Deseret News | Reader comments: 'Temple effect' in full swing in Rexburg area

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'Temple effect' in full swing in Rexburg area

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Anonymous | 1:29 p.m. Dec. 24, 2007

Yes using temples to make money has been aroud forever- just ask Jesus and Daybreak.

Anonymous | 4:22 p.m. Dec. 24, 2007

Temples aren't used to make money. What do you want, a no-buy zone for 50 miles around? I suppose hotels, souvenir stands, and restaurants around important religious and secular sites are not appropriate, too. People have to eat, sleep, etc. You do eat, sleep, etc.?!

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Land near LDS temples, including the new structure in Rexburg, Idaho, can be a hot commodity.

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