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TEMPLES, 1974.
1974: 7 May: Alterations in garment for handicapped.
“THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
OFFICE OF THE FIRST PRESIDENCY
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
May 7, 1974
President Richard H. Cracroft
Provo Utah East Stake
814 East Center Street
Provo, Utah 84601
Dear President Cracroft:
This is a reply to your letter of May 2, 1974, concerning the problem which Sister Helvi Temesevi has in wearing the temple garment due to her physical disability.
For your information we may say that individual saints are free to make such alterations in the garment as may be dictated by unusual physical handicaps or disabilities. Where there is a problem such as the one being experienced by Sister Temesevi, we have taken the position that such modification as may be necessary to accommodate the wearing of the garment to the special physical disability or handicap is permissible.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Spencer W. Kimball
/s/ N. Eldon Tanner
/s/ Marion G. Romney
The First Presidency
Note added by President Cracroft: Copy of this letter given to Sister Temesevi for future use in assuring Church leaders of her compliance with the temple garment requirement. RHC” (First Presidency Letter to President Richard H. Cracroft; May 7, 1974; Bergera collection)
4, 9 Jun.: Russell Nelson’s 2nd anointing.
“June 4– . . . President Spencer W. Kimball called me in to notify me that Dantzel and I were to report to the temple on June 9.
June 9–Dantzel and I were privileged to enter the temple on this Sabbath day to attend a special meeting at the invitation of President Spencer W. Kimball. The sacred nature of this event precludes our mentioning more about it here other than to say that it did take place, but this experience is of the greatest importance to us and to our family.” (From Heart to Heart: An Autobiography–Russell Marion Nelson, p. 360; by Russell M. Nelson. From the chapter -Highlights of 1974″.)