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The Mesa Arizona Temple (formerly the Arizona Temple; nicknamed the Lamanite Temple) [2] is the seventh operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The intent to build the temple was announced on October 1, 1919, by church president Heber J. Grant , during the church's general conference .
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]
A meetinghouse for the LDS Church in Queen Creek, Arizona. List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives: [11] Note: Each county adherent count reflects meetinghouse location of congregation and not by location of residence. The census count reflects location of residence, which ...
The ordinance caused consternation across Mesa, home of the state’s first Latter-day Saints temple and a concentrated Mormon community in Arizona. A local representative of the church weighed in ...
Church members consider temples to be the most sacred structures on earth. The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating and 9 others undergoing renovations [ 1 ] ), 3 with a dedication scheduled , 48 under construction , 1 with a groundbreaking scheduled , [ 2 ] , and 112 others announced ...
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").
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, announced Sunday that it plans to build 15 temples across the globe, including one in Des Moines.
Elsewhere in the world, the LDS Church has created standardized floorplans that better fit in with the culture and geography of individual countries and regions. In tropical locations, the roofs tend to be thicker and the meetinghouses smaller. They are often light green or white as opposed to the standard brick or stone of the United States.