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On May 15, 1977, church president Spencer W. Kimball visited Baton Rouge and spoke to a congregation of 12,000. On March 2, 2003, Gordon B. Hinckley spoke to 5,000 members in the University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena as part of a two-day tour of members in the Southern states.
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]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) ... Near East 1950: 1 Oct 1909 ... Louisiana Baton Rouge 1975: extant Texas
Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple: Operating 10,890 sq ft (1,012 m 2) 6.3 acres (25,495 m 2) July 16, 2000 Gordon B. Hinckley edit: 95 Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple: Operating 10,890 sq ft (1,012 m 2) 1 acre (4,047 m 2) July 30, 2000 James E. Faust: edit: 96 Caracas Venezuela Temple: Operating 15,332 sq ft (1,424 m 2) 0.5 acres (2,023 m 2) 20 August ...
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating, 9 undergoing renovations [1]), 4 with a dedication scheduled, 48 under construction, 4 with groundbreakings scheduled, [2] and 110 others announced (not yet under construction). [3] There are temples in most U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
The LDS Church First Presidency announced on October 14, 1998, that a temple would be built in Baton Rouge [2] and a groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 8, 1999. [3] The temple was open to the public for tours from July 1 to 8, 2000. [ 4 ]
Official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.72% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, 1% of Mississippins self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [3] The LDS Church is the 10th largest denomination in Mississippi. [4]
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