The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will dedicate its 142nd operating temple in Gilbert, Arizona, on March 2, 2014. For Latter-day Saints, temples are the most sacred structures on earth; they are literally houses of the Lord. In temples, Church members participate in ordinances designed to unite their families together forever and help them return to God. Temples are distinct from the buildings where we hold our weekly worship services
on Sundays. We call those buildings "meetinghouses," and there are
thousands of them around the world (including several in the
Bryan\College Station area). For more information on the history of temples visit here or the official newsroom of the LDS Church here.
To add to the temple excitement, we compiled a list of the 12 Most Beautiful LDS Temples. Each is exquisite in its own way, but we chose the following as our Top 12.
Comment below with which building is your favorite, or let us know which one should have made our list.
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| 12. Rexburg, Idaho |
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| 11. San Salvador, El Salvador |
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| 10. Toronto, Canada |
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| 9. Portland, Oregon |
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| 8. Washington D.C. |
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| 7. Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| 6. Laie, Hawaii |
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| 5. Hong Kong |
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| 4. Manti, Utah |
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| 3. Houston, Texas |
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| 2. Nauvoo, Illinois |
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| 1. San Diego, California |
