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Mormons Announce Groundbreaking Service for Farmington Temple

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans begin building the first Mormon temple in Connecticut this summer.

Written by Jessie Sawyer

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will break ground on the first Mormon temple in the state of Connecticut on Route 4 in Farmington next month.

The Church announced in a press release Monday that the groundbreaking service is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 17 at the 1024 Farmington Ave. site.

President Thomas S. Monson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints first announced the temple plans on Oct. 2, 2010, according to the release. The groundbreaking ceremony will be a religious service that includes "congregational singing, speakers from Church leadership, and a dedicatory prayer," the release stated. At the conclusion of the service, "Church and community leaders will 'turn the ground,'" the statement said.

"This is a very exciting time for the members of the Church in Connecticut," Wayne Taylor, president of the Hartford Connecticut Stake, said. 
"The groundbreaking draws us one step closer to the rich blessings that the temple will bring."

Only invited individuals and limited media will be allowed to attend the groundbreaking service, which "will be presided over by senior general and local leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," according to the press release. 

Mormon leaders from Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and Massachusetts will be present. The Church has also invited Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Hartford Mayor Pedro E. Segarra, U.S. Senate and Congressional elected officials representing Connecticut, former U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman (I) and Christopher Dodd (R), and local "civic and community leaders, including clergy of other faiths," the press release stated.

More information on the temple is available on the Church's website.

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