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    22 September 2014 | POSTED BY Newsroom Staff

    Mormonism Online: In Your Own Words | 22 September 2014

    In Your Own Words is a regular sampling of online articles, blog posts and social media that represent some of the current conversations about Mormonism. The posts in this series do not necessarily represent the views of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, nor are they meant to be a comprehensive summary of the online conversations about the Church. The intent is to highlight social media content from individuals that will help journalists and the public better understand Mormonism.

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    Ogden Utah Temple Rededication

    The Ogden Utah Temple was rededicated in three sessions on Sunday, 21 September. Originally dedicated in 1972, the Ogden Utah Temple was closed for extensive renovation for the past three years. Many Latter-day Saints expressed excitement this weekend about having the temple back in service.

    "What a great day for the #OgdenTemple re-dedication. I'm so grateful for temples. They help me think of what matters most." @vogtdavid01

    "The Ogden Utah Temple was rededicated today. It was awesome to be able to participate via broadcast in the wonderful dedicatory services. Cannot wait to take a trip up there and enjoy this beautiful House of The Lord again!" @amylyn.schmidt

    The dedication was broadcast to Latter-day Saint meetinghouses throughout Utah and in parts of Wyoming and Idaho.

    "I am so grateful the Ogden Temple Rededication was broadcasted to my Stake center! It was a truly amazing experience that I will not forget <3 #OgdenTempleRededication #Mormon #LDS" @hallpayton

    Ogden Utah Temple Cultural Celebration

    In addition to the rededication services over the weekend, about 16,000 youth from northern Utah and parts of Wyoming participated in two cultural celebrations featuring music and dance on Saturday, 20 September. Many youth and youth leaders posted to social media about their participation in the cultural celebration, themed "Shine the Light."

    "So happy I was able to see the youth participate in the Ogden cultural event tonight. They were amazing. #ogdentemple" @annraneelowe
    Post by Heidi Ferrin Kemp.

    The excitement that the youth experienced over the weekend continues as many post updates like this via social media:

    FamilySearch Launches #MeetMyGrandma Campaign

    A flood of social media posts with the hashtag #MeetMyGrandma have come since FamilySearch launched an initiative to gather 10,000 stories about grandmothers in 10 days, from 20 to 30 September.

    "Grandma Betty shows her love for her family by making a beautiful and cherished quilt for each of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. #MeetMyGrandma #family #love #joy" @jpat20

    "#meetmygrandma both of my grammas are amazing ladies that I'm blessed to have in my life :) they've taught me about lifelong faith & love, about being a card shark, about doing what the Lord wants, about sacrifice & adventure, about laughing really hard, being crazy & having fun & being yourself, about true happiness and the importance of family and of following Jesus Christ. They've taught me about gentleness and strength, and I'm so grateful to have had them in my life :) love you Gramma!!" @cecproff

    "These are my grandmas! Grandma Lindblom is awesome cause she always has dum dums and we ways drank nesquik chocolate milk complete with a straw and she ways gives us &2 dollar bills for our birthdays and she always made me say please and thank you no matter what! I love her for all those reasons! Grandma Francis is the bomb dot com cause whenever we spent the night she would always make the BEST breakfast! She loves Betty Boop and she loves George strait! She gives the best back scratches in the whole world and we both LOVE disneyland! I love so much!!😊 #meetmygrandma" @kylalindblom

     

    Read more about the initiative on Mormon Newsroom.

    Read Older Post FamilySearch Initiative Invites People to #MeetMyGrandma Read Newer Post Mormons Around the World: Country Newsroom Websites | 23 September

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