LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a brand new Las Vegas temple, which was beforehand signaled for an enchantment to the Nevada Supreme Court docket.
Throughout a morning occasion, golden shovels had been used to suggest the subsequent step for the Lone Mountain Nevada Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The occasion was presided over by Michael Dunn, an LDS Church official.
“Guide the hands that will shape stone, wood, glass and steel, that the beauty and craftsmanship of this temple may reflect the divine truths that will be taught within its walls,” he stated throughout a dedicatory prayer.
The Lone Mountain location would be the fourth in Nevada and the second for the Las Vegas valley.
Plans for the brand new website name for a three-story construction on almost 20 acres close to Hickman Avenue and North Grand Canyon Drive.
The challenge was unanimously authorised by the Las Vegas Metropolis Council, and has been the topic of a authorized battle, which was signaled for enchantment to the Nevada Supreme Court docket after a district court docket choose sided with the town and the LDS Church.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a brand new Las Vegas temple which was beforehand signaled for enchantment to the Nevada Supreme Court docket. (Credit score: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a brand new Las Vegas temple which was beforehand signaled for enchantment to the Nevada Supreme Court docket. (Credit score: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a brand new Las Vegas temple which was beforehand signaled for enchantment to the Nevada Supreme Court docket. (Credit score: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Some Lone Mountain residents pointed to present restrictions on top and developed acreage, however metropolis employees disagreed with an present interlocal settlement.
The deliberate Lone Mountain LDS temple will not be as excessive or as vivid as initially deliberate. On Feb. 5, a lightweight ordinance for a number of Las Vegas communities was amended to restrict the temperature, timing, and top of lighting. There are additionally no plans for an Angel Moroni on the steeple of the temple.
