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This list is intended as a quick reference for these sites. The sites may or may not be owned by the church. In addition, independent historic registries have recognized a number of current or formerly church-associated properties, such as the L.D.S. Ward Building in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating and 9 others undergoing renovations [1]), 4 with a dedication scheduled, 48 under construction, 3 with groundbreakings scheduled, [2] and 110 others announced (not yet under construction). [3] There are temples in most U.S. states, Puerto Rico ...
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating and 9 others undergoing renovations [11]), 4 with a dedication scheduled, 48 under construction, 3 with groundbreakings scheduled, [12] and 110 others announced (not yet under construction).
In the United States, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints operates Seminaries and Institutes of Religion for high schoolers and college students, respectively. These building are generally uniform, though in places with very large populations of Mormon students, may be much larger than the average Seminary or Institute.
The LDS Church booklet "Preparing to Enter the Holy Temple" explains that Latter-day Saints "do not discuss the temple ordinances outside the temples". [ 29 ] To enter the temple, an individual must be baptized, and after one year, may seek a temple recommend , which authorizes admission to the temple.
The largest of the denominations that come from the Latter Day Saint movement, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), view temples as the fulfillment of a prophecy found in Malachi 3:1 (KJV). The Kirtland Temple was the first temple of the Latter Day Saint movement and the only one completed in Smith's lifetime.
In the LDS Church, a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord and considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time (an "open house"), and then each is dedicated as a "House of the Lord," after which only members with a ...
The most notable use for meetinghouses is the weekly worship service known as sacrament meeting.Every Sunday, members of the LDS Church meet to partake of the sacrament (equivalent to eucharist or communion in other Christian services), listen to sermons by members of the congregation, sing congregational hymns, and hear announcements for upcoming events.