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See List of Book of Mormon places for a reference list of locations mentioned in the Book of Mormon, and List of Book of Mormon people for persons mentioned therein. The intention is to list all places named (usually by Mormons) for specifically Mormon places and people, where those names are not otherwise generally known as Biblical (meaning ...
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac State Information: Pennsylvania [1] Joseph Smith and other future members of the Church of Christ, the original name of the Latter Day Saint church founded by Smith, were baptized in the Susquehanna River in May 1829.
Most are named after the location of the mission headquarters, usually a specific city. The geographical area a mission actually covers is typically much larger than the name may indicate; most areas of the world are within the jurisdiction of a mission of the church.
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord. Temples are considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth.
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
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord. Church members consider temples to be the most sacred structures on earth.
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple: Operating 32,240 sq ft (2,995 m 2) 5.8 acres (23,472 m 2) 15 September 2024 Dieter F. Uchtdorf: edit: 197 Mendoza Argentina Temple: Operating 21,999 sq ft (2,044 m 2) 15 acres (60,703 m 2) 22 September 2024 Ronald A. Rasband: edit: 198 San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple: Operating 35,818 sq ft (3,328 m 2) 9 acres ...
In 2019, church leaders stated that the 10 North American areas would be merged into six (the Idaho Area merged into the North America Central Area; the North America Northwest Area merged into the North America West Area; and the Utah North, Utah Salt Lake City, and Utah South areas merged into a single Utah Area. [8]