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From the California border to Arizona across southern Nevada, through Las Vegas; also specifically near the junction of Interstate 15 and State Route 169 36°15′11″N 115°09′43″W / 36.253056°N 115.161944°W / 36.253056; -115.161944 ( Old Spanish Trail – Mormon Road Historic
JCSC requested that the temple be donated, [80] [81] and Summa instead offered to sell it for $250,000, which was more than JCSC could afford. [82] In 1987, amid the Castaways' closure, the temple was disassembled and donated to members of the Jain sect in Las Vegas. [83] [84] It has since been reconstructed at JCSC.
The Vedanta Society built its first temple, called the Old Temple, in North America in San Francisco in 1905. [Note 1] [1] [2] [3] This temple has evolved into a bona fide Hindu temple. [Note 1] Through the 1930s and 1940s, Vedanta Societies were also established in Boston, Los Angeles, Portland, Providence, Chicago, St. Louis, and Seattle.
The temple was dedicated as "an oasis of peace and light." [6] In 2020, like all those in the church, the Las Vegas Nevada Temple was closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] Throughout its history, the Las Vegas Nevada Temple has served as a center of spiritual growth, playing a vital role in the lives of church members in the region.
On July 1, 2012, the Las Vegas and Las Vegas West Missions were realigned, and the Nevada Reno Mission was created. [8] On November 1, 2023 it was announced that a new mission in the Henderson area would be organized from area in the Las Vegas East Mission, effective July of 2024.
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In 1994, Hindus in the Las Vegas area banded together to create The Hindu Society of Nevada. The land that would later become part of the Temple Campus was bought in 1997. In 2000, the Temple started construction and by April 2001, the Hindu Temple was finished. [3] [4]
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 ...