St. Louis LDS Temple
The St. Louis Missouri Temple
is the 50th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints.
In the early days of the Mormon
Church, when the Church was centered in Missouri, members had planned to
build temples in Far West and Independence, Missouri. Severe persecution
prevent them from ever doing so. After an extermination order was given
from Governor Boggs and Church leaders were arrested, the members of the
Mormon Church were forced from their Missouri homes at gunpoint in the
middle of winter.
Those in the eastern part of Missouri
heard of the injustices to the Mormons and offered them refuge for a
time. Because of its strong roots in Mormon Church history members were
excited when the announcement came in December of 1990 that a temple to
be built in Missouri. Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the
St. Louis Missouri Temple on October 30, 1993 and later rededicated it
on June 1, 1997.
The St. Louis Missouri Temple stands
as a memorial to the early Mormons in Missouri and the hardships they
went through. (Wikipedia)
