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Wondering | 11:45 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Does anyone know where the Phoenix Temple will be built?

shoal creek | 11:50 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008

It is the Haun's Mill Temple.

Brandon | 11:55 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008

I served my missin in Philadelphia and am very excited about the new temple there. This is fantastic news for the members in Philly.

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re: Chubbuck name | 11:59 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Chubbuck is not native american it was a name of a man who used to run the rail line through there. I grew up in Chubbuck and still miss it very much. You can read about it on the Chubbuck city website. I do think that someday there will be a temple there. My husband served his mission in Philly and is so excited for the members there. I think it is great whenever temples are being built and used!

Dino | 12:05 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Wow, such wonderful news...yes, many members within the USA still are making some sacrifice to attend the temple, however, for many outside the USA, there are greater challenges and obstacles, but I think if we watch closely the Lord's work will continue to move forward and will be a beacon of light to many who may be wondering just what the "Mormons" have going for them...why spend such enormus sums of money on buildings, when there is so many in the world that are lacking for food, clothing shelter, health care, you name it...then they may be teachable and desirous to know how come we find such great joy with the announcement of new temples and the building of new temples throughout the world. Will the Pope receive a special invitation to attend the open house? When I served my mission in The Great Austrailian West Mission, the only Temple close by was in New Zeland...now look, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne...Temples abound and provide blessings to all who attend and serve therein. Go forward with faith and see the hand of the Lord unfolding His work throughout the world as we prepare for the second coming!

Tyson | 12:33 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Just to add to the previous commenters, the location for the Philadelphia temple has to be Spring Garden St at N Broad St, not Spring and Broad.

Spring Street doesn't actually touch Broad St. It stops two blocks short blocks to the east at N Juniper and resumes a block to the west at N 15th St. Hahnemann Medical College sits on the west side of Broad St.

If the previous poster is correct about the 427 N Broad St location, then the Church will be building on a parking lot, which would also be the case at the corner of N Broad and Spring Garden.

In either case, the temple would be near or at the Spring Garden Station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line (subway), which is a very good decision, given Philadelphia's high mass transit use.

grace | 12:51 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

these new Temples are so exciting to hear about! Our daugther served a mission in Germany and she said you wouldn't believe how many traveled from Italy to attend the Frieberg Temple!!! So nice for Italy!!!Yeah!!

I am originally from PA and am SO EXCITED about the Philly Temple...YEAH!!! Eastern PA still had to travel quite a ways to attend either the DC Temple or the NYC Temple. This is great news for Central and Eastern PA as well as South New Jersey!!!!!

Anti-PC Infidel | 1:40 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

>Does anyone know where the Phoenix Temple will be built?

Arizona

Bonneville County | 2:04 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Pocatello is the third largest city in Idaho, not the second. It is barely bigger than Idaho Falls and only 45 minutes away. Idaho Falls is definitely nicer as we know where the Lord decided to build his house.

KC, MO saint | 2:53 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

I think that was a great decision. That area is right next to World's of Fun/Ocean's of Fun, and is an underdeveloped area. I wouldn't want our temple in a developed area, but still wanted it fairly close to the city for ease of travel.

After the temple is built, then the area will become more developed. Good people will want to live close to it, and keep the area clean and beautiful. "If you build it, they will come".

Fredd | 2:54 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Dino-You said "will be a beacon of light to many who may be wondering just what the "Mormons" have going for them...why spend such enormus sums of money on buildings, when there is so many in the world that are lacking for food, clothing shelter, health care, you name it...then they may be teachable and desirous" or else they may think: With all the suffering and poverty in the world why are the Mormon's spending such enormous sums of money on buildings instead of reaching out to the poor with no strings attached in a Christ like example if Christian behavior?

Phoenix Temple | 2:58 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Some people told me the Phoenix temple will be built in Glendale, on a plot of land just East of the 101, South of Glendale Ave and North of Bethany Home Rd!

For information purposes | 3:05 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

You are correct that Pocatello is the fourth largest ciy but Nampa and Meridian are second and third and Idaho Falls and Coeurd'alene are fifth and sixth.

3 Alberta Temples? | 3:19 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Wow, the people of Alberta must be living right. A temple in Cardston, a temple in Edmonton, and now a temple in Calgary? That's a lot of temples for one province. If you timed it right, you could attend a session in all three all on the same day.

The Real Wallyworld | 3:24 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

So much of Jackson County speculations that were flying out there since Saturday, but hey at least the Clay County people will think it's cool..........See ya!!!!!!!!!!!!

To For information purposes | 4:01 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Wrong again. Idaho Falls (city and metro) is larger than Pocatello. Nampa and Meridian are not yet bigger than Idaho Falls. Check your latest census figures. Nothing good ever came from Pocatello.

KCfan | 4:51 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Couldn't have picked a crummier area of Kansas City for this temple. What a shame.

example of frugality | 4:54 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

The LDS Church is a great example to the world of frugality. They have no debt and everything is paid with cash. The general authorities are not paid million dollar bonus's and live in relatively modest surroundings compared to their counterparts in other business's or churches. The temples are beautiful but not over-done. In fact they are fairly simple in design. With all of this the Church's humanitarian efforts around the globe are incredibly generous. It is great to belong to a church that practices what it preaches.

Dennis | 5:02 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

FYI Spuds, acording to the US Census, not that it matters on bit Boise 198,638 Nampa 76,587 meridian 59,832 Pocatello 53,932 Idaho Falls 52,786 CDA 41,328

KC | 5:04 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Shoal creek is a really nice area. Close enough to Independence but just a stone's throw from liberty. I travel on business to Missouri often and I pass the area on the way to KCI Airport. Although Olathe/Lenexa/Overland Park are nice, you can't go wrong with this area. Now I can hit the temple before I jump on the plane back to SLC. That's much better than sitting at the Airport, eh?

Catholic boy | 5:11 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

When in Rome....

llamitanan | 5:34 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

The address I was given for the Phoenix Arizona Temple is 83rd Ave & Pinnacle Peak Road. I too was thrilled to hear of five more temples announced. Temples are dotting the land!

re:Fredd | 5:58 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Christ talked about the anger people would feel when the extremely expensive spikenard was poured upon him by a good woman. The temple is a representation of Christ and we believe the covenants we make there will bless us as we follow Christ. Jesus said that they would always have the poor with them. He also preached about helping the poor. We can do both. We do help the poor more than any church on earth. We also build temples that spiritually feed God's children.

D. McAdams | 9:09 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Dear No. If I'm not mistaken, Liberty is a great place to build a temple. It's befiting a place to do so. Remember, it was people of Liberty who welcomed the saints that were driven out of Jackson County, and even though Joseph was imprisoned in Liberty Jail, there three of great revelalations were given to the Prophet, D & C Sections 121, 122, and 123. I don't remember Johnson Kansas being ever recorded in early church history. In fact Kansas didn't exist until much later, like 1850's, 1860's. I am pleased that the Lord chose that area. Someday, maybe Johnson County will have one.

Phoenix Temple | 9:50 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

I also heard, from someone who said they heard it from someone in the know,(LOL) that it was going to be built around Pinnacle Peak Rd & 65(?) Ave. Which is in the northern part of Phoenix, West of the I-17.

K | 10:50 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

I'm Catholic and we get this complaint all the time too. Why is it everyone wants to redistribute the money belonging to a religion?

People need the spiritual and they need material things. Faith based groups and religious denominations/organizations do so much better than governments or secular groups when it comes to efficiently helping the poor. Religious buildings aren't just for the have's, they are for all the faithful including the poor.

missionario | 11:40 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008

Forza Italia! Lode all'Altissimo! Che benedizione! Grazie a Dio per il tempio di Roma!

Correction | 2:40 a.m. Oct. 9, 2008

The idea that no expense is spared in the construction of LDS temples is absolutely false. For example, the architect of the San Diego temple originally specified that the entire exterior would be covered in thin sheets of Italian marble. The marble would have allowed enough light to enter the building that there would have been no glass windows.

This was deemed too expensive, and simple stained glass and a stucco like material are the exterior today.

Also, the Church quite frequently reuses the same design for it's temples with only minor changes, obviously for budgetary reasons.

In fact, modern temples are quite plain when compared to the earliest ones, as the cost of such craftsmanship these days would be excessive.

Member in China | 3:33 a.m. Oct. 9, 2008

I am ashamed and disheartened by the quibbling I read on this site about the temple locations. I live in China and would give anything to have a meetinghouse nearby, let alone a temple. I live in a city of 13 million people and there are only two of us here who could attend church together. So on my behalf at least, please be grateful for what you have and say a prayer of thanks for the blessing of church members and temples anywhere near you.

Diana in Ozland | 7:37 a.m. Oct. 9, 2008

I too am excited to have a Temple close by soon. I knew it would happen some day if we were faithful. Now it will be up to us to serve in the Temple and show our gratiude for such a wonderful blessing. BTW- It is also a few minutes from the local Home Storage Center so 2 areas to visit besides the local historical sites. Don't fret about location...BE GRATEFUL!

Philly Temple in the News | 9:18 a.m. Oct. 9, 2008

The Philly papers report that the church owns a parking lot between Noble & Hamilton fronting Broad Street. THAT is the site for the temple; just as reported here in the DN. It's probably going to be a Manhattan style temple.

Do a Google map, satellite view (it's about 4 blocks north of the Vine Street Expressway).

So far nothing negative in the Philadelphia press. Keep praying that it stays that way. :)

kathyn | 9:45 a.m. Oct. 9, 2008

re:Fredd. I appreciate where you're coming from, but perhaps you don't know how much charity the Church provides the whole world. If you did, you wouldn't have made such a silly comment. The temples are the holiest of buildings and must be reverent and respectful. They are simple, not ostentatious. They are beautiful because they truly are houses of and for the Lord. The work done therein is of infinite importance. It's not an either/or proposition. The Church does both....serves the temporal and the spiritual needs of the people.

CougarKeith | 11:02 a.m. Oct. 9, 2008

I wonder if the Pope will attend the Rome Temple "Open-House"? I don't know why he wouldn't??? After all I know the Catholic Church has a White Bound Copy of the Book Of Mormon from Heber J. Grant. And I am sure Joseph Smith knew there would be a temple close to Liberty Jail some day, he saw our day and our children's day. He said to many, "You no more no the destinies of this church than a babe sitting on it's mothers lap, you cannot comprehend it, this church will fill North and South America, it will fill the world". With that much insight, how could he not have known? "Pack Your Bags"??? Wow, go back to studying the scriptures my friend, I am afraid it will be a while yet, but you have the idea, we are getting there!

A new Diocese | 11:35 a.m. Oct. 9, 2008

I have it on good authority, that in response to the LDS Church's plans to build a temple in Rome, the Catholic Church has just purchased two plots of land to build a new arch-diocese. Magna and West Wendover.

JT | 12:04 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

Where, along Grande Raccordo Anulare (the Ring Road), will the temple be, does anyone know?

John Pack Lambert | 12:58 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

I looked on a map, the Philadelphia Temple will be about a mile from Independence Hall and such. That is exciting.
Do not get too worked up about Missouri. The gospel still needs to be preached to ever nation, kindred, tongue and people. There are almost as many nations where missionaries are not than where they are. Even though there are missionaries in India, they mainly teach in English and so most languages of India have never had the gospel preached in them. One can travel from Morocco to Aghanistan without ever crossing a country where the gospel has been widely preached. Even if we count past preachings in Palestine and Lebanon and the very limited teaching of the gospel in Egypt (no open declaration, only non-Muslim, non-citizens can be taught) we still have a list of countries from Azerbaijan to Sudan to Yemen where the restored gospel has never been taught at all.
Even in sub-saharan Africa there are countries where the church has no presence. This is true of Senegal, Mali, Niger, Burkina Fasso, Somalia and several other nations.

John Pack Lambert | 1:06 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

In response to No,
If I lived in Clay County or actually anywhere in Missouri I would find your statements very, very insulting.
The site in question gives me hope that we may soon here anouncements for temples in both the Wichita Area and somewhere in the boundaries of the Oklahoma Tulsa Mission, most likely in the Rogers-Bentonville area in northwest Arkansas.
The other thing your statements bring to mind in the Phoenix and west Phoenix suburbs gripers about the temple in Gilbert. Shoartly afternward a temple was announced for Phoenix.
Temples are placed by revelation where the Lord wants them.
However, I am also reminded of when the business leaders in Boise tried to convince President Grant that the temple in Idaho should be built in that city. He told them that if they all joined the church and became temple worthy it would happen.

John Pack Lambert | 1:18 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

To various people,
It is not merely a question of members, but of having temple worthy members. The biggest issue is having enough full tithe payers.
That said, I really wonder if the person griping about the location of the Kansas City Temple is a member. They sound more like a business man who was hoping for a boom from a temple in their area.
The Chile issue is an interesting one. However since so many of the members in Chile live in the ceter either in Santiago or nearby cities, while those who have the hardest time are those in the far north and far south where there are few members.
I would love to hear a temple announced for Puenta Arnas, but I do not know if there are enough temple worthy members to run a temple there.
I do not know for sure, but it would not surprise me if some of the best members have gone to Santiago for education. If this is true hopefully they will attend the temple often and soon return to the outer areas.

Bickertonite from Michigan | 1:54 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

We in The Church of Jesus Christ [WHQ: Monongahela, Pennsylvania] are looking forward to the future temple that will be built by The Choice Seer, aka, The full-blooded American Indian Moses, per Malachi 3:1 (3 Nephi 24:1). We believe this temple will be built somewhere in the boundaries of the United States, but definitely not in Independence, Missouri. This is the only temple we believe in on this land. We also believe it will be built inside the city of New Jerusalem (see 3 Nephi 21:23,24). We also believe that the city of Old Jerusalem will be built up again a holy city unto the Lord per Ether 13:5 and will contain a rebuilt temple for the Jewish people and the 10 Lost Tribes. This is the only temple we believe in anywhere else on the earth.

Therefore to sum up, we believe in only 2 future temples of the Lord on earth, and they will be built by the American Indians only and by the Jewish people only, respectively.

John Pack Lambert | 2:08 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

To JJ,
I am sure if people in Pocatello majorly increased temple attendance, a temple would be built there. With love of God and love of our fellow men great things can occur.
On the name issue, Pocatello is easier to spell than Oquirrh Mountain, the name of the new temple being built in South Jordan. Also if a temple was built out Portneuf way, it would put many of the saints in South-east Idaho closer to a temple. So encorage your friends and realtives who live in Idaho in the Logan Temple district to attend the temple more often. If Logan becomes overcrowded, than the church will look into building a temple to releave that overcrowding.

To: "A New Diocese" | 2:48 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

That would be a great benefit to both of those communities.

K | 6:07 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

Every inch of earth is part of diocese under the leadership of a Bishop. Perhaps the a diocese is being split for better efficiency or a new building is going up in relocating an existing office?

Diane | 6:16 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

I lived in DC 20 years ago and the temple was hard to get to... Im glad the the Presidency has made their decisions to build temples where the people can have easier access.... like the Manhatten temple which I go to because the Dc temple is too far from public transportation and now Philadelphia. I do not have to worry about getting rides... I can just go

Mc | 7:03 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

Fredd: With all the suffering and poverty in the world why are the Mormon's spending such enormous sums of money on buildings instead of reaching out to the poor with no strings attached in a Christ like example if Christian behavior?

The Church does not build temples instead of helping the poor. It isn't an either or proposition. The Church does both and they do more humanitarian aid than most, if not all, other religions, even those with far more members. There are no strings attached to the aid given, other than giving those who are able an oportunity to volunteer at Bishops storhouses in return for help. This is not because the Church needs the help as much as it allows self-respecting people to give back what they can. Those who can not help are not required to. I am happy to belong to such a wonderful, divinely inspired Church.

To Mc | 8:54 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

Your living in a dream world if you think the LDS Church gives more than most. Do some research, Catholic Charities are clearly contributing much much more. Many businesses contribute more than the LDS Church. And to sya the charity of the LDS Church does not cone with strings, please! You sure have a wordly view. wonder if you have ever been outside of Utah other than your mission.

Sure I would agree that the church does not build temples instead of helping the poor. But the mall kills me. How do you justify that!

Boots | 9:30 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

To JJ, Chubbuck is not a Native American name; it comes from a railroad engineer, but is still a lousy name - except to our friends who moved here from Texas Tech (Lubbuck to Chubbuck). To Spuds, Pocatello is the 4th largest city but after Boise, Nampa, and Meridian and certainly NOT after Idaho Falls, the ugliest, flatest city in the state with the sole exception of the Temple by the Snake River falls. With it easily within an hours' drive and beautiful room-to-room movement, we are content with it as our temple.

To: To MC | 9:48 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008

Are you aware that some of the charities in Utah done in the name of the Catholic Church are paid for by the LDS???? The soup kitchen is one of those and there are others... We love to help and I don't think you have any idea the extent to which we do help. I was raised Catholic and converted. Both entities are charitable and good. But, from being on the very inside of both of them, I would truly have to say that both are great contributors to the alleviation of suffering. Are we in a competition? No, and it really doesn't matter for Charity is the pure love of Christ and shouldnt' come with a price tag.

K | 11:55 a.m. Oct. 10, 2008

I doubt the LDS church gives the most, but most members give a commendable share of both time and treasure on a regular basis from their first fruits.

Whether you give to Food for the Poor or Catholic Relief Services much of what their expenses are paid for with surplus aid packages from the government, coorporations, etc... (the charity covers the delivery costs). After delivery the goods are shared among multiple agencies on the ground when it comes to distribution.

You don't have to be a Catholic to give to Catholic Relief Services. There are also many organizations that are a formed from a cooperative of many religions. I hope they don't waste their resources counting how much they get from the Methodists, Baptists, Catholics and so on... I give to the Salvation Army at least at Christmas and I'm not of that faith, I'm Catholic.

How many bring food donations to the local food pantry weekly and don't even pick up a receipt for taxes on a regular basis? There is so much donated that just can't be tracked.

What people should focus on is sharing what they have with others, not who gives more.

grasser | 12:38 p.m. Oct. 10, 2008

A Temple in the "OLD CITY"... Fabulous!!!!

In Defense of Pocatello | 5:11 p.m. Oct. 10, 2008

The person never claimed Pocoatello was Idaho's second largest city, just second largest outside of Boise.
They are right. Couer d'Alene only has 34,000 people to Pocatello's 51,000. Idaho Falls has 57,000 people and Nampa, the second largest city in Idaho but located in the Boise area has about 80,000 people.
More to the point there are ten stakes headquartered in Pocatello while there is but one headquartered in Couer d'Alene.
Beyond this the 30 miles from Couer d'Alene to Spokane is much more than the 65 miles from Pocatello to Idaho Falls.
There are only five stakes in the Idaho panhandle, half the number in Pocatello (and this is ignoring the McCammon Stake which is headquartered 20 miles south-east of Pocatello). Moscow, Idaho is 85 or so miles from both Spokane and Couer d'Alene and Lewiston is south of that.

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