For the first time since 1974, in nearly 50 years, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Tuesday that the public will be allowed to enter the DC region’s Mormon Temple.
The Mormon temple is finally reopening to the public from 28 April through 4 June (except for Sundays) in 2022. That will follow a period of private tours from 19 to 27 April.
Representatives of the Washington temple district made the announcement Tuesday at the temple’s visitor’s center during an event that featured state officials, members of the community from the D.C. area, and an immunologist who’s helped the temple make decisions during the pandemic.
Covered in 173,000 square feet of Alabama white marble and visible to thousands of passersby on the Beltway each day, the castle-like building has been closed off to anyone except for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — like all Mormon temples — since its first dedication and open house in 1974.
The Washington D.C. Temple is the 18th constructed and 16th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is located in Kensington, Maryland, United States, just north of Washington, D.C., near the Capital Beltway.
The reopening, open house, and dedications were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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