SPRINGFIELD, Oregon — In the city whose motto is “Proud history, bright future,” Latter-day Saints are cherishing the region’s pioneer history and embracing a future now brightened by a house of the Lord.
On Sunday, June 7, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf dedicated the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles sees parallels between temple blessings and “the wonderful Willamette River flowing quietly but strongly just in the neighborhood of this temple.”
“It is like the flow of spiritual power which comes from this temple and goes into the community,” he said the day before the dedication. “And of course, it is brought out into the lives of those who come and want to rejoice and rejoice together in worshipping our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.”
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