Mormon Missionaries Blog about Kyiv Ukraine Temple Dedication

This past Sunday's dedication of the Kyiv Ukraine Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by President Thomas S. Monson was a historic day for the Church. Not only does the Kyiv Ukraine Temple provide a shorter commute to the nearest temple for 31,000 Church members in Eastern...

Celebrating Kyiv Ukraine Temple

Ukraine members celebrate heritage

Members of the Kyiv Ukraine Temple District honor their ancestors. Such attitude was demonstrated in the cultural program they staged Saturday evening, Aug. 28, in conjunction with the dedication of the temple the next day. The program included a "play within a concert." Some 160 members from six...

Kyiv Ukraine Temple: Expressing love for a prophet

The love members in the Kyiv Ukraine Temple district feel for President Thomas S. Monson is, quite literally, beyond description. Even if there were no language barriers, many would have no difficulty expressing their feelings for President Monson’s legendary role in bringing the first temple to...

Mormons flock to Kiev for temple dedication

Nobody will dare confuse it with Salt Lake City, but the Ukrainian capital city has seen a noticeable upswing in the number of out-of-town and out-of-country visitors this weekend, many sporting white shirts and ties or dresses and stopping by sites of interest to LDS Church members, as well as...

President Monson dedicates Kyiv Ukraine Temple, first in former Soviet Union

"A landmark in the maturation of the Church in Eastern Europe." That phrase defines the Kyiv Ukraine Temple, which President Thomas S. Monson dedicated Aug. 29. By doing so, he opened a new chapter in the history of the Church and, by extension, all the world. The Church is less than 20 years...

Missionary couple integral to Church history in Ukraine

Mention the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ukraine and the names of Howard L. and Colleen Biddulph will pop up in the conversation. As they attended the last day of the Kyiv Ukraine Temple's open house Saturday, Aug. 21, they were greeted at every turn by members...

Kyiv Ukraine Temple: Primary Children Sing

Kyiv Ukraine Temple fulfills 1991 prophecy

Mormon Life says: Love this article! "Prophecy Fulfilled and Blessings Bestowed" could be the title of a new chapter in Church history that opens when Elder Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve offered a blessing upon the land of...

Critics on increased size of Phoenix temple plans

Mormon Life says: Getting support from the community for the Phoenix temple has been a long, hard road...looks like there are still a few critics. The redesigned Phoenix Temple has expanded in size because it went from a two-story building under the original plan to a one-story building with a basement, church officials said. Last week, the...

Kyiv Ukraine Temple Saints Speak

Kyiv Ukraine Temple: Open-house visitors learn about the Mormon Church

A bus filled with Latter-day Saints from Odessa, Ukraine, pulled into the parking lot on the grounds of the Kyiv Ukraine Temple on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 21, the last day of the temple's open house. The six-hour or so ride from Odessa to Kyiv seemed short, said some of the members who had been...

BYU Campus Education Week: Temples through the ages

Since attending the dedication of the Los Angeles California Temple in March of 1956, the house of the Lord has held a special place for Richard O. Cowan, professor of Church history and doctrine at BYU. So much so that he frequently wears a tie with images of several LDS temples on it. Such was...

Families Can Be Together Forever

This was the best day of my life. Beautiful. Perfect. It was the day our family was sealed for Time and All Eternity in the Salt Lake Temple-- or the Pioneer Temple, as our family calls it. I'm the only Latter-Day Saint in my family as Mr. Wonderful is the only Latter-Day Saint in his too. That...

Church unveils Phoenix temple redesign

Mormon Life says: Redesign is in response to neighborhood concerns over height, color, and traffic. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tuesday unveiled a redesign of its Phoenix temple featuring a lower and wider building than the original plan. Last year, the church had...