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Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) are buildings dedicated to be a House of the Lord. They are considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. When construction is completed, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time (an "open house").
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating, 9 undergoing renovations [1]), 4 with a dedication scheduled, 48 under construction, 4 with groundbreakings scheduled, [2] and 110 others announced (not yet under construction). [3]
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating, 9 undergoing renovations [1]), 4 with a dedication scheduled, 48 under construction, 4 with groundbreakings scheduled, [2] and 110 others announced (not yet under construction). [3] There are temples in most U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
The Hartford Connecticut Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Farmington, Connecticut. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The intent to build the temple was announced on October 2, 2010, by church president Thomas S. Monson , during general conference . [ 10 ]
The only remaining material infrastructure of the colony is the Mormon Mill cemetery near Hamilton Creek, about fifty miles east by north of Fredericksburg. [21] The Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a denomination founded in 1978, built a pyramid-shaped temple near Modena, Utah. [22]
The temple was dedicated on October 9, 1994, by church president Howard W. Hunter. [4] Orlando is one of two temples dedicated by Hunter, the other is the Bountiful Utah Temple. [3] The temple was built on a 13-acre (53,000 m 2) plot, has four ordinance rooms and five sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 70,000 square feet (6,500 m 2).
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 sits on an 18.62-acre lot. [4] The site is located near I-49, close to its junction with Highway 72. [5] The landscaping around the temple features dogwood trees, as well as other local trees and shrubs. [17] The temple has a single attached domed central tower and is constructed with beige precast concrete panels. [5]