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The temple was dedicated on October 9, 1994, by church president Howard W. Hunter. [4] Orlando is one of two temples dedicated by Hunter, the other is the Bountiful Utah Temple. [3] The temple was built on a 13-acre (53,000 m 2) plot, has four ordinance rooms and five sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 70,000 square feet (6,500 m 2).
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]
The first, the Orlando Florida Temple, was dedicated on October 9, 1994, by church president Howard W. Hunter. The Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 3, 2009, with ground broken for its construction on June 18, 2011.
After the death of Joseph Smith in 1844, ownership of the temple shifted, eventually resulting in the Kirtland Temple Suit court case 1880. While the court case was dismissed, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church, now Community of Christ) secured ownership of the temple through adverse possession by at least ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Thomasville Road as sees on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. It doesn’t resemble a church here, rather a beautiful residence.
In the LDS Church, a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord and considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time (an "open house"), and then each is dedicated as a "House of the Lord," after which only members with a ...
First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints broke ground on the 29,000 square-foot Tallahassee Florida Temple on June 5, 2021. It will be the church's third in Florida ...
In the LDS Church today, temples serve two main purposes: (1) temples are locations in which Latter-day Saints holding a temple recommend can perform ordinances on behalf of themselves and their deceased ancestors, and (2) temples are considered to be a house of holiness where members can go to commune with God and receive personal revelation. [16]