{"product_id":"ultra-soft-temple-sweatshirt-albuquerque","title":"Ultra-soft Temple Sweatshirt (Albuquerque)","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-details\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Sweatshirt\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ultra-soft crew is lined with cloud-like fleece and heavyweight premium fabric that already feels broken in, with some stretch to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Comfortable and loose; size down for a slimmer, more standard fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFabric:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42% cotton, 53% polyester, 5% other fibers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.3 oz\/yd²\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"product-intro\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom the Founder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou put on a Peculiar People sweatshirt because it reminds you why we're all here. Because that building is where you were sealed to your spouse, where you got an answer to a prayer you'd been carrying for years, where you first felt something you couldn't explain away. A stepping stone. A day you'll never forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou put it on because you want to share that with someone. Because gospel conversations are hard to start. Harder than they were on your mission, when the whole day was built around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the new white shirt and tie. The new dress. The new name tag you don't need a calling to wear. A sweatshirt you may even feel prompted to wear some days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's why I started this company. It doesn't take much for someone who has been prepared to tap you on the shoulder and ask a question that changes the direction of their life. No argument, no pitch, no lesson plan. Just an opening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Evan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"temple-facts\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle class=\"temple-facts__style\"\u003esection.temple-facts details{border-top:1px solid #d8d8d8}section.temple-facts details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #d8d8d8}section.temple-facts summary{cursor:pointer;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding:12px 0;list-style:none}section.temple-facts summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}section.temple-facts summary::after{content:\"+\";flex:none;font-size:1.5em;line-height:1}section.temple-facts details[open]\u003esummary::after{content:\"−\"}section.temple-facts summary h3,section.temple-facts summary h4{margin:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"temple-facts__block\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"temple-facts__name\"\u003eAlbuquerque New Mexico Temple\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbuquerque, New Mexico. An 8.5-acre site at 10301 San Francisco Road NE, on the northeast heights of the city at an elevation of 5,729 feet, with the Sandia Mountains rising directly to the east.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemple Number\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 73rd dedicated temple in operation, and the first built in New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnounced\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"1997-04-04\"\u003eApril 4, 1997\u003c\/time\u003e, by Gordon B. Hinckley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGroundbreaking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"1998-06-20\"\u003eJune 20, 1998\u003c\/time\u003e, presided over by Lynn A. Mickelsen of the Seventy, then president of the North America Southwest Area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDedicated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"2000-03-05\"\u003eMarch 5, 2000\u003c\/time\u003e, by Gordon B. Hinckley, in four sessions attended by more than 13,500 Latter-day Saints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFanning Bard Tatum Architects of Albuquerque. Desert Rose precast concrete with Texas Pearl granite at the base, 34,245 square feet, with a single attached end spire carrying the angel Moroni.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrdinance Rooms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo instruction rooms, three sealing rooms, and one baptistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"temple-facts__block\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003ch4\u003eConstruction Story\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"temple-facts__list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe public open house ran \u003ctime datetime=\"2000-02-17\"\u003eFebruary 17\u003c\/time\u003e to \u003ctime datetime=\"2000-02-26\"\u003eFebruary 26, 2000\u003c\/time\u003e, nine days, and drew roughly 70,000 visitors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mountains the temple was sited against turned out to have an opinion about the front door. The original hinged entrance doors were replaced with glass sliding doors because of the winds coming off the Sandias.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"temple-facts__block\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSymbolism \u0026amp; Design\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"temple-facts__list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe exterior was chosen to answer the landscape rather than stand apart from it. The Desert Rose concrete and Texas Pearl granite read pink in the evening light, which is exactly what the Sandia range does at sunset, a colour the mountains are named for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChurch News described the building as the first of its design in the Church, and framed the temple as a meeting point for a region where three cultures come together: American Indian, Hispanic and Anglo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"temple-facts__block\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003ch4\u003eChanges Over Time\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"temple-facts__list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 2019 renovation converted the original kitchen and cafeteria into office space, a change made across many temples of this era as patron meal service was discontinued.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"temple-facts__block\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTrivia\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"temple-facts__list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe temple stands at 5,729 feet above sea level, on the high desert bench that runs up toward the mountains from the Rio Grande.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt arrived in a crowded season. 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