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NJ Is Getting Its First-Ever Mormon Temple: Here's Where NJ Is Getting Its First-Ever Mormon Temple: Here's Where
NJ Is Getting Its First-Ever Mormon Temple: Here's Where The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints announced it is building its first temple in the Garden State. The temple will be built in Summit (Union County), the church announced this month. The temple is one of 17 new temples the Mormon Church plans to build. “Why are we building temples at such an unprecedented pace?” President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said.  "Why? Because the Lord has instructed us to do so. The blessings of the temple help to gather Israel on both sides of the veil. These blessings also help to prepare a people who will…
Meet Don Lemon In North Jersey Meet Don Lemon In North Jersey
Meet Don Lemon In North Jersey Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is bringing his search for God to Bergen County. Lemon will be signing copies of his new book "I Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America" on Sunday, Sept. 15 at Books and Greetings in Northvale at 1 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Don Lemon (@donlemonofficial) The book is about Lemon grappling with his relationship with God, being raised in a Southern Black church as a gay man, and as he got older, seeing Americans losing faith in higher institutions, according to a synopsis. Lemon then lost h…
Meet Kirk Cameron In North Jersey Meet Kirk Cameron In North Jersey
Meet Kirk Cameron In North Jersey Kirk Cameron, who gained fame playing Mike Seaver on the hit sitcom "Growing Pains" before becoming an evangelical activist is coming to Bergen County. Cameron is signing copies of his new book "Born to Be Brave: How to Be a Part of America's Spiritual Comeback" on Saturday, Sept. 14 at Bookends in Ridgewood at noon. In the book, Cameron offers tips on how to realign the country with Christian values, by using biblical insights and true stories of people who acted bravely out of love for God, according to a synopsis.  Cameron has written numerous books about his faith, along with a se…