Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Washington D.C. Temple (originally known as the Washington Temple, until 1999), is the 16th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Located in Kensington, Maryland, just north of Washington, D.C., and near the Capital Beltway, it was the first temple built by the church east of the Mississippi River since the original Nauvoo Temple was completed in 1846.
Inside the temple, beehives are carved into the molding, and door handles that look like the Statue of Liberty torch are found throughout. Paintings on the walls of many of the rooms depict scenes from nature. The church has announced that the temple will close in 2024 for major renovations. [15]
On November 19, 1974, the Washington D.C. Temple was dedicated by church president Spencer W. Kimball. Despite its name, the temple is not located within the District of Columbia; it is located in Kensington, Maryland, approximately three miles north of the city limits.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The interior of an LDS Temple, however, looks nothing like a traditional Christian house of worship. Inside the Tallahassee Florida Temple, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.
Temple District Annapolis Maryland 12 Jun 1983 Washington DC North Washington D.C. Baltimore Maryland 8 Dec 1974 Maryland Baltimore Washington D.C. Clarksburg West Virginia* 6 May 1979 West Virginia Charleston Washington D.C. Columbia Maryland 10 Nov 1991 Maryland Baltimore Washington D.C. Dover Delaware* 15 Apr 2012 Pennsylvania Philadelphia
The temple was designed to be similar in style and form to the Salt Lake Temple so that it would be easily recognized as a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The angel Moroni statue, which stands atop the tallest tower, is 18 ft (5.5 m) tall and weighs 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg ).
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - The historic Mormon Temple grounds of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on April 4, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. No further information was given about the ...