Comments about ‘New LDS temple planned for Peru’

Mi Peru. This makes me so excited. Peruvians are such faithful, humble, down to earth, grateful people and they deserve this. I served my mission in Peru, people sacrificed so much to go to the temple once a year. Im so happy for the members down there.

happy for the Saints in Peru...

Peruvians are real people

It boggles my mind that this church feels the need to build a temple everywhere they go and convert everybody on this planet.

I served my mission in Peru as well. I honestly didn't think there would be any other place in the country that had enough members and created a "demand" so to speak for another temple. I am so happy to hear this though. They had recently anounced they wer going to enlarge the Lima temple when I left Peru a few years ago. This is great. There are like 50 steaks in Lima and surrounding areas, but no other city was really big enough for a temple i thought. Im glad i was wrong and the CHurch leaders obviousl know more than I do.

Perhaps temple building could be foregone for the time being and low-cost housing built instead in this time of need. How about donating that money instead to families like the young one featured today going to college, just lost their job and had to move into a SLC shelter? That would truly be God's work...humbly helping all in need who are "faithful, humble, down to earth" trying to make their way. These are extraordinary times requiring extraordinary solutions not more temples.

What if the Mormons built a hospital there, or funded immunizations or health programs for the wonderful people of Peru? instead of a lavish palace to baptize dead people? Think about it.

I think you should change your name to "Talker" because you don't really know what you are talking about. Maybe that wasn't nice of me to say so how about, "Extremely Casual Observer". No offense, but you really don't know.

I think you nailed that one right on the head. Helping people who are in need is a much more pressing issue than building a temple.

RE; What a waste...They do those things too. Why do you even care? Congratulations to the People of Peru. You will be greatly blessed to have a temple in your midst!

I'm sure "Observer" and "What a waste" are the firt to open their wallets (and give of their time) to do exaclty what they suggest! It certainly is a hallmark of liberalism to tell other people how they should live or what they should do. I am grateful for inspired leaders who have an eternal perspective and look after not only the physical well being of others but the eternal well being as well. God bless the people of Peru who will be lifted and blessed by have a House of the Lord and its accompanying Spirit.

Mormon theology looks at the larger picture. Contrary to what Mr. "Go Utes" thinks, temples have little to do with direct conversion. Rather, they are for eternal purposes and the work done in temples is ultimately much more valuable than our limited time on Earth. It would be a "waste" to not take into account the larger, eternal view.

Who cares about people who can build MONUMENTS unto themselves, as to impress the world. It's starting to look mighty greedy.

Truly exciting news for the Saints in Peru! It will be a great asset for them and for their entire country. Also a great sign of the vitality of the work of the Lord! It just keeps growing and growing..

It is true that there are needy people everywhere, which is why the Church has a welfare program. Faithful Latter-day Saints give generously to help feed and shelter members and non-members who live in their geographic area, as well as abroad. Indeed, if everyone (not just Latter-day Saints) were as generous as the leaders of the Church urge us to be, we could help alleviate a lot of suffering. It is highly presumptuous for those who have commented here to tell the Church how its money would be best spent. Further, those commenting are ignoring the vast welfare and humanitarian efforts of the Church. If you feel strongly about poverty, use your influence for good, not to criticize institutions that are on your side.

Observer and waste: I think both can be done. What happens inside of temples "elevates" people spiritually and actually helps motivate them to do better physically, socially, and even financially. The Church has a perpetual education fund, funds immunizations in Africa (I really don't know where else). A lot of Churches do a lot of good - they just don't publish it - that would be like...bragging.

Some of the persons commenting obviously do not know the significants these temples play in members lives. There are some good alternative suggestions that the church could use their money for, but to members of the church (rich, poor, sick, healthy) temples work is far more important than anything else.

If you people only realized how much welfare the Church does fund, you'd be sewing your mouths shut for the rest of your lives.

You don't understand the purposes of the temples built, so don't pretend to know better. The Church is concerned with the eternal welfare of humanity. There is no more important project that could be done.

Hostile verses hostile on here. Both sides are hostile. a lot of grumpy people out there. Although many are suffering and going without with the economy crisis going on. So maybe we will all end up in the street while some have nice cozy buildings to go to. Perhaps someday they will make good bomb shelters.

I think you may be wrong in classifying "Observer" or others as "liberal." That is a political orientation and it might be more of a case of not understanding which isn't unique to any political group. Eternal perspective is also not a political viewpoint but a spiritual one. I beg of you and others not to cast this in a political light.