Born in Ontario, Canada in 1890, the only daughter of James, a successful farmer, and Minnie, a Salvation Army officer, Aimee was steeped in religion from birth. I can hardly believe that this great temple has been built for me!" She replied, "Today is the happiest day of my entire life. As the glass doors were flung open to the public for the first time, a reporter managed to ask the woman how she was feeling. The temple that would completely change its neighborhood. Behind her was a new, massive domed building that looked like a theater but was in fact a temple. At 2:30, an excited hush fell over the crowd as a woman in white fell to her knees and read the prayer of Solomon. They spilled into the green expanse of Echo Park Lake. By noon they were several thousand strong, singing spontaneous hymns as they took over the intersection of Park Avenue and Glendale Boulevard. Since first light, throngs of Angelenos had been streaming into the once sleepy neighborhood of Echo Park.
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