Until the Church went to a more unified naming convention in 1999, temples were known either by a singular city, state or county name.
Name: The temple was announced, constructed and dedicated as the Washington Temple, the Church’s 16th operating sacred edifice. Fetzer called the Washington Temple “a subtle reflection of the Salt Lake Temple.”Ģ. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsġ. And the temple had a reported cost affixed (No. 19), not the open houses and cornerstone ceremonies of today. For example, 1974 temple events were “public viewings” (see No. Now we have a temple here, exquisitely beautiful, pleasingly decorated, adequately arranged, to carry forward the work of Lord."įollowing is a look at the efforts and events leading up to the 1974 dedication of the Washington Temple, and how those events and such have changed compared to similar temple events in the present day. It has been 144 years since the Church was restored. The people in this area have waited long and longingly for this temple. 19, 1974, the day he dedicated the temple: "We hope the Lord is pleased and that He will enter here and make this His abode. As it resumes operations, the Church’s number of dedicated temples has grown more than tenfold since 1974, reaching a total of 173, with 99 more under construction or announced. Temple - is set to be rededicated on Aug. In 1974, the Washington Temple - as it was then called - was opened for public review and then dedicated as the 16th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Ī half-century later and following a second public open house, the temple - now known as the Washington D.C.