Rome Temple Cornerstone Ceremony

[@esmeraldagreen1992]

Years ago then elder Nelson came for a surprise visit to Missionaries in Rome. I was his translator, my English wasn't very good at the time, so I was surprised when the mission president asked me to translate as there were other missionaries who were more proficient than I. So I said a quick prayer and walked up to the microphone. My knowledge of English was expanded and I was able to understand perfectly everything he said and knew immediately how to translate it in the best Italian.

[@SusanDianeHowell]

Antonina, you were then certainly blessed with the gift of tongues.

[@enricosala3454]

​@@SusanDianeHowellDove vivi in America o in italìa ? Sei Mormona

[@BenMcrea61]

You can’t help but love President Russell M Nelson.

[@2326038]

Wanna bet?????

[@joeyyylisbon]

Brings me nothing but pure happiness and joy to see more of God’s work come alive further

[@goblincamper2004]

President Russell M Nelson truly is inspired by God, and you can see it in his love for Saints across the world. May God continue to bless and uphold our Prophet and all who serve with him.

[@nathanbanks2935]

What a beautiful building dedicated to perform vital eternal life-saving ordinances for loved ones on the other side of the veil of death. Through these ordinances, we can be connected to God and our loved ones throughout eternity! So much hope! I love the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!

[@ibig3]

I am continually impressed by his spirit and aptitude. I believe he is God's prophet in these latter days.

[@echosmyth2282]

Do you believe in eternal marriage? Where death is only a short separation from your spouse until you meet again in the eternities?

[@fayelewis5476]

@@echosmyth2282 Jesus never spoke of eternal marriage.

[@MegaSnow121]

President Nelson truly is an inspiration and our prophet. His love for all of God's children, is so obvious. It is difficult to believe this good man is a day over 70. I love his sense of humor. God bless him and all who serve with him - including their wives and families.

[@jean-pierregaggini506]

Magnifique

[@geomodelrailroader]

I congratulate the the Italians and the Romans on the construction of this temple. You guys are continuing the work that Paul begun when he spoke to you 2013 years ago. Paul spoke of a temple in your city when he gave his sermon on top of Mars Hill not far from here. Well today you are fulfilling his vision as the cornerstones are laid and this great temple is dedicated. Congratulations.

[@rosaregina2481]

La Chiesa di G Cristo dei Santi Degli Ultimi Giorni è meravigliosa, ha le basi che sono Apostoli e profeti chiamati da Dio e su queste fondamenta non potrà mai crollare........,

[@SUDmilaLDS]

sei stato molto benedetto con questo tempio di Roma e con la visita del profeta e degli apostoli! Sono felice per tutti gli italiani. Abbracci dal Brasile

[@milanahd.c.2977]

I love to see this temple. -

[@jeremiahmitchell3882]

I'll go inside some day-

[@DONTLIMITGOD]

As I am learning who my father was, i discovered an Italian heritage I never knew existed....Avigliano. Humbled

[@canalsantos8088]

Muito edificante

[@ElderJoseph]

I mormoni fanno le strette di mano "massoniche" nella dotazione del tempio e le chiamano gettoni.

[@laluzlaluz3024]

Gracias Jehová y Jesucristo. mis Apeilidos EGC

[@1337ofDiscreet1]

Not that I loved Rome less, but that I loved The Temple more.

[@zz7007]

A blight on the landscape of the Eternal City.

[@echosmyth2282]

I find it interesting how Mormons look for signs and symbols in even the smallest of places to boost their belief. Yet, they ignore the huge "golden calf" that they place on top of their most holiest of holy buildings.

[@caydenthompson126]

@@echosmyth2282 What's the golden calf?

[@echosmyth2282]

@@caydenthompson126 , When Moses came down the mount, with the ten commandments, he found the people worshiping a statue that was made out of gold, in the shape of a calf. He wasn't just mad, he was pissed! So pissed he took the one thing that God himself gave to him and threw the ten commandments on the ground, breaking them. Mormons place a "golden statue" on top of their temples, the most sacred of all their buildings. Of course Mormons will argue that the golden statue they use is not a calf and they'll argue that they don't worship the statue. But the question is, if you were God's true religion, why would you even toy with the idea of putting a golden statue on top of your most sacred of buildings where you go to worship? It's a taunt to God, "It's not a calf and we aren't worshipping it.... nah, nah." The point being that Mormons are famous for looking at the dumbest things as signs or symbols to reinforce their beliefs. To ignore that the golden statue a top of their most sacred buildings isn't too closely symbolic of the golden calf back in Moses' time is just ridiculous. Whether Mormons worship the golden statue or not is irrelevant. If people are drawn to the church because they see a golden statue and want to know what it is and why it's there, it is exactly what made Moses so upset; people drew their attention away from God and to the golden statue. And so it could be argued that the Mormon church is a church of satan, trying to draw people away from God, using golden statues atop fancy temples. Remember, Christ was born in a manger... not a palace.

[@caydenthompson126]

That's your opinion. The fact is that it's a sign of respect for his purpose in the restoration of the Gospel. The trumpet is symbolic of the preaching of it to the world. And the direction of him facing East where Christ will rise during the 2nd coming. We aren't a church of Satan, we worship God and Jesus Christ inside. Jesus taught with parables and symbolism. Our temples are full of symbolic meanings.

[@echosmyth2282]

​@@caydenthompson126 "Jesus taught with parables and symbolism. Our temples are full of symbolic meanings." Exactly my point. That's why it's beyond ridiculous that you guys don't see the problem with putting a golden statue at the top of your holiest of buildings, regardless of what you clamor to explain the meaning is. Basically your argument is that it would be okay to put a swastika at the top of your temples, as long as your leaders claim the meaning is happiness, regardless of what the rest of the world sees it as. It's very poor foresight from whomever in the church leadership started the tradition. Again, why would you even toy with something that could be so easily misinterpreted? Can you find ANY reference, be it the bible or Book of Mormon, to back your claim of why there is a golden statue atop the holiest of Mormon buildings? So far the score is 1 to zero because we both know in the bible the presence of a golden statue is rebuked. "We aren't a church of Satan, we worship God and Jesus Christ inside." Really? First, the Mormon temple ceremony is a blatant plagiarism from the Free Mason's ceremony, which Joe Smith just so happened to join BEFORE he came up with the temple ceremony. Second, Satan is part of the Mormon temple ceremony. Here's another piece of GLARING symbolism that Mormons overlook: During the temple ceremony, Satan instructs the patrons to put on an apron made out of leaves to cover their nakedness. Afterword, God instructs for them to put on garments to cover their nakedness. Guess what the members continue to wear even when entering the celestial room, the most holy of all rooms, where nothing unclean can be because it is where God dwells.... Yup, the apron that Satan instructed you to wear. So mister parables and symbolic meanings, what do you think it is supposed to mean when the members of the Mormon church enter God's presence, wearing something that Satan instructed them to wear, when everything else is white and clean? Would you be brave enough to wear a Catholic cross in God's presence? Doubtful, so why would you be okay with wearing something Satan instructed you to wear in God's presence? You've drank so much Kool-Aid, that you don't have the first clue how ridiculous Mormon traditions and ceremonies are, or where they were plagiarized from. The apron makes sense in the Free Mason's ceremony, because as masons, the apron protects their clothes when carrying stones. It does not make sense in the Mormon ceremony, as I've pointed out. Lastly, you don't see the irony of Russ Nelson overseeing this dedication of the temple with his concubine at his side? I say concubine, because this is his 2nd wife. As you know, Mormons believe that marriage can be eternal when sealed to your spouse in the temple. Death is merely a temporary separation from your spouse when you're sealed. So if that's the case, talking in parables, it's as if Russ Nelson's 1st wife went to Florida to visit her parents (death) and Russ Nelson invited his girlfriend over and marries her (2nd wife) to hang out with him until he's back with his 1st wife. But please enlighten me, in a religion that preaches marriages are eternally bound when sealed in the temple, how does the church's highest figure, the Prophet, take on another wife, simply because of something as temporary as death?

[@kingdomofhope3371]

Prophecy is being fufilled. the cornerstone is filled. HE has shown you a light. Walk to it.

[@michelamar-khodja8591]

Multo bene!

[@ElderJoseph]

I mormoni fanno le strette di mano "massoniche" nella dotazione del tempio e le chiamano gettoni.

[@maddycorrasa]

wow!

[@kingdomofhope3371]

"Come out of her my people"....what does this actually mean?

[@Tamara-yf7zt]

But notice that God is saying "Come outMY PEOPLE". This means that God has people within the fallen churches who are living up to the light they have received. They are living a true faith according to what they know. And once they see the truth of God's Word, which the priests and pastors of these fallen churches have been hiding from them, then they will come out and join with God's true remnant people who "keep the commandments of God AND the faith of Jesus." PLEASE NOTE: Is this just a message to come out of the fallen churches? Is it enough to just separate from these fallen churches? No, this is also a call to get Babylon OUT OF YOU! Babylon is fallen, because of her unity with the world and committing sinful things. So even if you come out of the fallen churches, but still live for the world and continue to do sinful things, then you will still be part of Babylon. So a COMPLETE conversion is required in our lives! This is part of the call to come out of Babylon.

[@kingdomofhope3371]

@@Tamara-yf7zt Well spoken Sister! 🙌🙏💜 Yahweh speaks Wonders, in layers and depths.

[@jlewis8145]

Christ did the one work that was necessary to reconcile us to God, when he shed his blood on the cross, died and rose again. Christ kept the commandments perfectly and gives us His perfection as a gift. Jesus was perfect, and he was perfect so he could give his perfection to us as a gift. Consider the completed action in this Scripture: For by a single offering he [Jesus] has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified (Hebrews 10:14). Lucifer says, “Make you aprons.” In effect, do some of it yourself-it’s the only way to preserve some semblance of pride, dignity, and self-respect, and to gain for yourself what you need. That is quite consistent with the instructions every Latter-day Saint is given before going through the temple Endowment Ceremony. Your Endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the House of the Lord, which are necessary for you, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father, passing the angels who stand as sentinels, being enabled to give them the key words, the signs and the tokens, pertaining to the Holy Priesthood, and thus gain your eternal exaltation. Jesus said, “It is finished” (John 19:30). In effect, “I’ve done it for you, all of it. Now are you willing to humble yourself enough to simply take it?” As long as you are trying to contribute anything of your own to merit God’s provision of eternal life in His presence, you are rejecting the gift of Jesus Christ’s finished work on your behalf. Maybe the reason your life and relationships are not all you know they should and could be is because you’re still spiritually tied to Lucifer’s apron strings. When you’re ready to be free here’s what you do. Call out in humility to Jesus, tell him you’re sorry for trying to contribute to your own worthiness and that you accept God’s forgiveness, perfection and eternal life as free gifts. When you do Jesus will cut your spiritual ties to Lucifer forever. Jesus said: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28). (Nowhere in the Scriptures does Jesus say anything about an apron…or grips…or signs and tokens.) You can trust Jesus.

[@markchadwick6760]

It seems quite bizarre that these hotels (sorry temples) are built using money obtained by fraudulent means i.e. Tithing etc.

[@jime3281]

Fraudulent means? Only bizarre to those whom are purposely obtuse-minded

[@markchadwick6760]

Okay I'll clarify Jim, LDS missionaries giving people sanitised versions of the foundational history of the church in exchange for Temple recommends. You don't get a TR without paying Tithing sounds a bit like fraud to me.

[@jime3281]

@@markchadwick6760 An opinion does not equal fact. Two opinions- tithing is fraudulent and that missionaries sanitize church history are rather obvious opinions and far from facts. The temple requires worthiness- certain principles must be kept- the Lord has commanded the law of tithing thought revelation, once fully and now one tenth. Not to mention that every church ward Bishop uses leniency when it comes to tithing and is instructed to use the church's massive welfare program to provide for the member if need be.

[@markchadwick6760]

@ce collie Joseph Smith marrying 40 women behind his wife's back while they were still married to other men and one was a 14 year old girl, the Book of Abraham is a complete fabrication the papyrus it was allegedly taken from was simply an Egyptian funerary text called the book of breathings, Joseph Smith translating the gold plates by looking into a hat and seer stone and not directly from the plates...the list goes on, I was never told any of this by the missionaries when I joined the church but I was persuaded to part with 10 per cent of my income in exchange for a temple recommend, this is called an exchange of services = FRAUD

[@GorgorothBergen-ns7il]

Nelson's suit.. Well Definitely would've been a Grey or Blue. Definitely not a white🙄 Tony Montana style. More sober .

[@elisafinch1325]

Yo tengo solo un problema....digo la verdad...y me da lastima la gente en la Iglesia ,piden diezmo para templo y misionero..y envian a misioneros a pedir comida a la gente que a veces no tiene comida para ellos..nadie habla esto...se guardan el dinero de misionero millones..misioneros sufren mucho con el dinero que dan para hacer una mission..sufren hambre ...a misioneros Usa..les dan mas dinero...que a los que estan en otros paises espanoles..hacen la diferencia por la piel...y necesidad....

[@Dorsain-J]

quel prophète!!!!!!!

[@Cyrusmagi]

if the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints is not true then the practice of temple worship is a vain repitition of hope for family life , meaningless. If on the other hand the church is gloriously true then the temple is the eternal gift of hope with Gods love to our souls.

[@fayelewis5476]

If you read the Bible, you will find that the LDS church is not true.

[@elisafinch1325]

Para masonicos la piedra angular es Lucifer...pero para mentir se hace mas lindo..y lo ponen a Jesucristo...se sabe que es Lucifer...

[@elisafinch1325]

Nueva Religion se permitira todo...pecado...

[@marciasandomir500]

☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@toddreier13]

This is quite upsetting and very creepy.... urge anyone reading my comment to get to the Gospel of Jesus Christ get out of this creepy spiritualism

[@VaidasJSP]

If you see love as creepy, but seems like you support Jesus, then maybe you missunderstood his message of love, he did not teach to judge others with creepyness.

[@toddreier13]

@@VaidasJSP the bible tells the born-again christian to judge everything against the teaching of the bible.... If an institution is not following scriptures, get out quickly!!! The mormon organization is not christian.... If one follows their man-made teaching, one will find themselves lost and at great risk of going to hell..... Get to the Word of God.... Not mormonism!!!

[@VaidasJSP]

@@toddreier13 thank you for sharing about how you give up your responsibility in choices away to re translated version of bible. If after death you would meet two angels, and one would say lets go to the left, and the other would say hey look I have a note that you should go to the right - which one would you follow? I recommend taking responsibility for your choices and growing in awareness and consciousness, but most importantly give up ideas and habbits for compassion in each moment of now. Attachment to ideas or habbits does not help to be compassionate. Even more so live guidance of the holy spirit. Even if Jesus tought about love and how it is even more important that some set in stone cold truth, maybe you could share the chapter and line of where did you find those ideas that you have attached to, and gave away your responsibility in choosing to those lines? Maybe it got translated not so righ whend translated from translation. Original language of the bilble had words with many meanings, and around year 400 Roman empire adapted bible by their needs to fit the ruling of people in Roman empire. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does very good job, and helps a lot. Maybe you could better write comments about evil deeds being bad in some christian organisation videos, ad they drink alcohol, abuse children, smoke and do various other nasty things? But yet again, I think it should go through inspiration and real love, compassion, to help people change. And not from the lazy point of judging and thinking "what a great guy I am, I judget so many today" with pride. Do Jesus work of love and patience, not the devil way of prideful judgement with greed, be inspiration, not judge when you dont see as God sees, or dont have guidance and trust in holy spirit. Please pray with real intent for guidance and truth, in leaving your ideas behind, then see the blessings in following Jesus. Leave all and follow Jesus. I pray for your courage to pray in non attached mindset way.

[@toddreier13]

@@VaidasJSP never follow YOUR ideas.... Follow the gospel of Jesus Christ.... Your response is simply a long babble that is poorly written, makes no sense to the reader.... Reads like mormon nonsense.... Keep it simple with the word of God!!! All praise to the one King: Jesus Christ... (God)