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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — When Glenn Rawson heard the news Tuesday that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had purchased the Kirtland Temple, tears welled up in his eyes. “I know the ...

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KIRTLAND, Ohio – Joseph Smith arrived in Kirtland in 1831, joined by hundreds of followers who established the frontier town as the headquarters for their new religion. Nearly 200 years later, his ...

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The recent acquisition by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Mormonism’s first temple — in Kirtland, Ohio — along with historic buildings in Nauvoo, Ill., similarly tied to founder ...

KIRTLAND, Ohio — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased the Kirtland Temple, the first temple built by the religion’s founder in the 1800s and recently designated one of the ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has bought the Kirtland Temple in Lake County in a transaction that included several other "significant historical properties and artifacts." The church ...

KIRTLAND, Ohio — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has officially acquired one of the religion's historic landmarks, announcing the purchase of the Kirtland Temple on Tuesday. The church ...

The church says the Kirtland Temple in Northeast Ohio was the first temple built by the Mormons. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased the Kirtland Temple, a significant piece ...

The front of the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the historic site on March 5, 2024. (Church Newsroom) On Tuesday, March 5, the Community of ...