Guest MormonGator Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 We need to be very careful about saying "God protects x or y". If a plane carrying 200 goes down and one person survives we say "Yay! God blessed this person!" And we forget that maybe seven of the people who died were innocent children. Did God not protect them? Same with a natural disaster. I'm not saying God won't protect His temples, for the record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 This article provides pictures. Those flood waters look crazy. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865687657/Harvey-in-Houston-LDS-temple-threatened-meetinghouses-damaged-missionaries-safe.html M. Just_A_Guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) It's official: at least four inches of water in the temple. http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/latter-day-saints-prepare-hurricane-harvey Edited August 29, 2017 by Just_A_Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSG Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 9 hours ago, Just_A_Guy said: It's official: at least four inches of water in the temple. If it gets to 3 feet, will they start baptizing out in the gardens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) On 8/27/2017 at 11:39 PM, Just_A_Guy said: I'm bumping this, because with the hurricane flooding in Houston it looks like we're about to see how well this analysis holds up. Did you see the photo I posted here: The baptismal font is below water now. But only a few inches of water on the first floor -- in a record setting event. Pretty good. Edited August 29, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 10 hours ago, Just_A_Guy said: It's official: at least four inches of water in the temple. http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/latter-day-saints-prepare-hurricane-harvey Hey those photos were taken by the same person whose photo I posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Carb, you rock. My former-LDS Facebook buddy is reminiscing about how he was taught as a Deacon that a temple wouldn't even be harmed if someone dropped a nuclear bomb on it. I'm able to cut-and-paste your rational stuff about water tables and planning. Rational stuff helps us look, well, rational. zil, MrShorty, Sunday21 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 On 5/1/2016 at 1:44 PM, Carborendum said: How can you destroy a parcel of earth? I don't know, but here's one king's attempt to punish a river: Quote And then when the Strait was now bridged, there came a great storm and broke down all that work and ended it. And when Xerxes learnt it he held it to be a monstrous thing, and be ordered three hundred strokes of the lash to be laid upon the Hellespont, and a pair of fetters to be let down into the water. . . . Now he bade them as they scourged the Strait to say words barbarous and presumptuous. ' 0 thou bitter water, thy lord lays this punishment upon thee for that thou didst do him hurt albeit he bad done no hurt to thee. And King Xerxes shall go over thee whether thou wilt or not. No man doeth 'honour to thee with sacrifice, and it is seen now that this is right, for thou art a crafty, briny river.' mordorbund and zil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSG Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Carborendum said: Did you see the photo I posted here: The baptismal font is below water now. Isn't that how those normally work? NeuroTypical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 6 minutes ago, NightSG said: Isn't that how those normally work? I know it's been a while since you've been to church or the temple. But normally the font SURROUNDS the water, not the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegaseamaster75 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Does God also protect the virgin Mary? http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/us/harvey-fire-statue-trnd/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askandanswer Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Have people forgotten what happened to the Apia Samoa temple which was destroyed by fire several years ago? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apia_Samoa_Temple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 23 minutes ago, askandanswer said: Have people forgotten what happened to the Apia Samoa temple which was destroyed by fire several years ago? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apia_Samoa_Temple I think it's a bit naive to think that nothing bad could ever happen to a house of the Lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Especially with stuff like this in our shared history: Sunday21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday21 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 @NeuroTypical. Thank you for posting these pictures. Do you mind telling me the name of the second building? Thank you! NeuroTypical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sunday21 said: @NeuroTypical. Thank you for posting these pictures. Do you mind telling me the name of the second building? Thank you! They're both of the Nauvoo Temple. Edited August 30, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday21 Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 7 minutes ago, Carborendum said: They're both of the Nauvoo Temple. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSG Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 9 hours ago, Carborendum said: I know it's been a while since you've been to church or the temple. But normally the font SURROUNDS the water, not the other way around. Maybe this is a hint that John the Baptist had the right idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 If we document the names in the Houston cemeteries, can we count their baptism as completed? Sunday21, Anddenex, NeuroTypical and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, mordorbund said: If we document the names in the Houston cemeteries, can we count their baptism as completed? Sorry, Mord. Two witnesses. mordorbund, seashmore and zil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 As of yesterday, I saw water levels go below elevation 125 near the freeway just a few miles from the temple. That is the same elevation as the temple. I believe that means the streets around the temple are also drained. Further downstream, my office is at elevation 100 or so. It was pretty dry. But it is on the other side of town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSG Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 On 8/28/2017 at 7:11 PM, person0 said: A friend of my wife's posted a picture showing how the flooding is above the temple threshold. It will likely require major cleaning, possible repairs, and then re-dedication (according to him). Uh, regardless of what the rules say, if God says it was baptized deep enough, I don't think it's a good idea to try to correct Him on the issue. mordorbund 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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