Temples for Mormons are a symbol of our faith in God, in the Savior Jesus Christ, and in the plan of salvation, which includes our knowledge of where we came from, why we are here on earth, and what happens after we die. Whenever a temple is built, it strengthens the faith of members the world over.
Yesterday, ground was broken for the temple that will be built in Rome, Italy. This is the first Mormon temple in Italy, and the 12th temple in Europe. Following are links and videos that share more about the temple in Rome and more about why temples are important to Mormons.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has created a website dedicated to the Rome, Italy temple, with current information about the temple that will be built there. (La Chiesa di Gesù Cristo dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni (Chiesa Mormone) ha creato un sito dedicato al Tempio di Roma con informazioni correnti riguardo il tempio che sarà costruito a Roma.)
To read the reflections of an LDS woman who attended the Rome Temple Groundbreaking please follow this link. (original post edited to include this link)
At the groundbreaking, President Monson urged LDS Church members in Italy to see this groundbreaking “as a day of rededication in our lives as it is a day of dedication for this ground.”
For a computer-generated aerial view of the Rome, Italy temple, see the following video.
(Questo breve video è stato registrato in occasione della cerimonia del primo colpo di piccone per il tempio mormone di Roma, il 23 ottobre 2010. Comprende l’annuncio fatto nel 2008 da Thomas S. Monson, presidente della Chiesa di Gesù Cristo dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni, per la costruzione di un tempio mormone a Roma e una presentazione virtuale di una panoramica aerea di come sarà il tempio.)
Another story on the groundbreaking can be found here.
Alcune fotografie del terreno del tempio mormone (SUG) di Roma (some photos of the area around the future temple site)
More about Mormons (in Italian) at www.mormoni.com or www.chiesamormone.org
Perché i mormoni construiscono i templi (See the video “Why Mormons Build Temples” in English as well):
Informazioni generali sui templi mormoni
-Altre informazioni sui templi
-In che modo i Mormoni sono diversi?
It is the Ferrari of LDS Temples…great architectural lines!
I’m excited that the plans include a visitors’ center and a family history center.
Avanti! I am young again with the continued progress in building this House. Serving in the Milano mission in the late 70’s, I witnessed the great sacrifices and faith of the members and of the missionaries. I will definitely be there for the dedication. I will walk up to the outside and grace my hand on its reality, and I will melt; I will be as inconsolable as a little child. My tears will nourish the flowers.