This shift sparked a new wave of Latter-day Saints joining the tattoo revolution, Dodge said, with some members choosing ...

For decades, people have been praying for a temple here. In the 1940s, David I. Stoddard, the outgoing president of the Northern States Mission (of which Cincinnati was a part) predicted we would ...

New temple projects could be announced at this weekend’s twice-a-year church conference, where congregants of the 17.2-million-member faith gather in person in Salt Lake City or watch online for ...

In 1852, Brigham Young—second prophet/president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—implemented a ban on people of African descent holding the priesthood and accessing temple rituals, ...

In the 1990s, the church's leader, Gordon B. Hinkley, announced a plan to bring the temples "closer to the people." The idea was to build smaller temples all over the world, in places like Kiev ...

Plans for a proposed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints temple on Stockdale Highway are moving forward with neighbors continuing to request changes in the design. The church announced ...

LDS church members visit temples to participate in ceremonies that, "teach the purpose of life and unite families, past and present." To schedule a free tour, click here.

Construction accelerated after 1980, from 19 temples worldwide to 122 by 2005. The 150th temple opened in Provo, Utah, in 2016.