隨著全球目光轉向即將來臨的米蘭—科爾蒂納2026年奧林匹克冬季運動會,耶穌基督後期聖徒教會在星期二於米蘭外國新聞協會(Milan Foreign Press Association)總部的一場媒體發布會上宣布,將為2034年猶他州奧林匹克和殘疾人奧林匹克冬季運動會提供支援。此項承諾涵蓋了財務捐款、場地支援、土地運用,以及成千上萬的義工,與此同時,鹽湖城將準備再次歡迎全球人士的蒞臨。
這項宣布發出時,全球目光正轉向將於2月6日在義大利北部展開的2026年米蘭—科爾蒂納奧林匹克冬季運動會。
Download Photo在這場發布會上,教會總主教團第二諮理肖恩·道格拉斯主教,概述了支持2034年奧運以助其成功的大致承諾內容。這些包括龐大的財務捐款、開放使用教會持有的房地產(即鹽湖城85街區)作為奧運的官方場地,以及提供位於奧運預定地點鄰近的額外土地作為停車之用。
道格拉斯主教也談到,教會將鼓勵成員擔任義工,這與教會長期強調服務、好客和鞏固家庭的主張一致。
「雖然在金錢和房地產方面的貢獻很重要,」道格拉斯主教說,「但是我們成員擔任義工的熱心和無比投入是無價的,他們使這樣的貢獻真正完整和獨特。」
- Bishop Sean Douglas (left), Second Counselor in the Church’s Presiding Bishopric, shakes hands with Utah 2034 Executive Chair and President Fraser Bullock (right) at a media event at the headquarters of the Milan Foreign Press Association in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, At the event, Bishop Douglas announced how the Church will support the 2034 Utah Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
- Utah 2034 Executive Chair and President Fraser Bulock (right) speaks with Bishop Sean Douglas (left), Second Counselor in the Church’s Presiding Bishopric, at a media event at the headquarters of the Milan Foreign Press Association on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. At the event, Bishop Douglas announced how the Church will support the 2034 Utah Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
- Utah 2034 Executive Chair and President Fraser Bulock speaks at a media event at the headquarters of the Milan Foreign Press Association in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
- Bishop Sean Douglas, Second Counselor in the Church’s Presiding Bishopric, speaks with a journalist at the headquarters of the Milan Foreign Press Association in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. At an event earlier that day, Bishop Douglas announced how the Church will support the 2034 Utah Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
- Signage in Milan, Italy, advertises the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, which begin on February 6.
- Bishop Sean Douglas, Second Counselor in the Church’s Presiding Bishopric, speaks with a journalist at the headquarters of the Milan Foreign Press Association in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. At an event earlier that day, Bishop Douglas announced how the Church will support the 2034 Utah Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
- Bishop Sean Douglas, Second Counselor in the Church’s Presiding Bishopric, wears a Utah 2034 pin on his suit coat lapel. At the headquarters of the Milan Foreign Press Association in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, Bishop Douglas announced how the Church will support the 2034 Utah Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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教會參與協辦奧運已持續了一段意義深遠的長久歷史。當2002年奧林匹克和殘疾人奧林匹克冬季運動會即將在鹽湖城舉行之際,教會曾提供了財務支援、場地設施和成千上萬的義工。如今針對2034年宣布的夥伴關係,就是奠基於服務和合作的傳承之上。
「猶他2034」(Utah 2034)的執行主席和會長弗雷澤·布洛克,對教會的貢獻表達感激,他指出,與教會這樣的社區組織所建立的夥伴關係,是猶他州準備好主辦另一場成功奧運的關鍵原因。
「耶穌基督後期聖徒教會是猶他州的傳承不可或缺的一部分,」布洛克說,「也是2002年冬季奧運極為重要的支持力量。我們的新關係會強化我們在2002年所建立的夥伴關係,此關係也會透過這向全球宣揚團結合一與為人服務的教會,延伸到世界各地——該教會宣揚的信息與奧林匹克和帕拉林匹克的理念是一致的。」
布洛克舉2002年為例,當時猶他州提供廣受讚揚的奧運經驗,其特色就是團結合一、義工服務和文化慶典。
「猶他州的首府鹽湖城將位居奧運的核心位置,」布洛克談到這醒目的市區場地時說,「現在想像一下,成千上萬人晚上將聚集在『獎牌廣場』(the Medals Plaza),興奮地觀賞高空特技表演和大跳台運動競技。」
持續承諾歡迎世人
總會會長團在鹽湖城被指定為2034年主辦城市時,於 2024年發布的一項聲明中說,教會「已準備好支援2034年奧運,來歡迎來自世界各地的運動員、義工和訪客」,並承諾協助鹽湖城體現「服務、合作和相互尊重的價值」。
週二在米蘭所作的宣布,重申他們已準備就緒。