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Temple Square is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) complex, ... The lighting of Temple Square is a popular event, usually attended by more than 10,000 people. [9] Other uses
The LDS Church began its annual tradition of lighting Temple Square with Christmas lights in 1965. [19] The first years included life-size displays of the manger and the inn, performances of Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, and a one night performance of Handel's Messiah. [19]
The LDS Church began displaying Christmas lights around Temple Square in 1965 under the direction of church president David O. McKay. [6] Irvin Nelson, along with his protégé and successor, Peter Lassig, met on several occasions to persuade McKay against the lighting plans. Initially, church electricians were in charge of the lighting project.
Midwest City Holiday Lights Spectacular. When: 6 to 10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and 6 to 11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Dec. 25. Where: Joe B. Barnes Regional Park, 8700 E Reno Ave., Midwest City
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, the temple's construction was announced by church president David O. McKay on November 15, 1968, with ground broken to begin construction ...
The Salt Lake Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. At 253,015 square feet (23,505.9 m 2 ), it is the largest Latter-day Saint temple by floor area.
The holiday lights are back on for Christmas 2022 after a five-year hiatus while the Mormon temple was being renovated. Here's what's new.
The temple was built on an 18.3-acre (74,000 m 2) plot, has four ordinance rooms (used for the endowment), seven sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 95,000 square feet (8,800 m 2). [57] The temple and its associated complex of buildings has been referred to by church members as Temple Hill.