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The public open house for the Layton Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints begins this week in Layton, Utah, on Friday, April 19, and extends through Saturday, June 1, 2024, excluding Sundays.
Media attended a news conference and toured the new house of the Lord on Monday, April 15, 2024. Those participating in the event included Elder Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier, assistant, Utah Area Presidency; Elder Kevin R. Duncan, executive director, Temple Department; and Sister Amy A. Wright, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency.
“In the temple, we learn about our divine identity and destiny better than any other place,” Elder Giraud-Carrier said. “In the temple, we make promises to our Father in heaven, about how we will act and how we will treat one another. And most importantly, in the temple the things that start in this life can go beyond the grave as husbands and wives, parents and children are united together not only till death do us part, but for time and for all eternity. The temple, as the spires of this temple show, point us to our Heavenly Father and to the Savior Jesus Christ and help us remember Them and keep Them at the center of our lives.”
Sister Wright, who raised her children in Layton, said Jesus Christ wants everyone to visit His holy house.
“With our Savior Jesus Christ it’s always an invitation: ‘come and see,’ ‘come unto me,’ ‘come, follow me.’ Or sometimes He simply just said, ‘Come,’” she said. “But it is our individual responsibility whether we choose to accept and act upon this invitation. My dear friends here today, every one of us has been invited to come and see. … It is our hope that you will also come and feel and come and know of the love that God has for each and every one of you and the love that our Savior Jesus Christ has for each and every one of you.”
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