{"product_id":"washington-d-c-temple-tee-with-date","title":"Essential Temple Tee – with personalizable date (Washington D.C.)","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-intro\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePersonalization\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave a date that means something to you? A sealing date? A mission call date? A baptismal date? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdd an important date and get it made to order especially for you or a loved one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollow the accepted date format (Month DD, YYYY) as that is what our machines are set up for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"product-intro\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Tee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou put on a Peculiar People shirt 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 shirt 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\u003eAnd you keep it on because it's premium heavyweight ringspun cotton, garment-dyed to that soft, worn-in vintage look you'd wear even if it said nothing at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Evan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.1 oz\/yd²\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFabric:\u003c\/strong\u003e preshrunk 100% ring-spun cotton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Relaxed, true to size.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTighter fit:\u003c\/strong\u003e size down 1 size\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegular fit: \u003c\/strong\u003eyour actual size\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelaxed fit:\u003c\/strong\u003e size up 1 size\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoose fit: \u003c\/strong\u003esize up 2 sizes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOversize fit:\u003c\/strong\u003e size up 3 sizes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"size-guide\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize Guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cvideo controls=\"controls\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" loop=\"loop\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:800px;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1\/1;margin:0 auto\"\u003e\n\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/videos\/c\/o\/v\/af9f7c981a7942008b118c687e992e5e.webm\" type=\"video\/webm\"\u003e\n\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/videos\/c\/o\/v\/f2d223d1c3e34b0b93ae98a8efb07d29.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\u003e\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/video\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\"\u003eWashington D.C. Temple\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKensington, Maryland. The temple carries the name of the capital it serves, but the building itself stands in suburban Kensington, Maryland, on a 52-acre site about 10 miles north of the U.S. Capitol. It rises in full view of the Capital Beltway (I-495), where millions of drivers have seen it since 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemple Number\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Church's 16th operating temple at its dedication, the first built in the Eastern United States and the Church's first east of the Mississippi River since the 1840s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnounced\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"1968-11-15\"\u003eNovember 15, 1968\u003c\/time\u003e. Ground was broken on the Kensington site just over three weeks later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGroundbreaking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"1968-12-07\"\u003eDecember 7, 1968\u003c\/time\u003e. President Hugh B. Brown of the First Presidency presided. Full construction began \u003ctime datetime=\"1971-05-28\"\u003eMay 28, 1971\u003c\/time\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDedicated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"1974-11-19\"\u003eNovember 19, 1974\u003c\/time\u003e, by President Spencer W. Kimball, in ten sessions held over four days through \u003ctime datetime=\"1974-11-22\"\u003eNovember 22\u003c\/time\u003e, attended by some 40,000 members from across the eastern United States and eastern Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRededicated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"2022-08-14\"\u003eAugust 14, 2022\u003c\/time\u003e, by President Russell M. Nelson, in three sessions, following a renovation that had closed the temple since March 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFred L. Markham, Henry P. Fetzer, Harold K. Beecher, and Keith W. Wilcox, architects, working under Church architect Emil B. Fetzer. Six-spire reinforced concrete structure sheathed in 173,000 square feet of Alabama white marble, 248 feet long by 136 feet wide, rising 288 feet to the top of the angel Moroni statue, with 156,558 square feet of floor area. It has been the tallest temple in the Church since its dedication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrdinance Rooms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSix instruction rooms, ten sealing rooms, and a baptistry with the font resting on twelve oxen representing the tribes of Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"temple-spec__row\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Temple President\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward E. Drury Jr., a former Denver stake president who had just been released as president of the Delaware-Maryland Mission, called in 1973 ahead of the temple's 1974 opening.\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 temple was announced on November 15, 1968 and the site broken three weeks later, but full construction waited until \u003ctime datetime=\"1971-05-28\"\u003eMay 28, 1971\u003c\/time\u003e. The finished building cost approximately $15 million, furnishings included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe seven-week public open house in the fall of 1974 drew 758,328 visitors, breaking the record of 662,401 set by the Los Angeles California Temple. Demand for tickets forced organizers to expand from two phone lines to seventeen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Lady Betty Ford toured on \u003ctime datetime=\"1974-09-11\"\u003eSeptember 11, 1974\u003c\/time\u003e and called the visit \"a really, truly great experience.\" Vice President Nelson Rockefeller and Chief Justice Warren Burger also walked through before the dedication.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Church held its largest news conference to date on the temple's 878-foot enclosed walkway bridge, with more than 100 reporters attending; coverage ultimately ran to 1,374 articles in 931 newspapers across all 50 states.\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\u003eThe temple closed \u003ctime datetime=\"2018-03-05\"\u003eMarch 5, 2018\u003c\/time\u003e for a renovation lasting more than four years: energy-efficient mechanical, electrical, and lighting systems, new plumbing, refreshed finishes and furnishings, and improved grounds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePandemic delays pushed the reopening celebration to 2022. The public open house ran \u003ctime datetime=\"2022-04-28\"\u003eApril 28\u003c\/time\u003e to \u003ctime datetime=\"2022-06-11\"\u003eJune 11, 2022\u003c\/time\u003e, was extended to meet demand, and drew almost 350,000 guests, including U.S. senators, Supreme Court justices, and foreign ambassadors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresident Nelson, who rededicated the temple in 2022, had himself attended the original dedication in 1974.\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 six spires deliberately echo the Salt Lake Temple. Per the design intent the Church has published, the Salt Lake Temple represented the foundation of the Church and the Washington D.C. Temple its international future.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe spires are finished in 24-karat gold, and the 18-foot gold-leafed bronze angel Moroni by sculptor Avard T. Fairbanks makes this one of five temples whose Moroni statue holds the gold plates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe exterior marble came from the quarry at Sylacauga, Alabama, and the windows combine stained glass with panels of translucent marble.\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\u003eWashington radio personalities came to use the temple as a reference point when announcing Beltway traffic, a sign it had taken its place among the monuments of the capital.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSince the 1970s the phrase \"SURRENDER DOROTHY\" has appeared again and again on the CSX railroad bridge that crosses the Beltway near the temple, a Wizard of Oz joke likening the temple's spires to the Emerald City. 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