Meet the 206 operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! It was dedicated on June 8 by President Russell M. Nelson. How blessed we were to have him here with us in Syracuse on this holy occasion. Elder Quentin Cook and both of their wives were also there and all four of them spoke along with the temple president and his wife and a couple of others.
At one point, Elder Cook referred to Sheldon and Joan Child who were in the audience in the Celestial room for the dedication. That made me cry. They were the next door neighbors to Gary's parents for many years while they were raising their families. They were actually present for our wedding as their son Jeff was preparing to serve a temple and they all came to share our sealing with us. He later served as my brother Scott's mission president and wife in New York, before he was called as a general authority. He was later the temple president of the Salt Lake Temple when Scott and Chantel got married and he was the sealer that performed their wedding. So lots of family connections with the mention of their names and knowing that they loved this part of the world. They now live in Idaho near one of their children as they are both struggling with getting older. But I loved that they were there, representing the good people from Gary's parents generation who built their lives in this part of the the county. This temple is for them and the generations before them who made this a special part of Zion.
Hosanna and praise God--there is a temple dedicated now in our midst. May we never forget the great blessing it is for us.
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