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The Boston Massachusetts Temple is the 100th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The intent to build the temple was announced on September 30, 1995, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley during the church's general conference. [1] The temple was the first to be built in Massachusetts. [2]
The Tokyo Japan Temple Visitors' Center opened January 5, 2022 as part of the temple's renovation which began in 2017. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] [ 63 ] The visitors center has two floors. The first floor gallery shows pictures of the inside of the temple and the second floor gallery is focused on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ . [ 63 ]
At that time, there were some 14 branches (small congregations) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Boston area. Eleven years prior, the first missionaries for the Church arrived in Boston to organize congregations. Church President Joseph Smith passed through Boston on his way to Washington, D.C., in 1839. After President ...
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]
Mormon church announces Tacoma as one of 18 sites worldwide chosen for new LDS temple. Craig Sailor. October 3, 2022 at 5:15 PM. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
In 2009, selected Deseret Book locations partnered with the LDS Church's Distribution Center and began selling official church items, such as temple garments, which had originally been available only in church distribution centers. [41]
Brasília Brazil Temple: Operating 25,000 sq ft (2,323 m 2) 6 acres (24,281 m 2) 17 September 2023 Neil L. Andersen [46] edit: 181 Bentonville Arkansas Temple: Operating 28,472 sq ft (2,645 m 2) 18.62 acres (75,352 m 2) 17 September 2023 David A. Bednar [47] edit: 182 Moses Lake Washington Temple: Operating 28,933 sq ft (2,688 m 2) 17.2 acres ...
After a temple is dedicated, only members in good standing are permitted entrance and so they are not meetinghouses or houses of public worship. [15] Most LDS temples are identified by a gold-colored Angel Moroni statue, adorning the top of the tallest spire. Temples have a different purpose from meetinghouses.