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The public is invited to tour the Elko Nevada Temple during its open house, starting this Saturday, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 13, excluding Sundays. The tours begin with a media day on Wednesday, Aug. 27, and invited guest tours Aug. 28-29.
Leading today’s media day tours are two General Authority Seventies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Elder Michael A. Dunn, first counselor in the United States Southwest Area presidency, and Elder Steven R. Bangerter, executive director of the Temple Department.
Elder Bangerter said that the temple is “a place where we more perfectly learn to follow the teachings of our Savior, Jesus Christ, to more perfectly serve as one child of God to another, regardless of faith, religion or creed.”
Among those in attendance on this first day of tours was Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo and Elko Mayor Reece Keener.
“This temple is not only a sacred space for the thousands of Latter-day Saints who call northeastern Nevada home but also a symbol of the values that bind our communities together through faith, family and service,” said Lombardo.
“I would like to thank the Church for making the decision to locate [a temple] in Elko,” Keener said. “It truly is remarkable. You look at the quality of the stonework, the tile work, all of the furnishings [and] the windows, everything is absolutely remarkable.”
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