Salt Lake Temple

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Salt Lake Temple
Image:Salt Lake Temple, Utah - Sept 2004.jpg Salt Lake Temple is the centerpiece of the 10 acre (40,000 m²) Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Number	4
Announcement	July 28, 1847
Groundbreaking	February 14, 1853 by Brigham Young
Open House	April 5, 1893
Dedication	April 6mdash;24, 1893 by Wilford Woodruff
Site	10 acres (40,400 m²)
Ordinance rooms	4 (live)
Clothing rental	Yes
Cafeteria	Full
Visitors' center	see Temple Square
Preceded by	Manti Utah Temple
Followed by	Laie Hawaii Temple
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The Salt Lake Temple is the largest (of more than 120) and best-known temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the sixth temple built by the church overall, and the fourth operating temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois.

Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the location for the temple was first marked by Brigham Young, the church's president and prophet at the time, on July 28, 1847, just four days after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley. The temple site was dedicated on February 14, 1853. Groundbreaking ceremonies were presided by Brigham Young, who laid the cornerstone; construction officially began on April 6 of that year. Oxen transported granite from Little Cottonwood Canyon twenty miles southeast of the temple site. When construction was finally completed, LDS President Wilford Woodruff dedicated the temple on April 6, 1893, after exactly forty years.

The Salt Lake Temple is the centerpiece of the 10 acre (40,000 m²) Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. Although there are currently no public tours inside the temple (because it is considered sacred by the church and its members, a temple recommend is required), the temple grounds are open to the public and are a popular tourist attraction. Due to its location at church headquarters and its historical significance, it is patronized much by Latter-day Saints from many parts of the world.

The Salt Lake Temple also is the location of the weekly meetings of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles [1]. As such, there are special meeting rooms in the Salt Lake Temple for these purposes, including the Holy of Holies, which are not present in other temples.

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2 Latter-day Saint temples in Utah
3 See also
4 External links

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Temple and reflection pool	High resolution photo	North side	South window detail
East side	Temple and Main Street Plaza	Size perspective	The Angel Moroni atop the Center Spire