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The Hill City of Florida has a new light upon the hill: the state’s third house of the Lord. And central to this shining beacon is the Light of the World Himself.
“Our Savior can be found everywhere in the temple,” said Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “In every ordinance, in every covenant, in every promised blessing and particularly in the power and grace we receive as we shed the practices and priorities of the world in favor of pursuing our relationship with Jesus Christ.”
It was Christ who declared, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). Elder Kearon added, “We are invited to assist Him in this work of seeking and saving those who are lost.”
The Apostle dedicated the Tallahassee Florida Temple on Sunday, Dec. 8, marking the 16th and last temple dedicated in 2024. This is also the first house of the Lord that Elder Kearon has dedicated, having been called and set apart as a member of the Twelve just last December.
For the dedication weekend, he was accompanied by his wife, Sister Jennifer Kearon; Elder Kevin R. Duncan, a General Authority Seventy and executive director of the Temple Department, and his wife, Sister Nancy Duncan; Elder Massimo De Feo, a General Authority Seventy and second counselor in the North America Southeast Area presidency, and his wife, Sister Loredana De Feo; Elder Steven R. Bangerter, a General Authority Seventy, and his wife, Sister Susan Bangerter; and Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, and his wife, Sister Carol Waddell.
The Tallahassee temple district comprises eight stakes — five in northern Florida, two in southern Georgia and one in Alabama.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now has 202 dedicated temples worldwide.
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