Those of you who are in the Texas area will want to keep an eye open for the announcement of the dedication period for the new San Antonio Temple. Watch for the announcement here.
I would encourage believers there in Texas, even those who are not particularly focused upon evangelizing Mormons, to find the time to visit the temple during the Open House. Such a visit will help you to understand the LDS faith much better: of course, you won’t really get any in-depth information from the guide during the visit, however, if you ever read up on the actual endowment ceremony, you will have a much better position from which to visualize the temple endowment ceremony. And, I have found that such close-quarters contact with LDS often results in Christians becoming more sensitive to the need to share with the Mormon people.
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