my father-in-law called us and told us about this last night. a member of his bishopric sent him an email about it. the location is going to be somewhere around greenfield and pecos. i didn't know if this was supposed to be shared info until i found this on a friends blog. so, i guess it's official! here's the announcement below...
Location: Gilbert, Arizona, United States.
Announcement: April 2008
In his first temple announcement since becoming president of the Church, President Thomas S. Monson announced the construction of two temples in Arizona: one in the Gila Valley and the other in Gilbert—bringing the total number of temples in Arizona to four. "It is my personal priority to make sure members of the Church have access to the blessings of the temple," said President Monson. "It is here where members learn of their divine origin and destiny; where they are strengthened spiritually as individuals and as families. Temples are sanctuaries from the storms of life."1
Located in the southeastern section of the Phoenix metropolitan area—just south of Mesa—Gilbert and its surrounding communities enjoy a high concentration of Church members, who currently attend the Mesa Arizona Temple. A temple in Gilbert will help relieve demands currently placed on the Mesa temple, which serves well over 70 stakes throughout southern Arizona.
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that's great news! will that temple be closer to you?
how exciting! maybe you guys can all go to the openhouse... those are awesome!
that is exciting
That's awesome about the temple. I just read about it on another blog, a friend of mine lives within walking distance of there. She's pretty excited too!
That is great. It is so exciting to watch "your" Temple being built. When the Bountiful Temple was being built we lived there and would go by all the time to see the progress. It's really fun.
This is such great news!
Yea!!
I'm jealous. We still have to drive 4 hours one way. Mama
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