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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 church's first temple built east of the Mississippi River since the original Nauvoo Temple was completed in 1846.
The temple in Kensington is one of Maryland's most prominent landmarks and was completed in 1974. [6] In November 2000, the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors Center was rededicated after remodeling and the installation of new exhibits. [6]
1975 – The requirement for wrist and ankle length garments for in-temple use is removed. [7]: 201 1978 – The temple ban on Black people participating in most temple ceremonies was fully removed. [27]: 117 In 1979, two-piece temple garments like those shown here began to be permitted for recipients of the washing and anointing ceremony. [35]
The Washington D.C. Temple (16), located in Kensington, Maryland, was the first temple built on the east coast of the United States. It was built with a modern six-spire design, with the three towers to the east representing the Melchizedek Priesthood leadership, and the three towers to the west representing the Aaronic Priesthood leadership.
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 ...
The LDS Washington D.C. Temple. Kensington is located in Montgomery County, northwest of Silver Spring, northeast of Bethesda, west of Wheaton and southeast of Rockville.Its latitude is 39°1′48″N, longitude 77°4′30″W.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, announced Sunday that it plans to build 15 temples across the globe, including one in Des Moines.
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