www.uscupstate.edu . In time, however, the neighbors came to appreciate LDS Church president Ezra Taft Benson dedicated the temple on October 24, 1986. Born in Tampere, Finland, to Tauno Tarmo Torpo and Ulla-Maija Luukkonen. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. President Avalos' wife, Josefina De Lozano Herrera de Avalos, will serve as temple matron. The Denver Colorado Temple closed on August 15, 2011, for a six-week renovation project, which included modernization of the heating and air conditioning systems, roof work, new carpet, conversion of a sealing room into a sealing office, and conversion of the dining room and kitchen into a nonpatron waiting room and temple worker break room. Sister Webb is an assistant to the matron of the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple. President Webbs wife, Cindi Turner Webb, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Donna T. Kearns. The First Presidency has called the following 16 new temple presidents and matrons. Born in Bremen-Vegesack, Germany, to Hyrum Japheth and Ruth Magdalena Cieslak. Assistant AD for Marketing and Fan Experience . Hazel Atterberry was among those enthusiastic members who contributed to the temple fund. 23-25 October 1992. Retired from the LDS Church Finance and Records Department, he was born in Rennes, France, to Roger Louis and Marguerite Marie Jamaux Perrin. Both of his children became Bar Mitzvah and were confirmed at Temple. The Assistant AD for Marketing and Fan Experience serves to increase the awareness of the athletics department on-campus and within the greater Upstate region through various marketing initiatives, branding efforts, game day promotions, and corporate . 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Edward Dale Watts, 67, Syracuse 1st Ward, Syracuse Utah Bluff Stake, called as president of the San Jos Costa Rica Temple, succeeding President Rodolfo Jos Meza. Robert Edmund Homer, 61, Highland 6th Ward, South Jordan Utah Highland Stake, called as president of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple, succeeding President Ken B. Asay. They will begin service soon. Alan Lee Wilkins, 70, Edgemont 7th Ward, Provo Utah Edgemont Stake, called as president of the Provo City Center Temple, succeeding President Allen C. Ostergar Jr. President Wilkins wife, Margaret Allred Wilkins, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Nancy S. Ostergar. Retired electrical contractor and builder, he was born in Gooding, Idaho, to Curtis Lytle and Dolores Mae Parke. She was born in Glendale, California, to Howard Neville and Mabel Regina Meathe Thomas. A farmer, he was born in Ogden, Utah, to Norma Clayton and Betty Irene Herrington. Address by Marc Becker. She served with her husband as he presided over the Brazil Salvador Mission, and is a former stake and ward Young Women president, stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Relief Society president and temple ordinance worker. President Laings wife, Deborah Lee Demille Laing, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Marcia H. Stuart. President Homers wife, Rhonda Lee Burbank Homer, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Joyce V. Asay. She was born in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, to Agricol Lozano and Josefina Herrera. She served with her husband as he presided over the Guatemala Guatemala City East Mission, and is a former stake Young Women president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor and ward Young Women and Primary president. Temple presidents and matrons are called to oversee all activities performed at the temple. The Denver Colorado Temple is the 40th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The LDS Church announced plans to build a temple in Colorado on March 31, 1982. Some made tatted cloths, children earned money and donated it for the building of three 'bride benches,' young men and women made and assembled a dollhouse to be used in the youth center, and more than six hundred volunteers cleaned the temple before the open house held September 827, 1986. Address Larry Douglas Bishop, 68, Sun Rise Ward, Boise Idaho West Stake, called as president of the Boise Idaho Temple, succeeding President A. Brent Belliston. Homero Salvador Amato, 69, Jardim da Sade Ward, So Paulo Brazil Jardim da Sade Stake, called as president of the Manaus Brazil Temple, succeeding President Edson Lopes. The 5th overall selection in the 2010 Major League Lacrosse draft by the Denver Outlaws, Clausen spent six seasons in the MLL, capturing a title with the Outlaws in 2014. Richard Brent Miner, 67, Amherst Ward, Buffalo New York Stake, called as president of the Palmyra New York Temple, succeeding President Rollo E. Black. So, Church officials agreed to turn off the lights by 11:00 PM. Temples Denver Colorado Temple Appointments Address 2001 E Phillips Cir Centennial CO 80122-3264 United States Telephone (1) 303-730-0220 Email Log in to send email to temple Prayer Roll Click here to submit names Services Clothing rental available No cafeteria available No patron housing available Distribution center nearby April 12, 1928 - February 21, 2023 IN THE CARE OF Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Highland Shirley was born April 12, 1928, in Salida, Colorado, to Harry and Gertrude Weathers. Aurora Colorado Stake. 24H. Sister Silva serves as a ward Relief Society compassionate service leader. An in-field representative for the Missionary Department, he was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Caneades Castro e Silva and Moema Coaracy Muniz. The first Colorado stake, or group of congregations similar to a Catholic diocese, was organized in 1883 in the San Luis Valley of south central Colorado. Required fields are marked *. He is a So Paulo Brazil Temple presidency counselor and a former Cape Verde Praia Mission president, stake president, bishop, and patriarch. She served with her husband as he presided over the Tahiti Papeete Mission and is a former stake Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Relief Society president, and stake and ward Primary president. Please contact the temple for more information or if you have special circumstances or needs. A retired investment banker, he was born in Preston, Idaho, to Robert Moss and Carmen Benson Lewis. Temple University has named Jason Wingard, dean emeritus of Columbia University's School of Professional Studies, as its new president. Born in Provo, Utah, to Lloyd Aldin and Shirley Faye Porter. Matti Tapani Jouttenus, 65, Tampere 1st Ward, Tampere Finland Stake, called as president of the Helsinki Finland Temple, succeeding President Seppo O. Syvnen. He is a Scoutmaster and temple sealer and a former stake president and bishop. . Graveside services at Olinger Highland Cemetery, 10201 Grant Street in Thornton. He will begin his tenure at Stockton on July 1. President Wattss wife, Lorie Porter Watts, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Noemy Cambronero de Meza. Five new temple presidents have been called by the First Presidency, with their wives called as matrons. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Denver Colorado Temple stands atop a rise in Centennial, a suburb of Denver. She was born in Mesa, Arizona, to Lee Kenyon and Leona Udall. He is a ward temple and family history consultant and a former Tahiti Papeete Mission president and bishopric counselor. The Denver Colorado Temple was the first temple built in Colorado. Mark Alma Baer, 66, Southglenn 1st Ward, Littleton Colorado Stake, called as president of the Denver Colorado Temple, succeeding President Dennis K. Brown. MANTI, Utah The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will build a new temple in Ephraim, Utah, and restore the historic, pioneer-era Manti Temple beginning about Oct. 1, President Russell M. Nelson announced in a video message Saturday to church members in central Utah. He is a senior missionary and is a former Area Seventy, Brazil Salvador Mission president, So Paulo Missionary Training Center presidency counselor, bishop, stake presidency counselor, and temple ordinance worker. 40th Operating Temple Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Sutherland Whipple and Mavis Greer Clayton. ChurchOfJesusChristWikia is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Sister Malm is a Relief Society teacher and a former assistant to the matron of the Stockholm Sweden Temple, stake Relief Society president, Sunday School teacher, and institute teacher. President Webbs wife, Cindi Turner Webb, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Donna T. Kearns. President Oscarson's wife, Linda Lochhead Oscarson, will serve as temple matron. "If you want to call them the Hinckley trees, it's all right with me," he said. He has served as president of the Canada Winnipeg Mission, bishop, high councilor, and ward Young Men president. He was . She served with her husband as he presided over the Alabama Birmingham Mission and is a former stake Relief Society and Young Women presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, and ward Relief Society and Primary presidency counselor. He, in turn, presented the trees to Denver Colorado Temple President Russell C. Taylor to plant on the temple grounds. Notable features of the striking white temple and its grounds are thousands of colorful flowers in the growing season, a calming water feature bordered by benches, a wall of colorful stained glass above the temple entrance, and a gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni atop the heaven-reaching spire. When the originally preferred site became unavailable, two He is a Scoutmaster and temple sealer, and a former stake president and bishop. Neighbors initially rejected the proposed nightly floodlighting of the Mitchell Allen Chesney, 66, Northridge Ward, Highlands Ranch Colorado Stake, called as president of the Denver Colorado Temple, succeeding President Robert M. Lewis. Sister Chipman serves as a Gospel Doctrine teacher and temple ordinance worker. He is a temple sealer and a former stake president, bishop, and high councilor. Notable features of the striking white Denver Colorado Temple and its grounds are thousands of colorful flowers in the growing season, a calming water feature bordered by benches, a wall of colorful stained glass above the temple entrance, and a gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni atop the heaven-reaching spire. Sister Amato is a senior missionary. Shirley loved the temple and served in the Denver Temple Presidency as Assistant to the Matron and Matron from 2001 to 2004. She has also served as ward Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary president and seminary and institute teacher. President Paulsons wife, Judy Margaret Ostvig Paulson, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Jean M. Wood. In 2020, the Denver Colorado Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]. She camped, danced, crafted, quilted, cooked, and decorated. 31 March 1982 He is a Finland Helsinki Mission presidency counselor and a former Area Seventy, stake president, bishop, and high councilor. He is a temple sealer and a former stake president, bishop and high councilor. They will begin their service later this year.