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Mormon Temples are the most sacred aspect of the Mormon faith. LDS Temples, or Mormon Temples, stretch across the entire globe and as of 2009 number nearly 140. These temples can be found on all continents (minus Antarctica) and in almost every region of the world. Much of what happens in any of the LDS Church’s Temples is sacred and it is asked that people respect this. One example, the LDS endowment ceremony teaches members of the Mormon Church theological truths pertaining to their journey here in life. Other aspects include the bestowal of symbolic clothing worn by faithful Mormons, often referred to as garments. Though often referred to as “Mormon clothing” or “Mormon underwear” by non-Mormons they simply represent something sacred to Mormons and differ little from symbolic clothing worn by other religions. For example, the vestments of a Catholic priest, the ceremonial clothing of an Orthodox Jew, the hijab of a devout Muslim or the turban of a practicing Sikh. The LDS temple ceremony is only performed inside these structures. Again, there is nothing sensational about it but it does constitute a unique theological aspect of the Mormon Church. Another example, LDS temple weddings, are believed by Mormons to be effective not only until death separates husband and wife but throughout all eternity. In general, LDS Temple ceremonies are considered sacred and faithful members are asked not to divulge what is taught in the temple so as to respect the sanctity of such rites. Those doing otherwise reveal their true selves as they treat with disdain what is most sacred to a growing segment of the world’s population. Only “worthy” members are allowed to enter inside a Mormon Temple, which means that one must be living in accordance to certain commandments and doctrines to be able to enter therein. Though it should be noted that “temple open houses” do allow the public to tour the inside of a Mormon Temple before they are dedicated. Also, there are many beautiful LDS Temple pictures and videos of the interior of Mormon temples available for people to see. Only allowing faithful Mormons to enter into LDS Temples is an effort to maintain the sanctity of the LDS Temple and enforce the fact that it is a privilege to enter a Mormon Temple.
The Mormon LDS Temple to be built in Philadelphia will be built at a new location. The original location on Broad St. is no longer suitable due to contamination found on the site. The new location will be a short distance away at 1739 Vine St.
The World Report is a program that airs twice annually during LDS General Conference. The LDS Temple Updates segment profiles temples around the world at various stages of construction. In this segment, the Vancouver British Columbia Temple, the Cebu Philippines Temple, the Kiev Ukraine Temple, the Manaus Brazil Temple, the Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple, and the San Salvador El Salvador Temple are profiled.
LDS President Thomas S. Monson of the LDS Church announced new Mormon temples in Ft. Lauderdale Florida, Brigham City Utah, Concepcion Chile, Sapporo Japan and Fortaleza Brazil. We’ve compiled the most comprehensive list of resources for all of these new LDS temples for your convenience.
The 1st Biannual Mormon World G.C. Giveaway has begun! Make sure to submit your guess for the next Mormon temple to be built and win a copy of “How Americans View Mormonism” by Gary C. Lawrence. The contest will be an on-going event held twice annualy at LDS General Conference time.
LDS Temples are places of sacred worship where worthy church members can go and serve. There are currently 128 temples throughout the world and as we mentioned many more to come!
This video shows a few of the temples that can be found throughout the world and features an excerpt from a conference talk by President Gordon B. [...]
Mormon Temples
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In 1997 there were only 50 Mormon temples in the entire world. Then President at the time, Gordon B. Hinckley, accelerated the pace of building temples significantly. Much of this rapid growth was due in part to a smaller temple model. More temples would be built closer to the members that were much smaller than [...]
The Blessings of the Temple is a short video produced and released by Mormon Messages, one of the official YouTube channels of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The actual video, Blessings of the Temple, shows many of the beautiful Mormon Temples around the world while interviewing members of the Mormon church about the blessings they receive [...]
The Oquirrh Mountain Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is currently having its open house in which the public and the media can tour the temple before it is dedicated. I read an article the other day unrelated to the open house but found something very interesting in relation to the tours through the Oquirrh Mountain [...]
The Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is set to have its open house starting June 1st. Recently LDS church leaders M. Russell Ballard and Quentin L. Cook of The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Ronald R. Rasband and William R. Walker of The Quorum of the Seventy gave tours [...]
The Oquirrh Mountain Temple will be the 130th temple built by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house will run from June 1 to August 1st.
Oquirrh Mountain Temple Tickets and Reservations
Public Open House
The new Oquirrh Mountain Temple will be open for public tours from Monday, June 1, through [...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has recently released the following video on why Mormons build temples. We’ve also previously published our own LDS Temples Video here at Mormon World. Enjoy!
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