The St. Louis Missouri Temple is the 50th operating
temple of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is located in
Town and Country, Missouri, a
St. Louis suburb.
History
LDS Church
president Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 1995 until his death in January 200 ...
broke ground for the temple on October 30, 1993. A public open house was held April 26 – May 17, 1997. The temple was dedicated on June 1, 1997.
The temple has a total of , four
ordinance rooms, and four
sealing rooms. It has a white
granite exterior and a spire topped with a gold-leafed statue of the
angel Moroni
The Angel Moroni () is an angel whom Joseph Smith reported as having visited him on numerous occasions, beginning on September 21, 1823. According to Smith, the angel was the guardian of the golden plates, buried in the hill Cumorah near Smith's ...
, which stands at approximately .
Gallery
File:St. Louis Missouri Temple.jpg, St. Louis Missouri Temple, 2018
File:St._Louis_Missouri_Temple_front.jpg, Temple, east
File:St._Louis_Missouri_Temple_west.jpg, Temple, west
File:St._Louis_Missouri_Temple_at_night.jpg, Temple at night, 2018
See also
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Menlo F. Smith, first
temple president
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Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
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Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Missouri
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Missouri refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Missouri.
The official church membership as a percentage of general population was 1.14% in 2014. According t ...
References
External links
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St. Louis Missouri Temple Temple Official siteSt. Louis Missouri Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
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20th-century Latter Day Saint temples in the United States
Religious buildings and structures in St. Louis County, Missouri
Temples (LDS Church) in Missouri
1997 establishments in Missouri
Tourist attractions in St. Louis
Temples (LDS Church) completed in 1997