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The Newport Beach Temple is the 122 dedicated temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It is the sixth temple built in California, the fourth in Southern California, and the second in the Los Angeles area, the first is the Los Angeles Temple. The Newport Beach temple was announced the same day […]

-The Phoenix Arizona Temple is the 144th dedicated Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Phoenix Temple is the fifth temple built in Arizona. -The groundbreaking was done by Elder Ronald A. Rasband in 2011 and dedicated by President Thomas S. Monson on November 16, 2014. -The announcement for the Phoenix […]

-The Jordan River Temple is the 20th operating Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It’s the seventh temple built in Utah and it was dedicated in November of 1981. -The land of the Jordan River Temple was donated by a family that had owned the land for nearly one hundred years! […]

-Halifax Nova Scotia Temple is the 64th dedicated Temple in operation. -The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was first organized in Nova Scotia area in 1843. Because of the commitment of the members in that area Halifax and Dartmouth there are generations of Saints in that region. -Before the Nova Scotia Temple was […]

-The Payson Utah Temple is the 146th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. -The Payson Temple is the 15th temple in Utah, and the third temple built in Utah county. (The Provo Temple and the Mount Timpanogos temple) -Payson is known for their apple orchards and wheat, both of which […]

-The Meridian Idaho Temple was announced 2 April 2011 and was dedicated on November 19, 2017 by Dieter F. Uchtdorf -The Meridian Idaho Temple is the fifth temple in Idaho. The Idaho temple’s in order are: Idaho Falls(1945), Boise Idaho Temple(1984), Rexburg Idaho Temple(2008), and the Twin Falls Idaho Temple(2008). - The Meridian Temple was […]

-The Boise Temple is the second temple built in Idaho. The first temple was the Idaho Falls Temple built in 1945. -The groundbreaking ceremony happened on December 18, 1982. -The Boise Temple sits on a 4.83 acre site. -The Boise Temple was dedicated on May 25-30, 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley. President Gordon B. Hinckley […]

-The Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple is the first Latter-Day Saint Temple in Pennsylvania. -The Philadelphia Temple was announced by Pres. Thomas S. Monson at the same time he announced Calgary, Canada; Córdoba, Argentina; Kansas City, Missouri; and Rome, Italy Temples. -The Philadelphia Temple was dedicated September 2016 by Henry B. Eyring. - The dedication of the […]

The Manhattan New York Temple is the third temple adapted from an existing building. The other two Temples adapted from existing buildings, were the Vernal Temple and Copenhagen Denmark Temple. The New York City Temple building was originally built in 1976. The original building of the Manhattan New York Temple started as a Stake center. […]

In 2011, President Monson gave some advice for people who are not able to go to the temple right now he said: “If you have not yet been to the temple or if you have been but currently do not qualify for a recommend, there is no more important goal for you to work toward […]