The Winter Quarters Temple - Mormon Temples
Making this video was an emotional experience for me. I went to the Winter Quarters Temple and memorial to get some quick shots for this film and I did not expect to feel the Spirit as strongly as I did. I started to cry as I read one of the graves:
“Jacob Chopper 29 years, 7 months, 18 days
Farewell my husband dear, farewell.
Farewell but not forever.
There is a place beyond the grave,
Where death will not us sever.”
Winter Quarters is considered hallowed ground for the members of the LDS Church. It was the site where early members of the LDS Church settled after they were driven out of Nauvoo, Illinois. It was also where many Mormons, including many who came from Europe, encamped before crossing the plains to the Salt Lake Valley. The area is home to many graves of the Mormon Pioneers who died on their journey. More than 2,000 members of the Church died at Winter Quarters due to heavy storms, scurvy, malaria, and inadequate food and shelter.
The new temple was built next to a Mormon pioneer cemetery and visitors’ center. During the groundbreaking ceremony conducted by Elder Truman F. Clawson on 28 November 1999, Elder Clawson commented, “Now today,” he said, “on this end of the hill, we will take shovels in our hands to dig not a grave but the foundation of a special building, a temple.”
In preparation for the open house members of the Church and the community of Florence, Nebraska worked together creating handcrafted flowers for storefronts and decorating historic sites and markers with balloons. Over 61,000 visitors toured the Winter Quarters temple during its open house.
Members all over the United States and Canada watched via satellite broadcast as Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple on 22 April 2001. During the dedicatory prayer President Hinckley recognized the sacrifice of the Saints and the great spiritual and historical significance of having a temple at Winter Quarters.
The Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple has a total of 16,000 square feet (1,500 m), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
**Not all of the names read in this video represent people that passed away on the trail. They are people that sacrificed on the trail.
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August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
:O i have the CD …
:O i have the CD this track came from, i love it.
thank you so much for making this video, it touched my very soul and brought tears to my eyes. to think that those saints gave up so much for their faith, for their will to do what God asked them to do…
Thank you Seth, thank you for creating such a beautiful video for us to watch.
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Another great video!
Another great video!
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Name them one by …
Name them one by one
And thank them for what was done
Saying their names helps us recall
They gave their lives, they gave their all
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Who plays this song …
Who plays this song? I like the music you use for your videos. It would be awesome if you could include the song name and performer in your descriptions
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Great job Seth!! I …
Great job Seth!! I love this video and it holds a special place in my heart. Mostly because the Winter Quarters is my designated temple. It’s also where i took out my own endowments. Small but beautiful and feel so grateful to have a temple only 2 & half hours away!
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Great video, the …
Great video, the part of the song from Trek was a good touch.
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Very nice, Fabio …
Very nice, Fabio Buenos Aires
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
There is a Special …
There is a Special Place
the House of tne LORD
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Awesome!
Awesome!
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
many places are …
many places are sacred to our people.
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Take your time …
Take your time while there. It’s not something you want to rush.
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
I can’t wait! It …
I can’t wait! It will be my first trip to that area
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Awesome! I loved it.
Awesome! I loved it.
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
I am totally going …
I am totally going here on saturday!!
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
This is awesome!!! …
This is awesome!!! Great job!!!