I would be very curious to see what others experienced that day, looking back in their journals for notes, as most of these details I had forgotten about. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. But it was here, on this land which the Smiths once farmed, it was here in the Grove below and to the west that Thou, the Almighty God of the universe, and Thy Beloved Son, the resurrected Lord, appeared to the boy Joseph Smith. I came across my journal of the dedication of the Palmyra temple. It … Thy people are spread over the earth. Dedicated 1–3 May 1846by Orson Hyde. Give them strength and direction in their consecrated service. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other — This is my Beloved Son. Praying about the will of God for your life. Thank you for sharing. From near Moab, Utah, we watched the pink and green fountains spurt above the northern horizon for several hours around midnight!”, Symbolism of the Planets Present on 6 April 2000. I think we will accomplish all we set out to do.” (, The “Hosannah Shout” was given at the Palmyra Temple dedication. Coordinates The Palmyra New York Temple is the 77th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church. Thank you for your time in reading through what I have gathered. The next part is directly quoted from my journal. We love Thy Beloved Son. That would have been a thousand years ago. ( Log Out /  In the context of it being the breaking of the 7th seal, his words and emotions make more sense to me and are very moving. Your thoughts about when the focus shifted off of food storage gives me a lot of food for thought. Smile with favor upon us. If this is the extravagant Solomon’s temple, how much more then should the dedication of our bodies and this church be? Accept of our love. The first seven years was marked with coming closer to God (because of the 9-11 attacks) and an abundance. It stands as a monument to all the world of the certain immortality of the human soul. Now dear Father, as we speak from this place of great beginnings, from this sacred and holy house which we have dedicated unto Thee, may the solemnities of eternity rest down upon us and may our understanding of Thy great work broaden and deepen from faith into certain knowledge. “Most of northwest Colorado was cloud-covered the night of April 6,” recalls James Westlake, Professor of Astronomy at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs, CO, “so I took a group of SKY Club members … west into Utah. Also the below is directly from an article on NASA.GOV on 25 April 2000: “April 25, 2000 — Two weeks ago stargazers around the world were outdoors in force. Let Thy Holy Spirit abide here. Second 7 years was a famine (recession hit in 2007), and the third set of 7 years began or was symbolized as beginning by the Super Blood Moon this year. Ezra Taft Benson was essentially silent until 2014 when we began studying the Teachings of the Prophets, Ezra Taft Benson in RS/PH. See more ideas about Palmyra temple, Temple, Palmyra. About Temple Sealing; Prayer Roll; Schedule an Appointment; Palmyra New York Temple. As part of the festivities, on the seventh day, which was sometimes called “the Great Hosanna,” a special meeting was held and shouts of hosanna were given while palm branches were waved.” (source), The Significance of April 6, 2000 on the Hebrew Calendar, “The seventh 1,000-year period since Adam apparently officially began on 6 Apr 2000 at the dedication of the Palmyra temple. But when the Prophet had finished the prayer, there was a different feeling. It said when the 7th Seal was opened, there would be silence for the space of about half an hour (. I may have the 7 year periods wrong –  I am still trying to figure this out , General Conference was held April 1-2 in 2000, and in his closing remarks, President Hinckley noted, “We have been here April 1 and 2 of the year 2000, the opening of a new century and a great new millennium. I do believe it’s about a 21 year period of earth time. We thank Thee that Thou hast given us strength to accomplish the charges delivered by Thee. Accept of the service that will be given herein, the result of which will be felt among the millions of Thy sons and daughters who have passed to the world beyond. Revelation 7:9-10 reads,  “After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands”. The gps coordinates are: 43°02’27.29″ N; 77°14’17.23″ W. Ownership Status I didn’t realize this blog would come up with a search. Does the Book of Revelation reference a Temple Dedication? The “Hosannah Shout” was given at the Palmyra Temple dedication. ( Log Out /  ( Log Out /  Both of those planets were precisely on that beginning day of their cycles on the day the Savior was born. May Thy messengers find doors open and hearts ready to receive the glorious truths of the everlasting gospel. They speak many languages. PALMYRA, NY — The Palmyra New York Temple dedication celebrated the 170th anniversary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We would be so grateful if Thou were to visit it with Thy presence in commemoration of Thine earlier appearance in the nearby Sacred Grove 180 years ago. I have copied it here for those who have expressed interest in reading it, and done my best to present it in an organized way with references. May they come with an attitude of worship. There will be a gathering in this western hemisphere of the peace loving followers of Christ who will build the New Jerusalem while the war lovers will be gathering in the Eastern hemisphere preparing for the battle of Armageddon. Brother John Pratt wrote of the significance of these planets being aligned on that day: “Thursday, April 6, 2000 marks exactly 2000 years since the Savior’s birth during the night preceding Thursday, April 6, 1 BC. Wilt Thou accept of this Thy holy house. It is supposed to be the part of a lot of upheavel before things get really bad for the 2nd coming. It may be interesting to note that next month all these planets will also align with the Sun. Right? The text of the prayer was added to the Doctrine and Covenants in 1876 as section 109. In the opening prayer of a regional conference I attended in Owasso, Oklahoma this past week, the sister’s voice was filled with emotion and significance as the thanked Heavenly Father for helping us prepare for the Second Coming of His son. Prayer that can be prayed many times. Dedicated: April 6, 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley Link to Dedicatory Prayer: To see other pictures click on these thumbnails. The Second silence that lasted about 21 years was Ezra Taft Benson. Read the dedicatory prayer(s) that were offered over Palmyra New York Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is immediately south of the Palmyra Ward chapel, and east of the Sacred Grove and Smith farm with log and frame homes. I began learning about the peculiar circumstances surrounding The Super Blood Moon that we experienced this year in September when I came across an LDS bloggers write up of it, Oddly enough, I had a desire to read the Book of Revelation a few weeks before I learned these things. Equally intriguing, the other two visible planets, Mercury and Venus will be together about that time as they are last seen in the morning sky. The accompanying illustration is taken from NASA. Local reaction to the new temple was positive and more than 30,700 visitors toured the new temple before its dedication. The first session of the temple's dedication will be broadcast at 9 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). One hundred and seventy years ago it was established in nearby Fayette. I had to have a yellow ticket to get into the ceremony (random detail, but it served as my recommend). 6:12) could occur any time in the next few decades. I’m kicking myself for not knowing about this in the year 2000. In this same vicinity, Joseph received the plates from the hands of Moroni, and there ensued their translation into the Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ, which was published here in Palmyra. It says it happens at the beginning of the 6th seal. May no unclean hand desecrate it in any way. May the sacred work that will be accomplished here be a constant reminder of Thy love for Thy children of all generations and of the provision Thou hast made for their eternal progress and happiness. Increase our dedication to Thy will. This feast, which began and ended on a Sabbath day, involved sleeping in temporary huts, erected in remembrance of the 40 years that the Israelites wandered in the wilderness. There is something wonderfully significant about all of this. Thus, we see that the planets are indeed useful for reckoning time, even as the Lord told Moses, that they are “for signs and for seasons” (Gen. 1:14). I believe that when accompanied with prayer, we can each be taught by the Spirit about these matters, and use the study as a time to be in awe of our Father in Heaven, reflect upon what lies before us, and prepare spiritually by drawing closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ. But instead, I feel we are entering something new and wonderful, where the miracles and powers of Heaven will be poured out in greater abundance! As each section of the building was completed, it became the practice of Church leaders to dedicate that portion of the temple to God and then to press it into service. We dedicate the walls and the windows, the floors and the roof, and in particular we dedicate those facilities which have been designed to accomplish the work of Thy house the baptistry, the endowment rooms, the beautiful celestial room, the sealing rooms with their sacred altars, and every other facility found herein. Palmyra Temple Dedication Causes White Handkerchief Shortage Kent Larsen 6Apr00 D4 [James-W. Anderson suggested this article]PROVO, UTAH -- The dedication of the Palmyra, New York Temple has caused a shortage of white handkerchiefs in Utah County, Utah as LDS Church members sought them for the ceremony broadcast. The Palmyra temple was dedicated on April 6, 2000, exactly one hundred seventy years after the Church was organized. I approached learning about all of these things, thinking it would be feelings of doom, gloom and judgement. It carries on its entablature the words "Holiness to The Lord, The House of the Lord." However I have been unable to find it on the Church website. For those of you who are skywatchers, you will notice that shortly after sunset on April 5, a very thin crescent may be visible for a few minutes, heralding the coming day. Following is the prayer offered by Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in French, to dedicate the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple on Sunday, April 14, 2019.. O God, our Heavenly Father, we come before … How could that be? But that is just not true: one purpose for which the Lord created the planets was to keep time, and they do it extremely well.” (reference linked here). On the next night, after sunset on April 6, the sight will be much more impressive with the easily seen crescent Moon next to Saturn. Very soon after that when President Hinckley was the prophet, he said they aren’t going to talk about it anymore, that they had said enough on the matter. By the time the dedication began, large patches of blue reclaimed the sky. Time will tell.” (source link here). (Joseph Smith-History 1:17.). Following that came the Book of Mormon. Credit: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Young men sit on the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple grounds Saturday prior to an afternoon youth devotional with Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on Saturday, April 13, 2019, a day before the dedication of the temple there. Wow! This is all pretty amazing insight. Thank you for adding to the conversation! Recalls God’s dynastic promises to David through the prophet Nathan. The “half hour of silence” most likely referred to a time period of about 21 years after the seal was broken, where the angels spoken of in Revelations chapter 8 held back on unleashing the various plagues/destructions/etc. I Came across someone’s thoughts in a forum about the half hour period of silence, I like how they were able to word this. I put in bold the part that stuck out to me –. I have felt that food storage in particular for End Time purposes was mainly for the Western Hemisphere. That is many more than we had a few years ago. Question Gramps, I keep hearing the Palmyra Temple dedication was the opening of the 7th seal and that the Church website confirms we are in the 7th seal. Wonderful are the words of the boy Joseph in his description of this transcendent event: "When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. Palmyra (/ ˌ p æ l ˈ m aɪ r ə /; Palmyrene: Tadmor; Arabic: تَدْمُر ‎ Tadmur) is an ancient Semitic city in present-day Homs Governorate, Syria.Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first mention the city in the early second millennium BC. It was on a school day morning and we had to be there by 6:00 AM. Temple closed. And answer these petitions, and accept the dedication of this house unto thee, the work of our hands, which we have built unto thy name; 79 And also this church, to put upon it thy name. The moon, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars were clustered together in the evening sky on April 6 for a picturesque display just after sunset. Thank you for sharing. I agree that there are multiple layers to all of this and things to learn. That was about a 21 year silence…. The dedication of the Palmyra temple — located on a wooded hill overlooking the Sacred Grove — coincides with the 170th anniversary of the founding of the Church by Joseph Smith in the log home of Peter Whitmer in nearby Fayette. 3 For subsequent temples, inspired dedicatory prayers have been written by a presiding Church leader, each prepared for its own temple. Dedicatory Prayer Palmyra New York Temple, 6 April 2000 Our Beloved Father in Heaven, Thou great Elohim, on this historic day we come unto Thee in solemn prayer. PHASE 1: TEMPLE OPEN FOR LIVING SEALINGS ONLY—Based on First Presidency direction, this temple has resumed limited operations. That is fascinating the timing about President Benson, especially with the reintroduction of when we began to study his teachings again! The restoration of the priesthood followed and the bestowal of necessary keys came after that, that the fulness of the priesthood might be upon the earth together with the authority to organize Thy Church and establish it upon a foundation that will stand through time and all eternity. O God, great is Thy glory and infinite Thy purposes. "All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them…Who hath ears to hear, let him hear…blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear." I was in graduate school in LA and getting engaged… The aurora borealis didn’t get to California… I would have LOVED THAT! I suspect the disasters partly are here to help us unite ourselves, turn our eyes heavenward and our hearts toward prayer, just as it did for them. Dear Father, we acknowledge that it all began here. The cover article “When Planets Align” of the May, 2000 issue of Sky and Telescope magazine is devoted to convincing us that all such planetary alignments are meaningless. The gathering of Israel to the Stakes of Zion. 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. We dedicate this sacred structure from the footings on which it rests to the figure of Moroni atop its tower. 4. I think there are lots of dualities or as Brother Pratt said binaries in the scriptures. Solomon: Begins by praising the God who keeps his promises. But I’m not sure that is the same day as when the seventh seal begins. Then it came to me, they didn’t need to know it. Bless them, we humbly ask, and open the windows of heaven and let blessings be showered down upon them. Don F. Colvin, “The Dedication of the Temple,” in Nauvoo Temple: A Story of Faith (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2002), 245–51. I do, however, wish to share the fascinating information I am coming across. Through His sacrifice He made it possible for all who are willing to walk in obedience to Thy commandments to move forward on the road of immortality and eternal life. From that small beginning it has spread over the earth, and our hearts are filled with gratitude for its marvelous growth. All that will take place herein will be concerned with the things of eternity. Joseph Smith gave the dedicatory prayer for the Kirtland Temple, reading from a prepared text. I noted personally in my journal that during the dedicatory prayer and participation in the dedication, “the Spirit tingled through my body many times. I get a little confused about the 6th seal earthquake. Thy work, begun here so humbly and with so few, has now blossomed into a vast family. Strengthen our resolve to walk acceptably before Thee at all times. Due to the significance of this temple, and the Saints’ overwhelming desire to attend, the dedication was broadcast to all stake centers equipped with satellites. Following is the prayer offered by President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor in First Presidency, to rededicate the Jordan River Utah Temple on Sunday, May 20. I hope that it is of benefit to others who are seeking for more knowledge. Bless the temple president and his counselors, the matron and her assistants, and all who shall serve here in any capacity. Thy plan for the salvation and exaltation of Thy children was consummated in the great Atonement wrought by Thy Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Kind thoughts, impressions, and insights are welcome in the comments. As we serve here may Thy Holy Spirit rest upon us and may there come into our hearts a testimony of the truth and divinity of Thy work. It is an exciting time to be alive right now, and I am so grateful to be here for it! They testify to us that God is in control,  and that he knows the beginning from the end. I think it’s true. I also came across many speculations online (as well as “I’ve heard Palmyra Temple workers say this” or “I heard Elder so-and-so confirm this at our stake conference” type rumors) that the dedication of the Palmyra Temple was the breaking of the 7th seal. The Hebrew day begins in the evening, and the new month usually begins on the evening when the thin crescent of the new moon is first visible. I think it’s a time of focusing on the hastening of the work. I will leave it at this for now and wait to see if you are still monitoring this blog. President Hinckley presided and talked about how the cornerstone represents Christ & how He is the cornerstone. That will be a great occasion. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Not sure if you are still monitoring this blog entry but my wife and I happened to be sitting here discussing the Palmyra temple dedication miracle of how the sun broke through the clouds so I did a Google search and came across this article. Perhaps it will have the same affect on us as the Gadianton robber fiasco had on the Nephites, which coincidentally was in their 17 years into a new 1000 year period (3 Nephi chapters 3 & 4). What’s more this April 6 also marks the New Year’s Day of the Sacred Year on the Hebrew Calendar. Bless all who shall serve in this sacred house from the presidency, the matron and her assistants, to all who will assist in any way whatsoever. Amazing you guys remembered that event. A Latter-day Saint perspective of the American Solar Eclipse of 2017. Each one takes a clean white handkerchief, holding it by one corner, and waves it while saying in unison, “. 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