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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]
Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) are buildings dedicated to be a House of the Lord. They are considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. When construction is completed, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time (an "open house").
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The LDS Church has two temples in England. The London England Temple serves the south of Britain. It was dedicated in 1958 by then-church president David O. McKay. [75] Its public open house was attended by 76,324 people. [76] A second temple was completed in 1998 in Chorley, near Preston and is known as the Preston England Temple.
On September 11, 1955, the LDS Church completed its first temple in Europe when the Bern Switzerland Temple was completed in Zollikofen. The temple was later remodeled and rededicated by Gordon B. Hinckley in October 1992. [6] In 1994, Howard W. Hunter visited Switzerland as the new LDS Church president. [7]
By June 1951, Mormon genealogists were able to make duplicates of all records available at the time, and copies were sent to church headquarters in the United States. [13] David O. McKay visited Ireland in 1953 while serving as the president of the church as part of a European tour. He dedicated a site for a temple near London. This temple was ...
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]
They notably do not feature the angel Moroni statue that is featured atop most LDS temples. Three additional temples (which were built in the 2010s and 2020s), also do not feature a spire, though are not meant to replicate Solomon's Temple. These are the Meridian Idaho, Paris France Temple, and Lima Peru Los Olivos temples.