Chronological List of Temples

As of April 6, 2014 there are currently 143 operating temples throughout the world, 14 are under construction, and 13 have been announced for construction.  Temples are now found in every continent in the world.  Each temple blesses the lives of thousands of members.

For your information, this list serves as a chronological list of temples currently operating by the LDS Church.  The Kirtland Ohio Temple was the first temple built in this dispensation, dedicated in 1836.  This is where the keys to restore temple ordainances were received as well as many other important revelatioins pertaining to the Plan of Salvation.  The Kirtland Temple is not currently owned by the LDS Church.  The Nauvoo Illinois Temple followed and was dedicated in 1846.  Persecution drove the Saints West and the Nauvoo Temple would eventually be burned to the ground by anti-Mormon mobs in 1848.  However, the Nauvoo Temple served important functions in its short time as hundreds of Saints received their endowments before heading west.  A new Nauvoo Illinois Temple was dedicated in 2002 on the site of the original temple.  The exterior is almost an exact reconstruction of the original temple.

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