Finnish Temple Dedication

On October 22, 2006 the LDS temple in Helsinki, Finland was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. A dedication is a gathering where members of the Church come together to celebrate an event (like the building of a new building or the anticipation of great things happening in a new area or country). A dedicatory prayer is offered by someone as part of the event.

This particular dedication is significant for a number of reasons.

• President Hinckley is the oldest living prophet the Church has had in modern times, and he's still travelling and getting the work done!


• The saints in Finland have been anxiously waiting for a temple since Finland was rededicated for the work of the Lord in the 40's.


• The proceedings were broadcast via satellite to saints in places like the Ukraine and Russia--places where a temple dedication hasn't been broadcast before and where the saints haven't before had a temple within a reasonable travelling distance.

It's wonderful to see how technology is used by the Church to serve the members all over the world!

For those who study Finnish in your spare time, click here.