Temple (Latter Day Saints)
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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 worship. A temple differs from a church meetinghouse, which is used for
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 m2) Temple Square.
The Kirtland Temple was the first temple of the Latter Day Saint movement and the only temple completed in the lifetime of Joseph Smith
The Nauvoo Temple: built in 1846, destroyed soon after, and rebuilt in 2002
Temple in Salt Lake City on "Temple Square" circa 1897
Nauvoo Temple
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The Nauvoo Temple was the second temple constructed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The church's first temple was completed in Kirtland, Ohio, United States, in 1836. In the winter
Temple (Latter Day Saints)
…the scale was much increased. New conflicts arose that led to Smith being killed, along with his brother Hyrum, at Carthage Jail on June 27, 1844. The Nauvoo Temple stood only half finished. Eventually, this temple was finished and dedicated. Some temple ordinances were performed before most of the Latter Day Saints…
A Sunstone from the original Nauvoo Temple in a case in front of the LDS Church's visitors' center in Nauvoo
Nauvoo Temple burning
Artist Frederick Piercy passed through Nauvoo in 1853 and produced this artwork of the temple ruins.