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FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) \u2014 The first Mormon temple in Connecticut opens to the public this week and will soon host services for Cuu Huyen That To Lac lacquer paintings thousands of the faithful from a four-state area.<\/font><\/p>\n
The new temple in Farmington reflects growing membership for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day<\/a> Saints on the East Coast.Another recently constructed temple opened in Philadelphia<\/a> on Aug. 10.<\/font><\/p>\n
“Out here on the East Coast, it is a unique challenge to be a member of the church because we are so few and far between. This Hartford temple is going to be a huge beacon of hope and pillar of faith,” said Randy LaRose, a church member who moved from Utah to Connecticut to serve as a chaplain at Yale University.<\/font><\/p>\n
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In this Sept. 22, 2016 photo, construction crews continue work on a Mormon temple in Farmington, Conn.The first Mormon temple in Connecticut opens to the public this week and will soon host services for Binh Duong lacquer paintings thousands of the faithful from a four-state area. The new temple in Farmington reflects growing membership for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the East Coast. (AP Photo\/Pat Eaton-Robb)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
An estimated 27,000 congregants from Connecticut, Rhode Island, western Massachusetts and eastern New York are to be served by the temple in Farmington, a Hartford suburb that also was the birthplace of the church’s fourth president, Wilford Woodruff.<\/font><\/p>\n