[Magdalen] VTS Chapel Consecration

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Must remember their temples are not places of worship. 
Lynn 

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On Oct 15, 2015, at 7:40 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

I remember hearing the NPR story when the Washington temple was open for t
*ou*rs.

Was particularly struck by the description of the white robes worn inside.
The men's locker/dressing room had a big hamper, and, as men left, they'd
toss their robes into it. The women's locker/dressing room had no hamper.
The women took their robes home to launder.

The interviewer (a woman) asked how they felt about this practice, and the
women answered that dragging their clean robes back to the temple was a
source of pride for them.

Wonder if that's still going on.

I did the tour of the Belmont temple here (before it opened) and was
struck, once again, with the Mormons' god-awful taste. It almost seems
genetic. Lots of money spent to make this place look like the interior of a
Las Vegas casino or mid-level city hotel.
-M


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> From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 9:44 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> 
> Nope...there's also a very large one in the DC suburb of Silver Spring,
>> MD, just off the DC Beltway--4 or 5 spires, one of which is topped by a
>> golden statue of Moroni. I remember when it was built, and there was a
>> period of time when the public could tour it before it was consecrated. The
>> Sunday magazine did a photo spread on it, and I was so put off by the
>> extravagance that I refused to go on the tour. I regretted it later.
>