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About the Provo City Center Temple The Provo Tabernacle began it’s construction in 1883 in the city of Provo, Utah, thanks to the suggestions of President Brigham Young and was finished and dedicated on April 17th, 1898 by George Q. Cannon member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Originally used as a meeting center, this building has been historical and cultural heritage of the city for over 100 years, not only for religious events but also for concerts and cultural events for the whole community. In December 2010 this wonderful building suffered a terrible fire as a result of a […]

About Cancun Cancun is well known for being a paradisiac Caribbean destination for tourists from all around the world, but also is the perfect place to be where the modern and ancient meet. Cancun is located northwest of the Yucatan Peninsula and was built four decades ago in the year of 1967 when the Mexican government recognized the importance of creating new touristic sites as strategy to improve country’s economy. Nowadays the famous ” Hotel Zone” of Cancun, has more than 180 first class hotels and resorts, hosting about 3.3 million visitors a year. In addition to its beautiful beaches, […]

Salt Lake City is located in the state of Utah. This city was founded in 1847 by Brigham Young, president of the LDS church, who claimed: “This is the right place, drive on” upon arrival at the Salt lake Valley, becoming in the home of dozens of LDS immigrant families. Salt Lake City is also famous for being the headquarters of the church and its majestic temple square, where you can find Conference Center, Salt Lake Tabernacle, LDS Church Office Building, and of course the great Salt Lake Temple. Around the year there are LDS events that take place in […]

Since ancient times, we have found several examples of the use of color pigments or dyes in paintings. Over the centuries there are still examples of different civilizations like the Olmecs, Aztecs, Mayas and Teotihuacan. You can see the use of colored dyes in vases, murals, instruments, ceremonial objects and even special clothing. Upon the arrival of the Spaniards, they were so astonished by the wealth of natural resources. In particular, the use of dye plants for the production of pigments, which at some point became even more precious and valuable than silver and gold. The most common colors were […]

The White Bearded God According to the Popol Vuh, the sacred book that contains one of the most prominent theories about the creation of man we read the following: “There was only one man, one animal, bird, fish, crab, wood, stone, cave, cliff, grass, forest. Only the sky existed. The face of the earth did not appear; there were only limited seas, the entire space of the sky. There was nothing gathered together. Everything was invisible; everything was still in the sky. … Then came the Word; came here from the Dominators, the Mighty Sky, in darkness, in the night, […]

About the Orlando Florida Temple The Orlando Florida Temple is the 48th constructed and 46th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Located near Windermere, it was built with a modern single-spire design. It is the second largest LDS temple in the Eastern United States, after theWashington D.C. Temple. The LDS temple in Orlando, Florida was announced on April 6, 1991, with groundbreaking on June 20, 1992, and dedicated on October 9, 1994 by LDS Church president Howard W. Hunter. The temple was built on a 13-acre (53,000 m2) plot, has 4 ordinance rooms and 5 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 70,000 […]

About the Phoenix Arizona Temple The Phoenix Arizona Temple is a planned temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), to be constructed in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The announcement of the temple on May 24, 2008 came a month after the Gila Valley and Gilbert Arizona temples were announced for Arizona. The original design of the temple, which resembled the Draper Utah Temple in design, exceeded the maximum height restrictions imposed by existing zoning law and required an exception be granted by the Phoenix city council. The exterior color of the temple was also changed from the traditional white to a more natural stone color in an […]

About the Los Angeles California Temple Los Angeles is the most extense and most populatrd city that belongs to the state of California. It is also the second most populated in number of inhabitants of the entire country. According to the last census in 2010, L. A. has up to 3.792,621 inhabitants. The city was founded in 1781 by the Spanish governor Felipe de Neve naming the city “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de lo Angeles de Porciúncula” which would mean the Town of our Mother the Queen of the angels. In 1821,this territory became part of Mexico […]

Georgia, the last of the 13 British colonies established on the Atlantic seaboard, was founded by James Edward Oglethorpe with 114 original settlers on February 12, 1733, at the present site of the city of Savannah. Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina; on the west by Alabama; and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina. The northern part of the state is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a mountain range in the Appalachian Mountains system. The central Piedmont extends from the foothills to the fall line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the continental coastal plain of the southern part […]

In April 1843, Joseph Smith called William Brown and Daniel Cathcart to serve a mission to Pensacola, but no record exists of them fulfilling the calling. Between April and June 1854, Phineas Young visited the Indian chiefs in Florida and distributed copies of the Book of Mormon. Missionaries began preaching in Pensacola in January 1895 and started a number of Sunday Schools soon afterwards. The first was in Coe Mills in May 1895. The first branch, known as the Hassell Branch, was created in Jefferson County on May 9, 1897. In September 1897, the Sanderson branch was organized. George P. Canova, a well-to-do landowner a chairman of the Baker County Commission, became […]