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Salt Lake Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. At 253,015 square feet, it is the largest LDS temple by floor area. Dedicated in 1893, it is the sixth temple completed by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1846.
Temple presidents[]
- Lorenzo Snow (1814-1901), 1893–98
- Joseph F. Smith, 1898–1911
- Anthon H. Lund, 1911–21
- George F. Richards, 1921–38
- Stephen L. Chipman, 1938–45
- Joseph Fielding Smith, 1945–49
- Robert D. Young, 1949–53
- ElRay L. Christiansen, 1953–61
- Willard E. Smith, 1961–64
- Howard S. McDonald, 1964–68
- O. Leslie Stone, 1968–72
- John K. Edmunds, 1972–77
- A. Ray Curtis, 1977–82
- Marion D. Hanks, 1982–85
- Victor L. Brown, 1985–87
- Edgar M. Denny, 1987–90
- Spencer H. Osborn, 1990–93
- George I. Cannon, 1993–96
- Carlos E. Asay, 1996–99
- Derrill H. Richards, 1999
- W. Eugene Hansen, 1999–2002
- L. Aldin Porter, 2002–05
- M. Richard Walker, 2005–08
- Sheldon F. Child, 2008–11
- Oren Claron Alldredge Jr., 2011–14
- Cecil O. Samuelson, 2014–present
References[]
- Salt Lake Temple - LDSChurchTemples.org - Photo Gallery
- Tour Temple Square
Summary[]
Salt Lake Temple Marriage[]
This couple was married for time and eternity in the Salt Lake Temple located in Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. A temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) it is the largest LDS temple by floor area. Dedicated in 1893, it is the sixth temple completed by the church, requiring 40 years to complete.