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Construction of the Edmonton Temple

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2024 - our 26th anniversary year.

 

Introduction

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [also known as the restored Church of Jesus Christ or the Church of Jesus Christ, and with members often popularly referred to as Mormons--see the Church Style Guide for naming preferences] completed the temple in Edmonton in December of 1999. It was announced in August of 1998; and the groundbreaking ceremony was held on the 27th of February 1999 at the site (53rd Avenue exit on the East side of the Whitemud Freeway). The temple serves Church members in the five Edmonton Stakes (groups of congregations), the Grande Prairie Stake and the Red Deer Stake.

For those who are interested in the progress of the original construction (and the renovations of mid- and late-2011), but for whom regular trips to the temple site were not practical, we offer several series of exterior photos with some limited commentary. Photo pages vary in size from about 20 Kb for the smaller and simpler images (e.g. Photo 5) to near 180 Kb for the larger and more complex images (e.g. Photo 114).

 

Table of Contents

• Drawing of Edmonton Temple, with open house and dedication dates.

• Series 1 - Groundbreaking and foundation - early 1999.

• Series 2 - Temple ground floor.

• Series 3 - Columns and walls.

• Series 4 - Roof, tower and spire.

• Series 5 - Placement of angel Moroni statue atop the spire - Sept 1999.

• Series 6 - Walkways and Grounds.

• Series 7 - Dawn and Dusk in Autumn and Winter - Nov 1999.

• Series 8 - Twilight in Summer and Autumn of 2006.

• Series 9 - Renovation Highlights, Summer and Autumn of 2011 and beyond.

• "Edmonton Alberta Temple 1999-2009" - A Tenth Anniversary movie (8:30; 340 Mb) has been made available which features a selection of photos of the building construction from the above collection, photos of the open house and dedication, all the temple presidencies, and 2009 temple workers and staff. Its size makes it impractical to post on this website; but if you send me an email request, I may be able to email you the .VOB file if your email client and Internet service provider can handle a 340 Mb attachment.

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Drawing of Edmonton Temple


Drawing of the temple rendered prior to construction.
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. A Deseret News article "Ground is broken for temple in Canada - a monument of faith" describes a bit of the ground breaking ceremony back in early 1999, and some of the much-earlier history of the Church in Edmonton. A 2014 article "The Process of Building a Mormon Temple" discusses the construction of Mormon temples, their purposes, etc.

The Open House for the Edmonton Temple was held December 3-4 and 6-7, 1999 at which many visitors were welcomed and who enjoyed a tour of the building interior. The dedication was held in seven sessions on December 11th and 12th, 1999. .

Although session bookings are no longer taken as of early December 2018,
current ordinance work by members may be arranged by calling 780+434-7436 to review available times and dates.
Voice mail is available when the temple is closed. The FAX number is 780+431-0213.

All ordinances (Baptisms, Confirmation, Initiatory, Endowment and Sealing) are available to Patrons when the Temple is Open and space is available.
 

Endowment sessions are generally held Tuesdays through Saturdays. The current schedule may be posted at the URL below:

https://www.lds.org/temples/details/edmonton-alberta-temple (which may be password protected).
An email address for contacting the temple is available to patrons who are logged in.
The temple street address (14335 - 53rd Ave NW, Edmonton AB, Postal code T6H 5G6, Canada),
a link to a map, and a landline voice telephone number (780+434-7436, as above) are included at the above URL.

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Sunday attire is most suitable for entering the Temple. To be sensitive to those with allergic reactions, please refrain from using perfumes in the Temple. .

The temple will be closed on certain holidays such as Christmas, Boxing Day, etc., and for the Saturdays of General Conference; please be sure to call ahead.
. The temple will also be closed for scheduled maintenance for about two weeks twice a year, usually sometime in January and also in July.
Again, please call ahead to confirm exact dates and times.

We encourage all to take the opportunity to enjoy the blessings of temple worship regularly.

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The completed building, with enclosed portico (Mar 2012).
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to enclose the portico, etc. In particular, see also Photo 194 in the Series 9 Renovation Highlights Photos].
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Sources of Related and Other Information, including Gospel Topics

• See a few official church websites as follows: ChurchOfJesusChrist.org (was LDS.org),  ComeUntoChrist.org (was Mormon.org), Temples, Scriptures, the Church Newsroom, Social Media Accounts for Church Leaders and Groups, ... FamilySearch.org, and JustServe.org (requires authentication).
    
  
• To the right is a map fragment showing the location of the temple ("A" in pink teardrop pointer) at the 53rd Avenue exit, just east of the Whitemud Freeway (Alberta Highway #2). North is toward top of map. Click on the map for its enlargement, or a more detailed map, or try Google Maps with search key "Edmonton Temple 14335 53rd Ave, Edmonton, AB"

• The Church's  House of the Lord website [cookies (cookie caution)] provides information about temples world-wide, their purpose, and answers to frequently asked questions. It also contains a section on temples and family history.

• Unofficially (but from a unit of Deseret Book, a wholly-owned business unit of the Church), LDS Living (about) posts Surviving a faith crisis (and how Church members can help); By Patrick Q. Mason. It is a breath of fresh air from a reliable source that could benefit both those who, as Mason puts it, have made "a discovery of an unflattering but true account of Church history, a negative interaction with a Church leader, or a recent change in the Church Handbook," and the members who encounter them. As he also points out, "There is no magic formula for remaining in the Church when doing so is difficult." But he has some very helpful suggestions that could benefit both parties, and also some elements of the Church leadership. As he puts it eloquently, "My plea to those who are struggling in the Church and feel adrift is simple: Find some kind of tether that works for you. Find some­thing or someone in the Church to connect to, even while everything else seems tenuous. Find a way to stay in the orbit of the Church as it orbits around the Son. For those who already feel their feet are planted on solid ground, my plea is also simple: Be the type of friend, family member, or fellow Church member who provides the safe connection that we all so desperately need" (my emphasis; I particularly liked the word play in the bold sentence.).
  
• Note also that LDS Living (about) hosts a tonne of current, helpful web pages, podcasts, etc., which, though not strictly official, are reliable and trustworthy. They also publish a daily email newsletter that shows the latest posts. Go to the LDS Living page, scroll to the bottom, and look for "Stay in the Loop!" Enter your name and email address. It is that simple. You can unsubscribe anytime.
  

• Also unofficially, Rick Satterfield hosts the LDS Church Temples website, which contains lots of tasteful and reliable photos and information including "current news, schedules, interesting facts, and beautiful photographs of each temple of the Church," including a comprehensive and well-done Edmonton Temple gallery, dating mainly from before the 2011 renovations (and including some photos after the addition of the enclosed portico), some historical notes, an aerial view, driving directions with a map, the dedicatory prayer from December 1999, and lots more. The LDS Church Temples website also posts a ~2014 archive of construction photos for the Gilbert Arizona Temple. And the Gilbert, Arizona Temple Blog posts lots of construction photos and other news as the temple there is built. YouTube posts news videos from its opening in 2014, Inside the Gilbert Mormon Temple - part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4 that include some temple history, some notes about temple work and family history research. It also provides some ideas concerning the facilities, activities and instructions provided inside the temple.
  

• Also unofficially, the LDS Temples Twitter site posts short notes and referrals concerning temple and related news. YouTube hosts from 2014 a short video (1:43) concerning the Edmonton Temple; and MormonWiki hosts a page on the Edmonton Temple.

• The official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [more cookies (cookie caution)] provides general information including a newsroom. Below are some English language components that may be of interest.
• The Come Unto Christ website provides a section on His Life and Teachings.
• To learn more about the Church, families, the nature of God, and the purpose of life, visit www.mormon.org [more cookies (cookie caution)], where you can also view answers to frequently asked questions concerning general beliefs, and a host of other topics, including the Proclamation on the Family (Oct 1995). Mormon.org won a "Top 10 Sites of 2010" award from Interactive Media Awards (about) for website excellence in 2010.
  
• The Scriptures - Internet Edition [more cookies (cookie caution)] provides full scripture search facilities (by word, phrase or reference), live links to cross-references, footnotes, etc.
• The BYU New Testament Commentary website posts the beginnings of a "multi-volume commentary on the New Testament along with a new rendition of the Greek New Testament texts."

• Other Church websites [all with cookies (cookie caution)] include the following:

• the Joseph Smith Website, and the Joseph Smith Papers website with its large and growing collection of documents;

• the Thomas S. Monson website contains official biographical and other information on the 16th president of the Church;
• the Gordon B. Hinckley website contains official biographical and other information on the 15th president of the Church;

• the Gospel Topics section {under "Scriptures and Study" and "Learn More", select "Gospel Topics"} contains a tonne of articles {browse alphabetically by title} and videos for study and learning. These essays have been augmented and updated during 2019, and may be helpful to review. Included are some challenging topics such as:
  
• "Are Mormons Christian?"
  
• The several different "First Vision Accounts" [see also an April, 2016 article by Steven C. Harper entitled "The First Vision: A Narrative from Joseph Smith’s Accounts" in the Church History segment of lds.org. This article contains links to each of "the four firsthand accounts" in their entirety as follows. They are from the Joseph Smith Papers collection, except for the 1838 account which refers to the Pearl of Great Price section of the LDS Scriptures.]
• 1832 Account.
• 1835 Account.
• 1838 Account (Pearl of Great Price, the best known account).
• 1842 Account.
  
• "Race and the Priesthood,"
  
• "Book of Mormon Translation" (with instruments used and the mechanics thereof),
  
• "Book of Mormon and DNA Studies,"
  
• "Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints," (including a section on The Mountain Meadows Massacre),
  
• "Becoming Like God,"
  
• "Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham,"
  
• "Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo" (with sections on Plural Marriage in Nauvoo, Joseph Smith and Plural Marriage, Joseph and Emma, Trial and Spiritual Witness),
  
• "The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage" (with sections on Antipolygamy Laws and Civil Disobedience, The Manifesto, After the Manifesto, The Second Manifesto),
  
• "Joseph Smith's Teachings about Priesthood, Temple and Women" (with sections on Early Latter-day Saint Understandings of Priesthood, Joseph Smith and the Nauvoo Relief Society, Priesthood and the Temple, and Women and Priesthood Today),
  
• "Mother in Heaven", etc.
  

• Gospel Topics also has a "Learning" section that identifies different learning methods for those who "seek learning, even by study and also by faith" (D&C 88:118).
  

• Elder Paul D. Pieper, the General Authority responsible for Church Curriculum, stated {downloadable video: How Does the Gospel Topics section help me?} that the new and improved Gospel Topics site is specifically designed to empower parents to be able to "answer and address all of the questions that are coming to their children in modern society ...”. These essays have been augmented and updated during 2019, and may be helpful to review.  A few other sources may also be helpful concerning the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham, and a few other historical items which may be of interest.
  

• A 1977 Ensign article "By the Gift and Power of God" by Richard L. Anderson (then a professor of history and ancient scripture at Brigham Young University) quotes Edward Stevenson saying that Martin Harris told him (about the means of translation of the Book of Mormon by the Prophet Joseph Smith) the following: “He said that the Prophet possessed a seer stone, by which he was enabled to translate as well as from the Urim and Thummim, and for convenience he then used the seer stone.” In the same article, Oliver Cowdery, who wrote for Joseph during the translation, commented as follows: “Day after day I continued uninterrupted to write from his mouth as he translated, with the Urim and Thummim, or as the Nephites would have said, ‘interpreters,’ the history, or record called ‘The Book of Mormon’.” Oliver is further quoted as follows: “I wrote with my own pen the entire Book of Mormon (save a few pages) as it fell from the lips of the Prophet as he translated it by the gift and power of God by means of the Urim and Thummim, or as it is called by that book, holy interpreters. I beheld with my eyes and handled with my hands the gold plates from which it was translated. I also beheld the Interpreters. That book is true. … I wrote it myself as it fell from the lips of the Prophet.”
  

• A 1992 adaptation (as a 1993 Ensign article) of  a seminar for Mission Presidents authored by Elder Russell M. Nelson entitled "A Treasured Testament" describes some of the instruments and methods used during the translation of the Book of Mormon in the late 1820s by those who participated in the work. The article quotes David Whitmer as follows: “Joseph Smith would put the seer stone into a hat, and put his face in the hat, drawing it closely around his face to exclude the light; and in the darkness the spiritual light would shine. A piece of something resembling parchment would appear, and on that appeared the writing. One character at a time would appear, and under it was the interpretation in English. Brother Joseph would read off the English to Oliver Cowdery, who was his principal scribe, and when it was written down and repeated to Brother Joseph to see if it was correct, then it would disappear, and another character with the interpretation would appear. Thus the Book of Mormon was translated by the gift and power of God, and not by any power of man.” The article also highlights some of the Hebraisms {evidences of the book's Hebrew origins} found in the resulting English.

• The D&C and Church History Seminary Teacher Manual released Feb 2014 (as 2013 Web Pages with Table of Contents linking to each lesson separately; or as as 2013 PDF file at 5.5 Mb for the complete manual) provides helpful information on the challenging aspects of some historical events. A few of these items include:
  
• the principle of plural marriage (in Lesson 140: "D&C 132:1-2, 34-66" of the 2013 Web Pages; and in Unit 28, Lesson 140 at p. 477 ff of the 2013 PDF file),
  
• the Utah War and the Mountain Meadows Massacre (in Lesson 151 of the 2013 Web Pages; and in Unit 31, Lesson 151 at p. 520 ff of the 2013 PDF file), and
  
• The Coming forth of the Pearl of Great Price (in Lesson 152 of the 2013 Web Pages; and in Unit 31, Lesson 152 at p. 524 ff of the 2013 PDF file).
  
• The latter deals with the origins of the Book of Abraham, "A Translation of some ancient Records that have fallen into our hands from the catacombs of Egypt. The writings of Abraham while he was in Egypt, called the Book of Abraham, written by his own hand, upon papyrus" (from the introduction to the Book of Abraham). The 2013 manual states, quoting the 2001 Pearl of Great Price Student Manual, p. 28) that “the Prophet Joseph Smith never communicated his method of translating these records. As with all other scriptures, a testimony of the truthfulness of these writings is primarily a matter of faith. The greatest evidence of the truthfulness of the book of Abraham is not found in an analysis of physical evidence nor historical background, but in prayerful consideration of its content and power.” The 2001 Pearl of Great Price Student Manual, p. 28) further asks and answers a query about the dates of these manuscripts, as follows: "Why Did the Prophet Joseph Smith Say He Translated the Writings of Abraham When the Manuscripts Do Not Date to Abraham’s Time? In 1966 eleven fragments of papyri once possessed by the Prophet Joseph Smith were discovered in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. They were given to the Church and have been analyzed by scholars who date them between about 100 B.C. and A.D. 100. A common objection to the authenticity of the book of Abraham is that the manuscripts are not old enough to have been written by Abraham, who lived almost two thousand years before Christ. Joseph Smith never claimed that the papyri were autographic (written by Abraham himself), nor that they dated from the time of Abraham. It is common to refer to an author’s works as “his” writings, whether he penned them himself, dictated them to others, or others copied his writings later."

• The Foundations of the Restoration Teacher Manual (PDF version) of 2015 for Institute classes covers early Church history to educate and generate discussion regarding sensitive topics. It includes a section on the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon (Lesson 3), including descriptions of the methods and instruments employed. It also includes sections on plural marriage, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the Revelation on the Priesthood, and many others.
  

• The Spring 2014 edition of BYU Magazine (about) posts "Keeping the Faith; What can you do when a child expresses doctrinal doubts?" by M. Sue Bergin. The article may help parents and teachers of youth and others as they encounter challenging questions and find doubt creeping into their belief system.

• Elder Dallin H. Oaks' talk at the April 2014 General Conference entitled "The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood" provides helpful information for those interested in gender and the Priesthood. A few quotes follow [some of the emphases are mine]:
  
• "Priesthood keys direct women as well as men, and priesthood ordinances and priesthood authority pertain to women as well as men."
• "In an address to the Relief Society, President Joseph Fielding Smith, then President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said this: “While the sisters have not been given the Priesthood, it has not been conferred upon them, that does not mean that the Lord has not given unto them authority. … A person may have authority given to him, or a sister to her, to do certain things in the Church that are binding and absolutely necessary for our salvation, such as the work that our sisters do in the House of the Lord. They have authority given unto them to do some great and wonderful things, sacred unto the Lord, and binding just as thoroughly as are the blessings that are given by the men who hold the Priesthood.” ..." 
• "We are not accustomed to speaking of women having the authority of the priesthood in their Church callings, but what other authority can it be? When a woman—young or old—is set apart to preach the gospel as a full-time missionary, she is given priesthood authority to perform a priesthood function. The same is true when a woman is set apart to function as an officer or teacher in a Church organization under the direction of one who holds the keys of the priesthood. Whoever functions in an office or calling received from one who holds priesthood keys exercises priesthood authority in performing her or his assigned duties."
• "Elder M. Russell Ballard gave these teachings: ... “Our Church doctrine places women equal to and yet different from men. God does not regard either gender as better or more important than the other. … When men and women go to the temple, they are both endowed with the same power, which is priesthood power. … Access to the power and the blessings of the priesthood is available to all of God’s children.” ... "

• President Dallin H. Oaks' talk at the April 2020 General Conference entitled "The Melchizedek Priesthood and the Keys" provided additional information for those interested in gender and the Priesthood and some of the distinctions between the exercise of priesthood power and authority in the church and in the home. A few quotes follow [some of the emphases are mine]: 
• "The power of the priesthood exists both in the Church and in the family organization. But priesthood power and priesthood authority function differently in the Church than they do in the family."
• "To understand the exercise of priesthood authority in the Church, we must understand the principle of priesthood keys."
• "The most familiar example of the function of keys is in the performance of priesthood ordinances. An ordinance is a solemn act signifying the making of covenants and the promising of blessings. In the Church all ordinances are performed under the authorization of the priesthood leader who holds the keys for that ordinance."
• "... the holders of the various offices of the Aaronic Priesthood officiate in the ordinance of the sacrament under the keys and direction of the bishop, who holds the keys of the Aaronic Priesthood. The same principle applies to the priesthood ordinances in which women officiate in the temple."
• "... a father presides and exercises the priesthood in his family by the authority of the priesthood he holds. He has no need to have the direction or approval of one holding priesthood keys in order to perform his various family functions. These include counseling the members of his family, holding family meetings, giving priesthood blessings to his wife and children, or giving healing blessings to family members or others."
• "Church authorities teach family members but do not direct the exercise of priesthood authority in the family. The same principle applies when a father is absent and a mother is the family leader. She presides in her home and is instrumental in bringing the power and blessings of the priesthood into her family through her endowment and sealing in the temple."
• "... she exercises the power of the priesthood for the benefit of the children over whom she presides in her position of leadership in the family."

• President Russell M. Nelson spoke of "Spiritual Treasures" in the Women's Session of the October 2019 General Conference, adding to the 2014 comments above by Elder Dallin H. Oaks concerning gender and Priesthood Power as distinct from Priesthood Ordination. A few quotations from President Nelson's remarks follow [some of the emphases are mine]:
• "How I yearn for you to understand that the restoration of the priesthood is just as relevant to you as a woman as it is to any man. Because the Melchizedek Priesthood has been restored, both covenant-keeping women and men have access to 'all the spiritual blessings of the church' or, we might say, to all the spiritual treasures the Lord has for His children.
• "Every woman and every man who makes covenants with God and keeps those covenants, and who participates worthily in priesthood ordinances, has direct access to the power of God. Those who are endowed in the house of the Lord receive a gift of God’s priesthood power by virtue of their covenant, along with a gift of knowledge to know how to draw upon that power."
• "The heavens are just as open to women who are endowed with God’s power flowing from their priesthood covenants as they are to men who bear the priesthood. I pray that truth will register upon each of your hearts because I believe it will change your life."
  
• "Now, may I clarify several additional points with respect to women and priesthood. When you are set apart to serve in a calling under the direction of one who holds priesthood keys—such as your bishop or stake president—you are given priesthood authority to function in that calling." 
• "Similarly, in the holy temple you are authorized to perform and officiate in priesthood ordinances every time you attend. Your temple endowment prepares you to do so."
  
• "As a righteous, endowed Latter-day Saint woman, you speak and teach with power and authority from God." 
• "Now, in closing, I would like to leave a blessing upon you, that you may understand the priesthood power with which you have been endowed and that you will augment that power by exercising your faith in the Lord and in His power." 

• Wendy Ulrich (about) gives us some very interesting insights in an interview with Kurt Manwaring "10 questions with Wendy Ulrich" concerning Women, Power and the Priesthood, and her book Live Up to Our Privileges: Women, Power and Priesthood (Deseret Book, 2019). Here are a few quotations from the interview:
  
• "I personally have concluded that the privilege of participating in the Lord’s work with authority and power is gender-neutral."
• "Worldly power is about getting others to do what you want; godly power is about helping others get what they want." And "Worldly power is about command and control; godly power is about influence and persuasion."
  
• "A fascinating detail about the mortal life of Jesus Christ is that He was not born into the correct lineage to hold the priesthood as defined in His day. He did not function as a priest in the temple and held no priesthood position of authority or power as then understood. Yet He participated in extremely meaningful ways in all of the work of the offices of the priesthood as we understand them today. In perhaps a similar way, women today do not hold priesthood office, but we too participate in the work of those offices in many ways."
• "I began to realize that not only do women participate in that work but women may give us our first experiences with how God’s work feels and looks. Women are usually our first deacons, teachers, and ritual creators. The covenant status of our mother may allow us to come into this world “born in the covenant” and sealed to our parents, our mother in essence acting in the role of a sealer for her offspring."

• The October, 2015 Ensign article "Joseph the Seer: The historical record clarifies how Joseph Smith fulfilled his role as a seer and translated the Book of Mormon" also describes the instruments used in the translation and some of the historical context.

• The April, 2016 General Conference (watch, listen or read) featured several very helpful talks concerning faith challenges:
• "Where Two or Three Are Gathered," You Can Feel The Savior's Love Again, by President Henry B. Eyring, First Counselor in the First Presidency.
  He spoke of those who want to make a reality of “Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you” (D&C 88:62–63), yet who had found that their "feelings of love for the Lord and His love for them were lessening. [And who] ... expressed a fear that if they could not regain in full those feelings of love for the Savior and His Church, the trials and tests they faced would finally overcome their faith." He further mentioned that this test is not a new one: "They are not alone in their concern, nor is their test a new one. During His mortal ministry, the Savior gave us the parable of the seed and the sower. The seed was the word of God. The sower was the Lord. The survival of the seed and its growth depended on the condition of the soil." He pointed out that "Those who are saddened by the loss of the joy they once had are the blessed ones. Some do not see the withering of faith within themselves. Satan is clever. He tells those he wishes to be miserable that the joy they once felt was childish self-delusion." President Eyring also noted the scripture: “Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you; and ye shall bear record of me, even Jesus Christ, that I am the Son of the living God, that I was, that I am, and that I am to come” (D&C 68:4–6).

• "Do I Believe?" by Bonnie L. Oscarson, Young Women General President.
  Sis. Oscarson spoke of the principles of the restored gospel, and asked "We have a knowledge of these things, but do we believe them? If these things are true, then we have the greatest message of hope and help that the world has ever known. Believing them is a matter of eternal significance for us and for those we love." She pointed out that "To believe, we need to get the gospel from our heads into our hearts!" She suggested that "We need only to keep feasting [on gospel truths] and not heed those who would make fun of our beliefs or those who delight to create doubts or those who find fault with Church leaders and doctrine. It is a choice we make daily—to choose faith over doubt." She quoted Elder M. Russell Ballard who has urged us to “stay in the boat, use your life jackets, and hold on with both hands.”
  
• [For Elder Ballard's full remarks about staying on the Old Ship Zion, see his October, 2015 General Conference address, "God Is at the Helm," or his October 2014 General Conference address "Stay in the Boat and Hold On!" See also his address to Church Education Service Religious Educators given February 26, 2016 "The Opportunities and Responsibilities of CES Teachers in the 21st Century." The latter gives emphasis on knowing "the 11 Gospel Topics essays (see also notes above) ... that provide balanced and reliable interpretations of the facts for controversial and unfamiliar Church-related subjects." Said he: "It is important that you know the content in these essays like you know the back of your hand." It is very good advice also for parents.]

• "Tomorrow the Lord Will Do Wonders among You," by  Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
  Elder Holland provided advice about the fact that "none of us want tomorrow, or the day after that, to destroy the wonderful feelings we have had this weekend [attending General Conference]. We want to hold fast to the spiritual impressions we have had and the inspired teachings we have heard. But it is inevitable that after heavenly moments in our lives, we, of necessity, return to earth, so to speak, where sometimes less-than-ideal circumstances again face us."
• Said he in closing (my emphasis): "Realizing that we all have to come down from peak experiences to deal with the regular vicissitudes of life, may I offer this encouragement as general conference concludes.
  
  First of all, if in the days ahead you not only see limitations in those around you but also find elements in your own life that don’t yet measure up to the messages you have heard this weekend, please don’t be cast down in spirit and don’t give up. The gospel, the Church, and these wonderful semiannual gatherings are intended to give hope and inspiration. They are not intended to discourage you. Only the adversary, the enemy of us all, would try to convince us that the ideals outlined in general conference are depressing and unrealistic, that people don’t really improve, that no one really progresses. And why does Lucifer give that speech? Because he knows he can’t improve, he can’t progress, that worlds without end he will never have a bright tomorrow. He is a miserable man bound by eternal limitations, and he wants you to be miserable too. Well, don’t fall for that. With the gift of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the strength of heaven to help us, we can improve, and the great thing about the gospel is we get credit for trying, even if we don’t always succeed.
  
  When there was a controversy in the early Church regarding who was entitled to heaven’s blessings and who wasn’t, the Lord declared to the Prophet Joseph Smith, “Verily I say unto you, [the gifts of God] are given for the benefit of those who love me and keep … my commandments, and [for them] that seeketh so to do.” Boy, aren’t we all thankful for that added provision “and … seeketh so to do”! That has been a lifesaver because sometimes that is all we can offer! We take some solace in the fact that if God were to reward only the perfectly faithful, He wouldn’t have much of a distribution list.
  
  Please remember tomorrow, and all the days after that, that the Lord blesses those who want to improve, who accept the need for commandments and try to keep them, who cherish Christlike virtues and strive to the best of their ability to acquire them. If you stumble in that pursuit, so does everyone; the Savior is there to help you keep going. If you fall, summon His strength. Call out like Alma, “O Jesus, … have mercy on me.” He will help you get back up. He will help you repent, repair, fix whatever you have to fix, and keep going. Soon enough you will have the success you seek.
  
  “As you desire of me so it shall be done unto you,” the Lord has declared.
  
  “… Put your trust in that Spirit which leadeth to do good—yea, to do justly, to walk humbly, to judge righteously. …
  
  “… [Then] whatsoever you desire of me [in] righteousness, … you shall receive.”
  
  I love that doctrine! It says again and again that we are going to be blessed for our desire to do good, even as we actually strive to be so. And it reminds us that to qualify for those blessings, we must make certain we do not deny them to others: we are to deal justly, never unjustly, never unfairly; we are to walk humbly, never arrogantly, never pridefully; we are to judge righteously, never self-righteously, never unrighteously.
  
  My brothers and sisters, the first great commandment of all eternity is to love God with all of our heart, might, mind, and strength—that’s the first great commandment. But the first great truth of all eternity is that God loves us with all of His heart, might, mind, and strength. That love is the foundation stone of eternity, and it should be the foundation stone of our daily life. Indeed it is only with that reassurance burning in our soul that we can have the confidence to keep trying to improve, keep seeking forgiveness for our sins, and keep extending that grace to our neighbor.
  
  President George Q. Cannon once taught: “No matter how serious the trial, how deep the distress, how great the affliction, [God] will never desert us. He never has, and He never will. He cannot do it. It is not His character [to do so]. … He will [always] stand by us. We may pass through the fiery furnace; we may pass through deep waters; but we shall not be consumed nor overwhelmed. We shall emerge from all these trials and difficulties the better and purer for them.”
  
  Now, with that majestic devotion ringing from heaven as the great constant in our lives, manifested most purely and perfectly in the life, death, and Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ, we can escape the consequences of both sin and stupidity—our own or that of others—in whatever form they may come to us in the course of daily living. If we give our heart to God, if we love the Lord Jesus Christ, if we do the best we can to live the gospel, then tomorrow—and every other day—is ultimately going to be magnificent, even if we don’t always recognize it as such. Why? Because our Heavenly Father wants it to be! He wants to bless us. A rewarding, abundant, and eternal life is the very object of His merciful plan for His children! It is a plan predicated on the truth “that all things work together for good to them that love God.” So keep loving. Keep trying. Keep trusting. Keep believing. Keep growing. Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever.
  
  “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard?” Isaiah cried.
  
  “[God] giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. …
  
  “… They that wait upon [Him] shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles. …
  
  “For … the Lord … God will hold [their] right hand, saying unto [them], Fear not; I will help thee.”
  
  Brothers and sisters, may a loving Father in Heaven bless us tomorrow to remember how we felt today. May He bless us to strive with patience and persistence toward the ideals we have heard proclaimed this conference weekend, knowing that His divine love and unfailing help will be with us even when we struggle—no, will be with us especially when we struggle.
  
  If gospel standards seem high and the personal improvement needed in the days ahead seems out of reach, remember Joshua’s encouragement to his people when they faced a daunting future. “Sanctify yourselves,” he said, “for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” I declare that same promise. It is the promise of this conference. It is the promise of this Church. It is the promise of Him who performs those wonders, who is Himself “Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, ... The Prince of Peace.” Of Him I bear witness. Of Him I am a witness. And to Him this conference stands as a testament of His ongoing work in this great latter day."
   

• The Joseph Smith Papers Project (portal) has posted (Sept 2016) an article What Is the Council of Fifty, Why You Haven’t Heard of It Before. The authors note that "The publication of the Nauvoo-era minutes of this council is another step in the Church History Department’s ongoing effort to publish all of Joseph Smith’s papers. Because these minutes have never been open to research, this publication is expected to generate significant attention from the media and historians." By way of background on the formation of the Council of Fifty, the authors also note that "By March [1844], significant opposition was growing toward the Church in and around Nauvoo, in part because of the practice of plural marriage and the Saints’ growing political power. Members of the Council of Fifty [established that same month] were drawn both to the possibility of relocating significant numbers of Saints outside of the United States [Texas, for example, was not then part of the union], where they could create their own government, and to the possibility of creating a better form of government within the United States. Though council members generally used the term theocracy to describe what they viewed as an ideal form of government for the kingdom of God, their model also incorporated democratic elements. They believed that a “theodemocratic” government would protect the rights of all citizens, allow for dissent and free discussion, involve Latter-day Saints and others, and increase righteousness in preparation for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ." The article has the following sections:
  
• Where Did the Minutes for the Nauvoo Council of Fifty Come From?,
  
• How Did the Council Relate to the Church?
• How Did the Council Get Its Name?
• Who Belonged to the Council in Nauvoo?
• What Did the Council Accomplish during the Nauvoo Era?
• What Can Latter-day Saints Today Learn from the Minutes of the Nauvoo Council of Fifty?
  
• The Church News has also posted (20 Sept 2016) a news item, Council of Fifty Minutes to Be Published in Joseph Smith Papers Release, in which they note that "The content of the minutes for many years has been the subject of intense speculation by persons interested in Church history because the document has not been available for public inspection. The minutes became part of the collection of records of the First Presidency, where they remained throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries, until they were transferred to the Church History Department in 2010."
• When the Council was established, Joseph Smith expected the members to provide their candid views, and to be tolerant of other views also. The authors include the following by way of example (my emphasis).
  
• "Perhaps the most powerful teaching in the entire record of the Nauvoo Council of Fifty is Joseph Smith’s statement on religious liberty from the April 11, 1844, meeting. Arguing that the agency God gave His children requires mortals also to grant and safeguard the freedom of religion, Joseph Smith declared: “God cannot save or damn a man only on the principle that every man acts, chooses and worships for himself; hence the importance of thrusting from us every spirit of bigotry and intolerance towards a mans religious sentiments, that spirit which has drenched the earth with blood— When a man feels the least temptation to such intolerance he ought to spurn it from him. It becomes our duty on account of this intolerance and corruption—the inalienable right of man being to think as he pleases—worship as he pleases &c being the first law of every thing that is sacred—to guard every ground all the days of our lives. I will appeal to every man in this council beginning at the youngest that when he arrives to the years of Hoary age he will have to say that the principles of intolerance and bigotry never had a place in this kingdom, nor in my breast, and that he is even then ready to die rather than yield to such things. Nothing can reclaim the human mind from its ignorance, bigotry, superstition &c but those grand and sublime principles of equal rights and universal freedom to all men. ... When I have used every means in my power to exalt a mans mind, and have taught him righteous principles to no effect—he is still inclined in his darkness, yet the same principles of liberty and charity would ever be manifested by me as though he embraced it. Hence in all governments or political transactions a mans religious opinions should never be called in question. A man should be judged by the law independent of religious prejudice.”"
• The content of the minutes themselves can presently be ordered in print at Administrative Records, Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846. The foregoing contains also a Table of Contents for the minutes, and a list of members of the Council. Presumably, the digitized content itself will also be released on-line in due course as with other content from the Joseph Smith Papers Project.

• The October, 2016 General Conference (watch, listen or read) also featured helpful talks concerning faith challenges:
• "To Whom Shall We Go?," By Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
  He asked: "Where will you go to be taught about a Savior who is your best friend, who not only suffered for your sins but who also suffered 'pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind' so 'that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities,' including, I believe, the infirmity of loss of faith?"
  And he also asked: "Where will you go to learn more about Heavenly Father’s plan for our eternal happiness and peace, a plan that is filled with wondrous possibilities, teachings, and guidance for our mortal and eternal lives? Remember, the plan of salvation gives mortal life meaning, purpose, and direction."
  He also pointed out that "... accepting and living the gospel of Christ can be challenging. It has always been thus, and it ever will be. Life can be like hikers ascending a steep and arduous trail. It is a natural and normal thing to occasionally pause on the path to catch our breath, to recalculate our bearings, and to reconsider our pace. Not everyone needs to pause on the path, but there is nothing wrong with doing so when your circumstances require. In fact, it can be a positive thing for those who take full advantage of the opportunity to refresh themselves with the living water of the gospel of Christ."
  

• At a BYU Women's Conference on 4 May 2017, religion professors addressed "why people are staying" in the LDS church (Deseret News item). The news item reports that Professor Barbara Morgan Gardner shared personal experiences she’s had with her students at BYU. As a professor, Gardner said she will often “talk to people who stay in the church and people who leave the church,” with her focus on “why people are staying.” After meeting a number of students and learning they’ve had struggles with missions, church doctrine, and same-sex attraction, Gardner will bluntly ask them, “Well then, why are you staying? Why are you still active? Why are you here?” “Why they stay, or why they leave, is not based on circumstance. It’s based on character. It’s based on the individual. It’s based on the price they’ve paid to come to know and come to understand and come to be obedient to the teachings and the life of Jesus Christ.” Professor Brad Wilcox's subject was “Lest Thou Forget: Staying Converted to the Gospel,” perhaps referring to Elder Ronald A Rasband's October 2016 Conference talk: "Lest Thou Forget." An earlier Deseret News item from November of 2016 "Mormons with doubts shouldn't give up faith without 'intellectual and spiritual kicking and screaming'," contains other helpful comments by Elder Bruce C. Hafen, an emeritus Church general authority, and Robert Millet, former dean of religious education at BYU.
  

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• Now back to other Church websites [all with cookies (cookie caution)]:
  

• the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at BYU;
• Mormon Studies at BYU, a guide for on-line material on Latter-day Saint theology, history, culture, and people;
• the Daughters in My Kingdom website helps sisters discover the faith-promoting principles and doctrines contained in the book with the same name, and containing a description of the history and work of the Women's Relief Society;
• the BYU edition of the Encyclopedia of Mormonism (or the Macmillan edition) - search page to the complete volume (no longer in print);
• the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, BYU Hawaii, BYU Idaho, the LDS Business College, the BYU Salt Lake Center,
• ... PBS affiliate KBYU-TV (about), BYU-TV International (streaming video), BYU Radio, Classical 89 (KBYU-FM), etc.;
• the Mormon Tabernacle Choir website (and its YouTube Channel), Music and the Spoken Word, Church Newsroom, Church Magazines: Ensign, Friend, Liahona, New Era, ...
• ... Pageants, Places to Visit, Finding an LDS worship service;
• the Visiting Temple Square website  provides information for tours, explaining all the free things you can do on Temple Square;
• the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors' Center website has a Visitors' Center photo gallery, an events calendar, and refers to other Visitors' Center websites;
• the Church Music website, with its Find a Hymn by Titlesearch page, allows you to insert a title and learn more about that hymn.
• Disability Resources Online provides help for members with disabilities and their families (and also for leaders and members) so that all may participate more fully and more comfortably in Church meetings and activities;
• The LDS Charities website provides information on a charitable program that was established by the Church in 1996 to enhance Church involvement in relief and development activities throughout the world. Humanitarian projects are funded by donations from Church members and others;
• the Addressing Pornography website offers tools for individuals, spouses, parents and leaders in dealing with pornography use;
• Jeffrey R. Holland has posted "Sexual Intimacy Is Sacred and Beautiful" as a suggested Family Home Evening discussion topic;
  
• The Pregnancy Help website: ItsAboutLove.org has help for those with unplanned pregnancies, parents, friends, etc. There are options;
• A news item about the addiction Recovery Program and the Addiction Recovery Program website discuss how focusing on the atonement and an adapted 12-step program can help;
• The Church Website on same-sex attraction offers love, understanding and hope, and is titled: “Love One Another: A Discussion on Same-Sex Attraction.” It provides enlightenment on this complex matter which touches on the things we care about most: our basic humanity, our relationship to family, our identity and potential as children of God, how we treat each other, and what it means to be disciples of Christ;
• the Preventing Suicide website notes that "It is a complicated issue that we don’t fully comprehend. There is seldom a single cause or a simple solution. Whether you struggle with thoughts of suicide, know someone who does, or have lost a loved one to suicide, the resources on this site can help; ..."
  
• the Church Education System website provides information on Seminaries and Institutes of Religion, and Higher Education institutions;
• the Institutes Website provides information on Institute courses and course materials, finding an Institute and more;
• the Seminary Website - Seek Learning by Study and by Faith. It also provides sections on music, scripture mastery, etc., for seminary-age High School students;
• The Perpetual Education Fund (PEF) website, serves faithful young members of the Church who wish to improve their education, find a good job, and better serve their family, the Church, and their community. It contains sections on qualifying for a loan and how to apply, frequently asked questions, PEF success stories, and more;
• Lots of Free Genealogical Research Courses are on-line at Family Search for those seeking out their roots;
• the Church History website provides information and resources concerning Church history, libraries, archives and historic sites;
• Country Website links are listed for the several dozen websites of foreign countries and languages;
• the Church Publications for Handhelds website lists publications and PDA downloads for Palm and Pocket PC readers and other such devices;
• the Church Publications in Compressed Audio Format website lists publications available in downloadable audio formats;
• the Church's Mormon Messages on YouTube is a place to watch and share gospel-centered videos;
• the Youth website offers topics such as "youth today," "Mormon Messages for Youth," and much more;
• the Duty to God website offers help and suggestions for Young Men pursuing the Duty to God award;
• the "Create" website is a place to post photos, videos, etc., to share with the church and with other members;
• the Senior MIssionary Website lists full-time and church-service mission opportunities, along with information about both kinds of missions;
• the Missionary Training Center website provides information about the center, a virtual tour, and other information;
• listen to Mormon Channel, the Church’s 24-hour-a-day audio station featuring gospel-oriented programs, music, interviews, and much more. Access is through live Internet streaming, podcasts, and iPhone applications, as well as on HD radio;
• the Employment Website and a Job Search Tips page in the Provident Living Section both have lots of suggestions for career and job changes;
• the Bible Maps and Church History Maps websites contain maps and geographical features and related information.

• More links to related websites and resources (both official and unofficial) are as follows:
  

• The LDS Tech website provides information on computer and website technical services, and involvement ideas for the technically inclined.
• Miscellaneous church-owned entities include Deseret News, their Mormon Times, and Church News; etc.
• Unofficially, the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology at BYU hosts the Conference Scripture Citation Index providing useful historical references to scriptures by conference speakers.
• Also unofficially, here is our own generic Book of Mormon map, a list of geographical scripture references and a BoM timeline, in case you find them helpful for scripture study.
• Inaugurated in mid-2012, the unofficial website Interpreter is a "Journal of Mormon Scripture, a nonprofit, independent, peer-reviewed educational journal focused on the scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Publications are available free of charge, with our goal to increase understanding of scripture."
• The LDS Church's Family Search Website [more cookies (cookie caution)] provides services where you can look up your ancestors. It is a great website for genealogists and others interested in family history research. Their "Getting Started with Family History (By Starting at the Beginning)" page may be a helpful place to start. Their web page "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" may also be of interest.

• Also unofficially, an active LDS couple, Earthly Parents, have written and posted helpful and tasteful .PDF files of And It Was Very Good: A Latter-day Saint’s Guide to Lovemaking (.PDF). Hard copy and e-book versions can also be found on Amazon along with several helpful reviews. This work has an introduction (.PDF) that is suitable for most audiences, and provides their "fundamental beliefs about married sex. These beliefs seem good and right to us," they say. Speaking as parents, they call this introduction "Our Family’s Sexual Articles of Faith." It provides background and context for the full work. The full work is FRANK, complete and very helpful; but not everybody is comfortable with all of it. Both the introduction and the full work are designated as freely sharable by the authors who have been encouraged by marriage counselors, newlyweds, church leaders, LDS therapists, bloggers, other authors, newspapers and podcasters. This work tastefully provides reliable and informative facts, invalidates myths and other misinformation, suggests remedies for common difficulties, contains plenty of reference sources for further reading (both formal and informal), and does so without triggering males in the ways most such works can do. This work also dispels the all-too-commonly-held myth that reliable female orgasms are a fiction. This work is much needed and long overdue. The work is in response to a general lack of reliable information that is consistent with gospel principles and precepts. Perhaps Hugh B. Brown said it best [my emphasis]: "Many marriages have been wrecked on the dangerous rocks of ignorant and debased sex behavior, both before and after marriage. Gross ignorance on the part of newlyweds on the subject of the proper place and functioning of sex results in much unhappiness and many broken homes. ... Thousands of young people come to the marriage altar almost illiterate insofar as this basic and fundamental function is concerned." And President Kimball has noted that "We know of no directive from the Lord that proper sexual experiences between husbands and wives need be limited totally to the procreation of children." An LDS wife (married at 22) commented: "I wish I had known it could be enjoyable for women and that I could orgasm. I always heard women in the church complain about having sex with their husbands and saying it only feels good for the guy. I grew up only hearing negative things about sex, and I was absolutely terrified of it." Another added: "I wish I would have known about lube and foreplay. I wish I would have known about orgasms, and I wish I would have known my own anatomy better." And yet another young LDS wife mentioned: "The very best part is [reliable] orgasms from oral." Another author commented: "I have read every LDS book on sex and nothing has come close to being this helpful." A podcaster noted: "It's a breath of fresh air for the LDS community." This work provides helpful illumination for all these situations and many others. A related article "How Curiosity and Consent Can Make Old Lovers New Again" may also be helpful for some married couples.
  

• The Canada Edmonton Mission Alumni website also posts about a dozen Edmonton Temple construction photos.

• As noted above, Rick and Anita Satterfield post a photo gallery of beautiful exterior views of the Edmonton Temple, dating from 2007 through 2012 (including the renovations to the entryway).

• See also a few hundred photos and a few videos of the Salt Lake City Temple's extensive renovation (2020-2025). ...
  ... They did extensive renovations, including basically re-building the foundation under the standing temple. It was a very interesting project.
• And see also, still more photos of the Temple Square renovation progress in January of 2022.
  

• If you were searching for another "Edmonton Temple" website, here are some possibilities:
• The Salvation Army Edmonton Temple, 9115 - 75th Street, Edmonton,  AB  T6C 4L3.
• Temple Beth Ora, Edmonton's Reform Synagogue.
  
• Union for Reform Judaism, Edmonton's Reform Jewish Congregation.
• Ukrainian Pentecostal Temple, 10521 - 97th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
• Edmonton Masonic Temple Association, Freemasons' Hall article (.pdf file).
• Other Alberta Masonic Temples (from the Grand Lodge in Calgary) with addresses.
• Odd Fellows Edmonton Temple, 11201 - 95th Street, Edmonton, AB  T5G 1K8.
• Al Shamal Shrine Temple, 14510 - 142nd Street, Edmonton, AB  T6V 1H9.
• Buddhist Edmonton Temple, Grove Street, London, England  N18 2TL.
• Chin Yin Buddhist Temple - 12688-148 Avenue, Edmonton.
  
• Maha Ganapathy Hindu Temple - 128 Running Creek Road, Edmonton, AB, Canada  T6J 7B1.
• ISKCON Hare Krishna Edmonton Temple, 9353 - 35th Ave, Edmonton, AB  T6E 5R5.
• Edmonton Mandir Hindu Temple, 9507 - 39th Avenue, Edmonton, AB  T6E 5T3.
• Edmonton Buddhist Meditation Group and Buddhist Temple, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
• Watt Khmer Samakii or Khmer Buddhist United-Temple of Edmonton.
• ... located at 10830 - 106th Street, Edmonton, AB  T58 2Y2.
• Edmonton Shin Buddhist Temple, 10155 - 89th Street NW, Edmonton, AB  T6H 1P8.
• Lao Alberta Buddhist Temple, 9315 - 103A Avenue, Edmonton, AB  T5H 0H3.
• Edmonton Hindu/Jain Temple, 14225 - 133rd Avenue, Edmonton, AB  TSL 4W3.
• Mahaganapathi Temple, 1403 - 111th Street, Edmonton, Alberta.
• Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple, 1410 Horsehill Road, Edmonton, AB.
• Ratchadham Thai Buddhist Temple, 12520 - 135th Avenue, Edmonton, AB  T5L 3X3 (map).
• Taoist Tai Chi Edmonton Temple, 15740 Stony Plain Road, Edmonton, AB  T5P 3Z5.
• Google Maps Canada listing of mapped locations for "temple" near "Edmonton, AB."

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