President M. Russell Ballard rededicated a temple in Columbus, Ohio, located 160 miles from the Church’s first latter-day temple in Kirtland. See photos from the rededication.
President M. Russell Ballard rededicated the Columbus Ohio Temple after extensive three-year renovation and quotes the Kirtland Temple dedicatory prayer.
“The purpose of every temple is to bring us closer to Jesus Christ and to help us understand God’s plan of happiness,” said Elder Valenzuela at the Helena Montana Temple.
Latter-day Saints say that years of faith, sacrifice and prayers are worth it to finally have a temple in Richmond, Virginia, as dedication approaches.
“There is no such thing as a small temple. ... There is no such thing as small covenants or small ordinances,” said Elder Bednar during a Church News podcast interview.