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The Salt Lake Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. At 253,015 square feet (23,505.9 m 2 ), it is the largest Latter-day Saint temple by floor area.
Temple Square is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) complex, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), in the center of Salt Lake City, Utah.The usage of the name has gradually changed to include several other church facilities that are immediately adjacent to Temple Square.
February 5 – March 3, 1979 (after renovations) May 17, 1884 John Taylor: Castellated Gothic Truman O. Angell: 3 Operating Manti Utah Temple: June 25, 1875 Brigham Young: April 25, 1877 Brigham Young: June 6–8, 1985 (after renovations) May 21, 1888 Lorenzo Snow: William H. Folsom: 4 Closed for renovation Salt Lake Temple: July 28, 1847 ...
The Endowment House stood in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah from 1855 to 1889. 1855 – The first building specifically designed for conducting temple rites with ordinance rooms was constructed and called the Endowment House. [31] 1870s – Second anointings began to be performed vicariously for deceased members of the church. [8]: 30
Provo Utah Temple: Closed for renovation 128,325 sq ft (11,922 m 2) 17 acres (68,797 m 2) February 9, 1972 Joseph Fielding Smith: edit: 34 Stockholm Sweden Temple: Closed for renovation 31,000 sq ft (2,880 m 2) 4.47 acres (18,089 m 2) 2–4 July 1985 Gordon B. Hinckley: edit: 45 San Diego California Temple: Closed for renovation 72,000 sq ft ...
The Salt Lake Temple, the first of the castellated temples to be started yet last to be finished, is made with a sandstone foundation. The walls are quartz monzonite (which has the appearance of granite) from Little Cottonwood Canyon, located twenty miles (thirty-two kilometres) southeast of the temple. It is the largest temple in the church ...
The Salt Lake Temple, operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the church's best-known temple. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, it is the centerpiece of the 10-acre (40,000 m 2) Temple Square. In the Latter Day Saint movement, a temple is a building dedicated to being a house of God and is reserved for special forms of ...
The Los Angeles California Temple (10), the largest temple built by the church, was dedicated in 1956. It is now second to the Salt Lake temple in size due to renovations that expanded the flagship structure. It was the first temple since Salt Lake to have a priesthood assembly room, added to the plans when World War II delayed construction. It ...