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After the groundbreaking for the Anchorage Alaska Temple in 1998, construction of the 6,800-square-foot (630 m 2) building took only nine months. The entrance of the Anchorage Alaska Temple The west side of the Anchorage Alaska Temple features the seven stars of the Big Dipper pointing to the North Star , a symbol found on the Alaskan flag and ...
A meetinghouse for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located along the Seward Highway, just north of Seward, Alaska. A meetinghouse for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nenana, Alaska. As of January 2024, there were 9 stakes in Alaska. [10] A branch in Whitehorse, Yukon is part of the Juneau Alaska Stake.
Love of God can mean either love for God or love by God. Love for God (philotheia) is associated with the concepts of worship, and devotions towards God.[1]The Greek term theophilia means the love or favour of God, [2] and theophilos means friend of God, originally in the sense of being loved by God or loved by the gods; [3] [4] but is today sometimes understood in the sense of showing love ...
In the LDS Church today, temples serve two main purposes: (1) temples are locations in which Latter-day Saints holding a temple recommend can perform ordinances on behalf of themselves and their deceased ancestors, and (2) temples are considered to be a house of holiness where members can go to commune with God and receive personal revelation. [16]
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating, 9 undergoing renovations [1]), 4 with a dedication scheduled, 48 under construction, 4 with groundbreakings scheduled, [2] and 110 others announced (not yet under construction). [3]
After the death of Joseph Smith in 1844, ownership of the temple shifted, eventually resulting in the Kirtland Temple Suit court case 1880. While the court case was dismissed, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church, now Community of Christ) secured ownership of the temple through adverse possession by at least ...
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Love is a key attribute of God in Christianity. 1 John 4:8 and 16 state that "God is love; and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him." [13] [14] John 3:16 states: "God so loved the world..." [15] In the New Testament, God's love for humanity or the world is expressed in Greek as agape (ἀγάπη).