Columbus Ohio Temple
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The Columbus Ohio Temple is the 60th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ohio was the site of the first temple built by the Latter Day Saint movement. Under the direction of Joseph Smith, Jr. the Kirtland Temple was dedicated in 1836. Not long after its dedication, the persecution of the early Latter Day Saints grew too severe, and the Mormons were forced to leave the state, abandoning their temple in Kirtland. Consequently the Kirtland Temple is no longer owned by the LDS Church.
The Columbus Ohio Temple is located about 150 miles southwest of Kirtland. The temple features a marble exterior and art glass windows. Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the temple on September 4, 1999. About 11,000 members attended the six dedicatory sessions. About 30,000 people attended the open house prior to the dedications.
The Columbus Ohio Temple has a total of 10,700 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in the Eastern United States
- Birmingham Alabama Temple
- Orlando Florida Temple
- Atlanta Georgia Temple
- Chicago Illinois Temple
- Nauvoo Illinois Temple
- Washington D.C. Temple
- Louisville Kentucky Temple
- Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple
- Boston Massachusetts Temple
- Detroit Michigan Temple
- St. Paul Minnesota Temple
- St. Louis Missouri Temple
- Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple
- Manhattan New York Temple
- Palmyra New York Temple
- Raleigh North Carolina Temple
- Bismarck North Dakota Temple
- Columbus Ohio Temple
- Kirtland Ohio Temple (no longer owned by the LDS Church)
- Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple
- Columbia South Carolina Temple
- Memphis Tennessee Temple
- Nashville Tennessee Temple
[edit] See also
- Temple (Mormonism)
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
[edit] External links
- Official LDS Columbus Ohio Temple page
- Columbus Ohio Temple page
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site
- Mormon Temples - Lightplanet
- Mormon Temple Ordinances - ReligionFacts
- Mormon Temples and Secrecy
