On Saturday evening, President Monson addressed the audience and performers prior to a cultural program held on the BYU-Hawaii campus.
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It is wounderful that the Temple is finally reopened.
I went to the Open House, They showed us a lot with out showing us much. The biggest thing was the Front Desk and the Brides Room, and the Bulls.
They did not add a Cafe or More..
Yes- Today is the big day.
The Temple is being Rededicated even as I Post.
The Chapels have been declared extensions of the Temple, Close TV and you need a TR to get in The Chapel. It is far from as stiff an Interview as a More..
"The Temple being reopened and the people waiting to get Married in the Temple can do that and get on with their life."
Couldn't people get married in the Kona temple while the renovation work was being done? It's a pretty quick More..