Temple Lot - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Temple Lot - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Temple Lot, located in Independence, Missouri, is the first site to be dedicated for the construction of a temple in the Latter Day Saint movement. The area was dedicated on August 3, 1831, by the movement's founder, Joseph Smith.Independence Temple, LDSChurchTemples.com. It was purchased on December 19, 1831, by Edward Partridge to be the center of the New Jerusalem or "City of Zion" after Smith said he received a revelation stating that it would be the gathering spot of the Latter Day Saints during the last days.H. Michael Marquardt, "The Independence Temple of Zion", 1997. Retrieved January 24, 2008. Read more on Wikipedia
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