55 years ago today - Thu Jun 18, 1959

[David O. McKay Office Journal] [At Temple Council meeting] Since Elder Marion G. Romney is leaving soon to tour the European Missions, he inquired regarding the counsel he should give to the Saints in Europe regarding their emigrating to this country so I gave the following instructions to him: There is no command regarding this matter, but we wish the people to build up the branches where they live so that those who never can get away from those countries over there will be built up spiritually, and receive their temple endowments and all blessings they could obtain if they were to come here. . . . The same condition exists in South Africa where an entire generation of men and women had never even seen a member of the Council of the Twelve. I think we should have a temple there some day. It is a long way for these people to go to a temple and the distances are great in that country and under present conditions they are obliged to live and die without having the blessings of the Temple and realize the significance of them.

[Source: McKay, David O., Office Journal]

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 18, 2014

    Just think of how much money was and is being completely wasted on mega-million dollar fairy palaces and those thankfully decreasing in numbers temple-going LDS who are wasting their valuable time and squandering their hard-earned money on false ordinances for dead people, i.e., DELUSIONS FOR THE DEAD.

    All these 143 plus buildings should be converted to affordable rental housing.

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  2. AnonymousJune 18, 2014

    ... or condominiums.

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