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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 in Kensington is one of Maryland's most prominent landmarks and was completed in 1974. [ 6 ] In November 2000, the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors Center was rededicated after remodeling and the installation of new exhibits.
On November 19, 1974, the Washington D.C. Temple was dedicated by church president Spencer W. Kimball. Despite its name, the temple is not located within the District of Columbia; it is located in Kensington, Maryland, approximately three miles north of the city limits.
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The Washington D.C. Temple (16), located in Kensington, Maryland, was the first temple built on the east coast of the United States. It was built with a modern six-spire design, with the three towers to the east representing the Melchizedek Priesthood leadership, and the three towers to the west representing the Aaronic Priesthood leadership.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - The historic Mormon Temple grounds of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on April 4, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. No further information was given about the ...
Kensington is a U.S. town in Montgomery County, Maryland. The population was 2,122 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] Greater Kensington encompasses the entire 20895 ZIP code, with a population of 19,753 in 2020.
1975 – The requirement for wrist and ankle length garments for in-temple use is removed. [7]: 201 1978 – The temple ban on Black people participating in most temple ceremonies was fully removed. [27]: 117 In 1979, two-piece temple garments like those shown here began to be permitted for recipients of the washing and anointing ceremony. [35]