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| Writing News Articles About Temples |
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| This year members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fiji will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Suva Fiji Temple. As new temples are built by the Church around the world and as existing temples reach milestones such as this one in Suva, the media and bloggers often write about Mormons and temples. Responding to this interest, the Church recently posted an article on its Newsroom blog, www.newsroom.lds.org/blog, for media, bloggers and others seeking to understand the Latter-day Saint approach to temple worship. The post includes links to resources such as the latest list of temples worldwide and a video titled “Why Mormons Build Temples.”
The following is an excerpt from one of the linked-to articles on the post, “New Temple Reflects Biblical Parallels:”
The Old and New Testaments include many references to temples. The children of Israel used a portable temple, the tabernacle of Moses, during their journey in the wilderness; later Solomon’s temple was built in Jerusalem, and Jesus Himself was found teaching in Herod’s temple at a young age.
Referring to the sacred nature of temples, Elder David Bednar, an apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says: “There were particular special ceremonies, rites and sacraments that were administered only in this sacred, set-apart place. That was the purpose of the temples. It provided that supernal special place to be able to perform those sacred rites.”
Mormons believe their faith is a restoration of Christ’s New Testament Church and therefore build temples just as Christians did in ancient times.
To go to the Newsroom blog post, click here.
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