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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.
A map of the Mormon belt, showing only the associated counties. Striped counties are contiguous to the corridor with a major Mormon population, but are not considered to be a part of the cardinal regions of their respective state.
The Nauvoo Illinois Temple, built in 2002 and based on the original Nauvoo Temple that was built in 1846 and destroyed in 1848 Chart of temple construction as of November 2024 Within temples, members of the church make covenants , receive instructions, and perform sacred ordinances, such as: baptism for the dead , washing and anointing (or ...
Temples outside the U.S. with districts extending into the U.S. are also displayed on the map (but not included in the table). Temples destroyed, operated by others, or with plans that were suspended/canceled are not displayed on the map (but are included in the table).
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.
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple: Pennsylvania: United States North America 1.6 acres (6,475 m 2) 61,466 sq ft (5,710 m 2) 208.2 ft (63 m) 1 2 4 153 Operating Fort Collins Colorado Temple: Colorado: United States: North America: 15.69 acres (63,495 m 2) 42,000 sq ft (3,902 m 2) 112 ft (34 m) 1 2 3 154 Operating Star Valley Wyoming Temple
Pennsylvania: 1 July 1970 Maryland-Delaware: Pennsylvania Harrisburg 1974: 1 July 2009 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Philadelphia West Virginia Charleston New Jersey Cherry Hill: Spain: 11 July 1970 French: Spain Madrid 1974 Spain Madrid South 2022: extant Spain Barcelona Spain Seville Spain Bilbao Spain Madrid North: Ecuador: 1 Aug 1970 ...
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