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The Salt Lake Tabernacle, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle, is located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, in the U.S. state of Utah. The Tabernacle was built from 1863 to 1875 to house meetings for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
The official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.52% in 2014. [3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, roughly 1% of Ohioans self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [4] The LDS Church is the 14th largest denomination in Ohio. [5]
Church members consider temples to be the most sacred structures on earth. 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 , 48 under construction , 2 scheduled for groundbreaking , [ 2 ] , and 112 ...
Upon entering Temple Square from the south, the Assembly Hall can be seen to the left (west). The Assembly Hall hosts occasional free weekend music concerts and is filled as overflow for the church's twice-a-year general conferences. The second structure is the Salt Lake Tabernacle, home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple ...
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a tabernacle is a multipurpose religious building, used for church services and conferences, and as community centers. Tabernacles were typically built as endeavors of multiple congregations (termed wards or branches ), usually at the stake level.
The sites may or may not be owned by the church. In addition, independent historic registries have recognized a number of current or formerly church-associated properties, such as the L.D.S. Ward Building in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating and 9 previously dedicated, but closed for renovation [11]), 3 scheduled for dedication, 48 under construction, 2 scheduled for groundbreaking, [12], and 112 others announced (not yet under construction).
The tabernacle was superseded by an adjacent, more modern LDS stake center in 1948. Only used irregularly thereafter, the LDS Church announced the tabernacle's closing in 1984 for public safety reasons. Among other things, the tabernacle lacked indoor bathrooms and access for the disabled.