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The Endowment House stood in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah from 1855 to 1889. 1855 – The first building specifically designed for conducting temple rites with ordinance rooms was constructed and called the Endowment House. [31] 1870s – Second anointings began to be performed vicariously for deceased members of the church. [8]: 30
After Smith's death in 1844, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) continued to practice prayer circles in its temples.In addition, local stake and ward prayer circles were organized and conducted until May 3, 1978, when the church's First Presidency announced that all prayer circles should be discontinued except those performed in a temple as part of the endowment. [4]
Bountiful Utah Temple: Operating 104,000 sq ft (9,662 m 2) 9 acres (36,422 m 2) January 8, 1995 Howard W. Hunter: edit: 48 Hong Kong China Temple: Operating 51,921 sq ft (4,824 m 2) 0.31 acres (1,255 m 2) 26 May 1996 Gordon B. Hinckley: edit: 49 Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple: Operating 107,240 sq ft (9,963 m 2) 16.7 acres (67,583 m 2) October 13 ...
Indianapolis Indiana Temple: Indiana: United States North America 18.11 acres (73,289 m 2) 34,000 sq ft (3,159 m 2) 106.3 ft (32 m) 1 2 2 149 Operating Tijuana Mexico Temple: Baja California: Mexico North America 9.4 acres (38,040 m 2) 33,367 sq ft (3,100 m 2) 151 ft (46 m) 1 2 2 150 Operating Provo City Center Temple: Utah: United States
The Indianapolis Indiana Temple was announced on October 2, 2010 by President Thomas S. Monson. It is the first temple in the state and a groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 29, 2012. [15] The temple was dedicated by Henry B. Eyring on August 23, 2015. [16] Officials say it will serve about 30,000 members in Indiana and eastern ...
The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations (called wards or branches) and built temples worldwide. It is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the period of religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening .
The Salt Lake Temple, operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the church's best-known temple. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, it is the centerpiece of the 10-acre (40,000 m 2) Temple Square. In the Latter Day Saint movement, a temple is a building dedicated to being a house of God and
The temple was dedicated by Henry B. Eyring, of the church's First Presidency on August 23, 2015. [13] At the time, church officials said it would serve about 30,000 members in Indiana and eastern Illinois. [14] In 2020, like all the church's others, the Indianapolis Indiana Temple was closed for a time in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [15]