Transcript The Manhattan New York Temple

The Manhattan New York Temple
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Manhattan Temple Committee
Organization
First Presidency
Temple
Dept.
New Temple Executive Committee
Area President
Temple Department Rep.
Public Affairs Department Rep.
Local Committee Coordinator
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Manhattan Temple Committee
Organization (continued)
Manhattan Temple Local Committee
Local Committee Coordinator
Audiovisual
Public Affairs
Historical
Recommends
Housing
Security
Member - Missionary
Translation
Music
Transportation
Physical Facilities
Ushers
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Doctrine & Covenants 128:5
“You may think this order of things to be very
particular; but let me tell you that it is only to
answer the will of God, by conforming to the
ordinance and preparation of the Lord ordained and
prepared before the foundation of the world, for the
salvation of the dead who should die without a
knowledge of the gospel.”
(Epistle from the Prophet Joseph Smith, dated 6 September
1842, Nauvoo, Illinois, concerning baptism for the dead.)
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Key Temple Dates
19 November 1974—Washington Temple dedicated.
25 May 1975—New York New York Stake Center
and Visitors’ Center dedicated.
3 October 1993—Temple announced for Hartford,
Connecticut.
30 September 1995—Two new temples announced
for Boston, Massachusetts and White Plains,
New York to replace temple in Hartford.
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Key Temple Dates (continued)
October 1999—Name officially changed to
“Harrison New York Temple”.
1 October 2000—Boston Temple dedicated as the
Church’s 100th temple.
19 June 2001—Notified of proposed temple.
10 November 2001—5th and 6th floors dedicated;
entire Stake Center rededicated.
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Key Temple Dates (continued)
23-24 March 2002—President Hinckley visits New
York City to review temple sites.
April 2002—Street-level store fronts purchased.
1 August 2002—5th and 6th floors closed.
7 August 2002—Manhattan New York Temple
publicly announced.
2 September 2002—Demolition work begins.
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Key Temple Dates (continued)
27 October 2002—First Local Temple Committee
meeting held.
Fall 2002—Permits obtained and drawings finalized.
Spring 2003—Construction commences.
Spring 2004—Open House and Dedication.
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5th Floor Chapel Before Renovation
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5th Floor Chapel Now
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Quick Manhattan Temple Facts
 Size:
approximately 20,000 sq. ft.
 Number of floors: 3 (1st/5th/6th floors)
 Number of endowment rooms: 2
“sequential” rooms—@ 40 seats each
 Number of sealing rooms: 2
 Cafeteria/Laundry: none
 Staffing: local members
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Proposed Manhattan Temple District
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Brooklyn NY Stake
Caldwell NJ Stake
East Brunswick NJ Stake
Lynbrook NY District
Morristown NJ Stake
New York NY Stake
Paterson NJ District
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 Plainview NY Stake
 Queens West NY
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District
Richmond Hill NY
District
Scotch Plains NJ Stake
Westchester NY Stake
Yorktown NY Stake
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Doctrine & Covenants 88:119
“Organize yourselves; prepare every needful
thing; and establish a house, even a house of
prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house
of glory, a house of order, a house of God;”
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President James E. Faust
“You will have a temple in closer proximity
sooner than you will be ready for it.”
(Regional Conference Priesthood Leadership Session, New
York New York Stake Center, Saturday, 21 October 2000.)
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Manhattan Temple District Goals
 Invite
all non-members residing within
temple district to attend the Open House.
 Under the direction of the Temple
Department and the Area Presidency,
plan and coordinate all matters for the
Open House and Dedication.
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New York New York Stake Goals
 Increase
number of authorized and
trained Boston Temple ordinance
workers.
 Prepare names for temple ordinances for
entire “other” New York New York
Stake—approximately 4,000 names.
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Ward & Branch Goals
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Encourage every endowed member to obtain and
keep current a temple recommend.
Prepare all new converts to attend the temple, either
for their own endowment or for baptisms for the
dead.
Hold regular Temple Preparation classes to prepare
new converts, reactivated members, and others
working to become worthy to attend the temple.
Encourage regular temple attendance through
frequent temple trips.
Call active Family History Consultants.
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Quorum & Auxiliary Goals
 Work
with all endowed brethren and
sisters without current temple
recommends to prepare now to attend the
Open House and Dedication.
 Focus lessons and activities on the
temple, the Open House, and Dedication.
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Suggested Family Goals
Prayerfully consider and invite at least 5
friends/neighbors to attend the Open House.
 Hold regular Family Home Evenings, with
lessons on the temple.
 Volunteer to assist in temple-related activities.
 Teach children the importance of the temple,
including the requirements to enter by
recommend, proper attire, etc.
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Suggested Individual Goals
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Begin preparing now to attend the Open House and
also, if over 8 years old by Spring 2004, the
Dedication, by:
• becoming and remaining worthy of a TR;
• studying the doctrines of the temple, including the
Plan of Salvation.
Obtain personal set of temple clothing.
Identify ancestors for temple ordinances.
Record in journal impressions about the temple;
create something personal to remember and share.
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Isaiah 2:2-3
“And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the
mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in
the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above
the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And
many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us
go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of
the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways,
and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall
go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from
Jerusalem.”
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President Gordon B. Hinckley
“I'm going to see that we get a temple
built in this New York area while I'm still
alive. . . . I am going to say that within
two years we'll have a temple . . . ready
for dedication. . . . I'm giving you
advance notice to get yourselves ready,
to be worthy to go to the House of the
Lord.”
(Regional Meeting, New York New York Stake Center, Sunday,
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24 March
2002.)
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