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SPORTS Layton Temple a ‘house of hope’ and ‘place of peace’

TWO LEFT FEET: Landon Zayas, Bountiful (red trunks) mops the dancefloor along with Viewmont’s Ashton Simkins after a Two-step contest. With a Caution Card flurry at the end, the Redhawks showed their moves with a 2 - 1 win over their Cross-town rivals, the Vikings, April 16 at Home. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

Winning streak puts Farmington boys soccer atop Region 1 standings THE LAYTON UTAH TEMPLE of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When dedicated, it will be the 195th operating temple and the 22nd temple completed in Utah.

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com LAYTON—It’s been six years since Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the Layton Utah Temple in the October 2018 general conference. A public open house for the completed temple begins on April 19 and runs through June 1 excluding Sundays. The nearly 94,000 square foot structure is three stories high and sits between the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains and the valley floor at 1400 Oak Hills Drive. It will be dedicated by Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on Sunday, June 16, 2024.There

are now 350 temples in operation, under construction or renovation, or announced worldwide. “In the temple, we learn about our divine identity and destiny better than any other place,” said Elder Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier, assistant, Utah Area Presidency at a media conference on Monday. “In the temple, we make promises to our Father in heaven, about how we will act and how we will treat one another. And most importantly, in the temple the things that start in this life can go beyond the grave as husbands and wives, parents and children are united together not only till death do us part, but for time and for all eternity. The temple, as the spires of this temple show, point us to our Heavenly Fa-

ther and to the Savior Jesus Christ and help us remember them and keep them at the center of our lives.” “This is a joy,” said Amy R. Wright, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency. “We raised our family in this community. We played in local parks. When the Layton Temple was announced our second son was on a mission in Denmark. He told us he wasn’t going to get married until it was finished. As soon as it was finished I sent him a message and said ‘it’s finished …’ Now he has to find someone.” During the early process children in the area were invited to choose a rock proPlease see TEMPLE: pg. 5

‘From monk to missionary’ Thai restaurant has rich history behind it By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

MANI SEANGSUWAN as a missionary in Thailand. He was the first monk to convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

BOUNTIFUL—There is a new Thai restaurant Makmak on Main Street that officially opened last Saturday but there’s more to it than just good food – the backstory of the family behind it. Osmond Seangsuwan is one of four owners, Tyler Rohwer, Lynzie Johnson and his mother, Nadda, whose recipes are used in the restaurant. Seangsuwan’s parents were from Thailand and the story of how they came to be in Utah is quite amazing. “My dad was born in southern Thailand in a rural community,” said Os-

mond. “Growing up my father was a bit of a rebel. He was hanging out with the wrong crowd. On the job he fell from a ladder and almost lost his life. He decided he needed a change.” In Buddhism becoming a monk blesses your mother in the afterlife, he said. “My father went into the monastery and was a monk for three years. It was life changing but he always felt there was something more. He wondered ‘Why do we do this life? It’s not just about coming back in another form.’” One day he was out collecting alms in the street and saw two Mormon missionaries doing street tracting, said Os-

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side from a heartbreaking shootout loss to Layton in the Region 1 opener, the Farmington boys soccer team has been perfect in league play. Heading into its game at Syracuse on Wednesday (after our press deadline), Farmington was 3-1 in the region standings, tied with Syracuse and Fremont. Overall, the Phoenix are humming along with a stellar 7-1 mark. Farmington was riding a three-game win streak heading into its game with Syracuse. Last week, on April 10, Farmington scored three goals in both of its victories, first defeating Fremont at home, 3-2 in an exciting double-overtime clash. Farmington scored a goal in each half of regulation but allowed two second-half goals to Fremont. After neither team scored in the first overtime period, the Phoenix got the clincher in the second session. Toby Grant had two goals for Farmington, while Cole Janke had the other goal. Two days later, Farmington prevailed at Weber 3-1, scoring twice in the first half and once in the second. Weber’s only goal came in the first half. For the Phoenix, Jack Burrup had a big game, dishing out two assists and scoring a goal. Jake Peterson and Jackson Cheney had the other two goals, while Josh Foster assisted on the third score. Farmington gets a shot at redemption this Friday when it has a rematch with Layton at home.

Davis

The 3-4 Darts are struggling in region play since winning their opener. Davis has lost three in a row in league play and are now 1-3 in Region 1. On April 10, Davis and Syracuse played to a scoreless tie after regulation and two overtime periods. In a shootout, the Darts made four kicks, but Syracuse

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