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On October 7, 2018, Russell M. Nelson announced the intent to construct 12 more temples, putting the church's total number of temples operating, under construction, or announced above 200. [10] This high pace of announcement continued and by October 2022, the number of temples exceeded 300 temples announced, with 315.
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating and 9 others undergoing renovations [1]), 4 with a dedication scheduled, 48 under construction, 2 with groundbreakings scheduled, [2], and 111 others announced (not yet under construction). [3]
The Mormon Presence in Canada (Edmonton, Alta: University of Alberta Press) ISBN 0-88864-212-1; Lethbridge Stake (1968). A History of the Mormon Church in Canada (Lethbridge, Alta.: Lethbridge Stake) Melvin S. Tagg (1963). A History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada, 1830–1963 (Ph.D. dissertation, Brigham Young ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) releases membership, congregational, and related information on a regular basis. The latest membership information the church releases includes a count of membership, stakes, wards, branches, missions, temples, and FamilySearch Centers for the worldwide church and for individual ...
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]
In the 2021 Canadian census the number of persons who self-identified with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was 85,315 [2] down from 105,365 in 2011. [3] The following tables and graphs use general population data taken from Statistics Canada using the first quarter 2020 population estimates. [4]
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, 48 under construction, 2 scheduled for groundbreaking, [2], and 112 others announced (not yet under construction). [3]
The Edmonton Alberta Temple is the 67th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The temple was the second to be built in Alberta; the first was built in Cardston in 1923. The temple serves about 15,700 members in the area. The exterior of the temple is white granite ...