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The Houston Texas Temple is the 97th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The temple serves over forty-four thousand Latter-day Saints in east Texas , and a few congregations in southwest Louisiana .
The temple materials were carved out of Italian marble and Turkish limestone by 3,000 craftsmen in various parts of India. The pieces were shipped to Houston, and construction began in March 2002. 175 volunteers, including some individuals resident in India, came to the Houston area to help build the temple. Most of the labor was donated.
Temple Lea Houston (August 12, 1860 – August 15, 1905) was an American attorney and politician who served from 1885 to 1889 in the Texas State Senate.He was the last-born child of Margaret Lea Houston and Sam Houston, the first elected president of the Republic of Texas.
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord. Church members consider temples to be the most sacred structures on earth. Church members consider temples to be the most sacred structures on earth.
Houston Texas Temple: Operating 33,970 sq ft (3,156 m 2) 11 acres (44,515 m 2) August 26, 2000 Gordon B. Hinckley edit: 98 Birmingham Alabama Temple: Operating 10,700 sq ft (994 m 2) 5.6 acres (22,662 m 2) September 3, 2000 Gordon B. Hinckley edit: 99 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple: Operating 67,000 sq ft (6,225 m 2) 6.42 acres (25,981 ...
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The Houston Texas Temple. The main temple in Houston, Texas, was inspired by Greco-Roman architecture. [83] It is the largest temple constructed by La Luz del Mundo in the United States as of 2011. The temple's pillars resemble the Parthenon. The front of the building is decorated with carved scenes from the Bible and three panes of stained ...
The Buddha Light Temple opened in 1984, making it one of the first Buddhist places of worship. [4] Fo Guang Shan Chung Mei Temple (佛光山中美寺; Fó Guāng Shān Zhōng Měi Sì) is a Buddhist Temple located in Stafford, Texas. Dawn Mountain Tibetan Temple, a Tibetan Buddhist temple and community center, is located in Montrose.