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In 1977 the Washington Chapel was sold to the Unification Church, 20 years before the Houston Texas Temple was announced. [3] LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Houston Texas Temple on August 26, 2000. [4] The temple has a total of 33,970 square feet (3,156 m 2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms. [5]
In the LDS Church today, temples serve two main purposes: (1) temples are locations in which Latter-day Saints holding a temple recommend can perform ordinances on behalf of themselves and their deceased ancestors, and (2) temples are considered to be a house of holiness where members can go to commune with God and receive personal revelation. [16]
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating and 9 previously-dedicated, but closed for renovation [1]), 3 scheduled for dedication, 51 under construction, 2 scheduled for groundbreaking, [2] and 112 others announced (not yet under construction). [3]
After the death of Joseph Smith in 1844, ownership of the temple shifted, eventually resulting in the Kirtland Temple Suit court case 1880. While the court case was dismissed, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church, now Community of Christ) secured ownership of the temple through adverse possession by at least ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Thomasville Road as sees on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. It doesn’t resemble a church here, rather a beautiful residence.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) operates 449 missions [1] throughout the world, as of June 2024. Most are named after the location of the mission headquarters, usually a specific city.
That year, Smith started negotiations with Sam Houston, president of the Republic of Texas, for the southern and western portions of Texas to be the future home of the Latter Day Saints. [7] Smith sent Lucien Woodworth to Austin to meet with Houston. [8] After Smith's death, negotiations with Houston were abandoned. [9]
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