page_title: List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
hierarchical_section_title: List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
caption_attribution_description: English: A graph of announcement, construction, and number of operating temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from 1830 to April 2020. I have a spreadsheet of this information and can update it as needed. Leave me a message on the English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Glennfcowan) if you want any updates
context_page_description: Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are buildings dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and they are considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time. During the Open House, the church conducts tours of the temple with missionaries and members from the local area serving as tour guides, and all rooms of the temple are open to the public. The temple is then dedicated as a "House of the Lord," after which only members twelve years of age and older who hold a current and valid temple recommend are permitted entrance; temples are not churches but are places of worship. There are 168 dedicated temples, 18 under construction, and 39 announced, for a total of 225.
  Within temples, members of the church make covenants, receive instructions, and perform sacred ordinances, such as: baptism for the dead, washing and anointing, the "endowment," and eternal marriage sealings. Ordinances are a vital part of the theology of the church, which teaches that they were practiced by the Lord's covenant people in all dispensations.
context_section_description: Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are buildings dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and they are considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time (an "Open House"). During the Open House, the church conducts tours of the temple with missionaries and members from the local area serving as tour guides, and all rooms of the temple are open to the public. The temple is then dedicated as a "House of the Lord," after which only members twelve years of age and older who hold a current and valid temple recommend are permitted entrance; temples are not churches but are places of worship. There are 168 dedicated temples (161 currently operating; and 7 previously dedicated, but closed for renovation), 18 under construction, and 39 announced (not yet under construction), for a total of 225.
  Within temples, members of the church make covenants, receive instructions, and perform sacred  ordinances, such as: baptism for the dead, washing and anointing (or "initiatory" ordinances), the "endowment," and eternal marriage sealings. Ordinances are a vital part of the theology of the church, which teaches that they were practiced by the Lord's covenant people in all dispensations. Additionally, members consider the temple a place to commune with God, seek His aid, understand His will, and receive personal revelation.
caption: Chart of temple construction as of April 2020
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