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As LDS temples rise, home values do, too

one word ... greed

Don't be jealous mr Anonymous who criticizes without daring to use your name!

Will the person who made the first comment "greed" and then refused to identify themselves please explain what they mean?

I wonder why the person who made the 1st comment hasn't responded yet...... one word..... HATER.

Those that are perfect, cast the first stone.......

Even if you don't happen to be a member of the church, and I am not, who could --- or should --- argue about the value of the adjacent property going up, especially if you own that property?

I happen to find the buildings, and the people who visit and worship in them, very nice. Better than some gutted out skeleton of a building rotting away.

Greed has nothing to do with it. I happen to take pride in my property. As do others around me. So if a new Temple is built, and the effects result in a rise in the value of my property, it is a win-win.

Two words: Supply and Demand. Just as identical homes in two different school districts can have vastly different values. More people want to live in one area than another. That's NOT greed

I sat and watched some 20 years ago as the neighbors protested the building of the Las Vegas Temple. At a hearing, Pres. Christensen even asked that the thousands of Mormons there give up seats to make room for the protesters, so their voices could be heard. The majestic Temple was built. The neighbors were invited to be among the first to tour the building. Some were impressed. Others still protested. Then a true miracle happened, as the property values and home prices sky rocketed. Now an old home in the "Temple district" is worth almost double what it was before the Temple came to town. A miracle? Probably not! Greed had nothing to do with it. The LDS faith built one of the nicest buildings in town. They kept their word that tourists and visitors would not flock to it and disrupt the neighborhood, nor would a Visitors Center be built there. And today, the Saints and the "Sinners" live in harmony - and all have profited from the Prophet desiring to build a Temple there. Few, if any, are complaining now.

I think the new temples that are built should look like the slc or manti temples etc. Those little white McTemples that are popping up all over the place are boring and ugly.

I'm far from being touchy, thin-skinned or a Mr. Mac's suit wearing, white shirt plain black tie wearing, straight, non-swearing, no-caffeine drinking, member of the LDS Church. However this article would likely have been more respectful and less cynical had it been written by the staff of the National Lampoon.
If this is your approach, working for an LDS owned fish-wrap, in Mormon dominated Utah wouldn't seem the best position for you.
I love satire, your attempt wasn't bad, your pick of subject was disgusting.
No one would take a cynical look at Jewish holy sites while working for the Jerusalem Herald, nor make funny about the Pope's choice of uniform and all those body part relics in St Peter's while working for the Vatican Radio Network, what has to happen before Mormons get some respect for their sacred sites and rituals? It isn't weirdness, or different than other faiths, you want weirdness study Catholic history or Gnostic beliefs.

SJ Bobkins - This article was written by the Associated Press not the Dnews.