At the opening of the 171st semiannual General Conference, Hinckley said the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had dedicated its 103rd temple, in Uruguay, exceeding its goal of building 100 temples worldwide by the end of 2000. Temples soon will be dedicated at the former Mormon pioneer encampment at Winter Quarters, Neb., in Guadalajara, Mexico, and in Perth, Australia.
Temples differ from more common meeting halls used for regular weekly worship.
Certain ceremonies, including eternal marriage and proxy baptisms for dead ancestors, can be performed only in more sacred temple buildings. News Jobs AP Shopping Archives Entertain.