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, operated by The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints , is the best-known Mormon temple. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, it is the centerpiece of the 10 acre (40,000 m&2) Temple Square .]] In the Latter Day Saint Movement (also known as Mormonism ), a temple is a building dedicated to be a house of God and is reserved for special forms of worship. A temple differs from a church meetinghouse, which is used for Weekly Worship Services . Temples have been a significant part of the Latter Day Saint Movement since its inception. Today, temples are operated by several Latter Day Saint denominations. The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints operates over 120 temples worldwide to perform Endowment Ceremonies , marriages, and other rituals for both the living and by proxy in behalf of dead ancestors. The Community Of Christ operates two temples in the United States , which are open to the public and are used for worship services, performances, and historical education. Some Latter Day Saint groups, like The Church Of Jesus Christ , do not use temples and only worship in church branches or missions. HISTORY The Latter Day Saint Movement was conceived as a restoration of practices believed to have been lost in a Great Apostasy from the true gospel of Jesus Christ. Temple worship played a prominent role in the Bible's Old Testament, and in the Book Of Mormon . On December 27, 1832 — two years after the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ — the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, Jr. , reported receiving a revelation that called upon church members to restore the practice of temple worship. The Latter Day Saints in Kirtland, Ohio were commanded to: :"Establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God." ('' Doctrine And Covenants '' 1835 VII:36, LDS 88:119, RLDS 85:36b)
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