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17 September 2023 Neil L. Andersen [45] edit: 181 Bentonville Arkansas Temple: Operating 28,472 sq ft (2,645 m 2) 18.62 acres (75,352 m 2) 17 September 2023 David A. Bednar [46] edit: 182 Moses Lake Washington Temple: Operating 28,933 sq ft (2,688 m 2) 17.2 acres (69,606 m 2) 17 September 2023 Quentin L. Cook [47] edit: 183 McAllen Texas Temple ...
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. Church members consider temples to be the most sacred structures on earth.
After a temple is dedicated, only members in good standing are permitted entrance and so they are not meetinghouses or houses of public worship. [15] Most LDS temples are identified by a gold-colored Angel Moroni statue, adorning the top of the tallest spire. Temples have a different purpose from meetinghouses.
In the LDS Church, a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord and considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time (an "open house"), and then each is dedicated as a "House of the Lord," after which only members with a ...
The intent to build the temple was announced on April 7, 2019, by church president Russell M. Nelson, during general conference. [4] After its dedication in September 2023, it became the church's fourth temple in the state of Washington. [5] This temple was designed by CRSA, an architectural firm located in Salt Lake City, Utah. [6]
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, 51 under construction, 2 scheduled for groundbreaking, [2] and 112 others announced (not yet under construction). [3]
The LDS Church booklet "Preparing to Enter the Holy Temple" explains that Latter-day Saints "do not discuss the temple ordinances outside the temples". [29] To enter the temple, an individual must be baptized, and after one year, may seek a temple recommend, which authorizes admission to the temple.