Church video draws parallels between temple seismic upgrades and faith
October 12, 2026 at 3:05 AM MT · via YouTube / The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
The second episode of the Church's "Dedicate" video series focuses on seismic upgrades to the Salt Lake Temple, with seven young adults drawing spiritual parallels to Jesus Christ's foundational role in their lives. The episode has generated over 81,000 views in 19 hours on YouTube.
The series uses AI-animated historic photographs in its opening sequence. New episodes release weekly through November 1st on the Church's official YouTube channel.
The videos are part of the Church's media campaign ahead of the Salt Lake Temple's 2025 rededication following years of renovation and structural reinforcement.
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