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The Los Angeles Temple was announced on March 23, 1937, by church president Heber J. Grant, when the church purchased 24.23 acres (98,000 m 2) from the Harold Lloyd Motion Picture Company. Construction was to begin soon thereafter, but financial difficulties relating to the Great Depression and World War II delayed its construction.
This temple is unique in design from all other Mormon temples. It is the second largest temple in the world, and has a distinct style that fits well with 1960s Los Angeles. It also shows a bit of the Los Angeles stereotypes with the palm trees, green grass and blue skies, and I think the flag pole adds to the image as well.
Los Angeles California Temple: edit: Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 11, 1956 190,614 sq ft 17,708.6 m 2: ... Temple architecture (LDS Church) Further reading
After the death of Joseph Smith in 1844, ownership of the temple shifted, eventually resulting in the Kirtland Temple Suit court case 1880. While the court case was dismissed, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church, now Community of Christ) secured ownership of the temple through adverse possession by at least ...
On January 21, 1923, the Los Angeles Stake became the first to be created in the state since the San Bernardino Stake had been dissolved. The Los Angeles Stake was divided on May 22, 1927 to form the Los Angeles and Hollywood stakes. On July 10, 1927, the San Francisco Stake was established. [11]
The Los Angeles Temple Bureau of Information began operating in the spring of 1955. [21] It turned into a visitors' center after a remodel after May 1966 where museums style exhibits were added. [12] The artwork and displays added were estimated at the time to cost $260,000. [38]
Photos show scorched coastlines and oceanfront homes reduced to rubble. Parts of Los Angeles are still burning from multiple wildfires that have ravaged over 40,000 acres and killed at least 25 ...
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