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The temple was dedicated on August 24, 2008 in 4 sessions. [9] A cultural celebration took place at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds the night before. Ordinance work began the Monday following the dedication. Retired Burley dairy farmer and former member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy, D. Rex Gerratt, served as the first president.
These temple ordinances are performed by a living church member for themself and "on behalf of the dead" or "by proxy". [4] [5] Ordinances performed in the temple include: Baptism for the dead; Confirmation on behalf of the dead; Ordination to the Melchizedek priesthood on behalf of deceased men; Washing and anointing (also known as the ...
The standard temple recommend authorizes a member who has been baptized at least one year prior to take part in all temple ordinances and is valid for two years. A recommend for living ordinances is given to individuals who are participating in the endowment for the first time, being sealed to a spouse, or anyone being married in the temple for ...
The first building to have ordinance rooms, designed to conduct the Endowment, was Joseph Smith's store in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1842.Using canvas, Smith divided the store's large, second-floor room into "departments," which represented "the interior of a temple as much as circumstances would permit" (Anderson & Bergera, Quorum of Anointed, 2).
The temple has four progressive-style ordinance rooms and eight sealing rooms, the final ordinance room being in the French Baroque style. [12] The total floor area is 100,373 sq ft (9,325 m 2). The ordinance rooms feature painted murals. the Creation Room mural is the oldest mural in any LDS temple.
The administrative responsibilities of a temple president include ensuring all ordinances are performed by proper authority and documented correctly; securing a sufficient number of ordinance and service workers to meet the needs of temple patrons; overseeing the instruction of patrons, ordinance, and service workers; maintaining relationships with local church leaders; overseeing budgetary ...
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The Portland Oregon Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located on 7 acres (28,000 m 2) of land near the intersection of Highway 217 and I-5 in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The intent to build the temple was announced on April 7, 1984 by church president Spencer W. Kimball, during the church's general ...