sandude,
Years ago when mormonism opened its temple in Dallas,
I read or heard (don’t remember which), that after it
was open to the public, it was closed, the interior was
ripped out (because it had been defiled by non-members)
and would have millions of dollars spent to rebuild it.
Does that actually happen, or was that a rumor?
best,
ampu
Does that actually happen, or was that a rumor?
I've never heard about this particular incident or any other time where one of the other currently operating temples was defiled. When temples have been in use for many years they are closed for renovation (new carpet, etc). When the work is done the church holds another open house prior to it's re dedication. I went to the churches web site to see if the Dallas Temple had been rededicated and it has. The curious thing is that the re dedication took place only five years after its initial dedication. That is a very short period of time for renovation work to be required. I have been unable to find a reason why the temple was closed. Perhaps some other Freepers may have an answer to this.
Every time a temple is opened (or reopened after major renovations) there is an open house where non-members are welcome to come tour the building. These are very well attended and usually run for several days. As long as there was no damage done to the building all they would do would be to replace the carpets and give it a good cleaning after the open house, before it is dedicated to God. They would do this to present it to God in the best condidtion possible. The building has not been dedicated at the time of the open house, so at that time it isn’t really a temple so how could the presence of a non-Mormon defile it?
“Does that actually happen, or was that a rumor?”
Rumor.