Salt Lake Temple
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 Salt Lake Temple is the centerpiece of the 10-acre (4.0 ha) Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
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| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 6 April 1893 by Wilford Woodruff |
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| Site | 10 acres (4 hectares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 253,015 sq ft (23,506 m2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 222 ft (68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Manti Utah Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Laie Hawaii Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 40°46′13.68480″N 111°53′31.04880″W / 40.7704680000°N 111.8919580000°W The Salt Lake Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. At 253,015 square feet (23,505.9 m2), it is the largest LDS temple by floor area. Dedicated in 1893, it is the sixth temple completed by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1846.
The Salt Lake Temple is the centerpiece of the 10-acre (4.0 ha) Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. Like other LDS temples, it is considered sacred by the church and its members and a temple recommend is required to enter, so there are no public tours inside the temple as there are for other adjacent buildings on Temple Square. In 1912, the first public photographs of the interior were published in the book The House of the Lord, by James E. Talmage. Since then, various photographs have been published, including by Life magazine in 1938. The temple grounds are open to the public and are a popular tourist attraction. Due to its location at LDS Church headquarters and its historical significance, the Temple is patronized by Latter-day Saints from many parts of the world. The Salt Lake Temple is also the location of the weekly meetings of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. As such, there are special meeting rooms in the building for these purposes, including the Holy of Holies, which are not present in other temples.
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