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Temple Administration
Temples Far & Near
Temple History
Unique Temples
100
The temple president's wife's title is "Temple Matron." What is the title of the counselors' wives?
Assistant to the Matron
100
Priests in the Aaronic Priesthood became eligible to perform and serve as witnesses for baptisms for the dead in the temple on what date?
January 1, 2018
100
Name FIVE of the seven new temples announced by President Nelson on April 1, 2018.
Argentina, India, Nicaragua, Philippines, Russia, Layton (Utah, USA), Richmond (Virginia, USA)
100
Today temple sealers get their authority from President Russell M. Nelson. From whom did Joseph Smith receive his authority to seal couples?
Elijah
100

"We thank Thee for the faith of Thy sons and daughters in the vast area of this temple district, men and women who love Thee and love their Redeemer, and have stood steadfast as Thy people. They have felt much alone. They are out on the frontier of the Church. Their numbers are still not large. But they are entitled to every blessing which the Church has to offer, including the ordinances here administered." Which temple is referred to in this excerpt from its dedicatory prayer?

Bismarck North Dakota Temple
200
In the introduction to the letter changing the policy and allowing Priests in the Aaronic priesthood to perform baptisms, what was the reason given for the change?

They are doing family history work.

"We are grateful for the increase in temple and family history work being completed by the faithful youth of the Church. In unprecedented numbers, young women and young men throughout the world are researching, finding, and bringing family names to the temple to perform baptisms and confirmations." 

200
The first temple to be converted from an existing building was...
the Vernal, Utah temple
200
Which temple was the first to be constructed outside the USA?
The Cardston Alberta Temple (Canada) was the 8th temple constructed and the first outside the USA.
200
Which prophet dedicated the Salt Lake Temple?
Wilford Woodruff
200
Do some temples have other animals, besides oxen, holding up their baptismal font? If so, what animals?
NO. Only oxen.
300
What two phrases are inscribed above the entrance to the Bismarck Temple?
"Holiness to the Lord" and "The House of the Lord"
300
What is the minimum age to be called as a temple sealer?
55 years
300
Which temple has, by far, the largest statue of the Angel Moroni?
Washington, D.C. 

It's perched on the tallest tower, and the statue itself stands 18 feet tall and weighs 2 tons.

300

Within ten, how many temples did President Gordon B. Hinckley personally dedicate? 

85 temples throughout his tenure as president of the church. He also rededicated many temples, including a few he originally dedicated as a younger apostle. 

300

Which was the first temple to be built in a country under communist rule?

Freiburg Germany Temple
400
Which temple was awarded first place for the best religious building constructed in its country in 2010?
The Kiev Ukraine Temple
400

With the recent change allowing youth to perform more functions in the temple, is the following statement true or false? 

The same standard of worthiness to enter the temple applies to youth who receive "limited use" recommends as to those who receive regular adult recommends.

True.
400

Which temple has has more sealing rooms than any other?

St. George Utah

It has 18 sealing rooms.

400
What was the first city in the world to have TWO temples?
South Jordan, Utah

(Jordan River Temple and the Oquirrh Mountain Temple)

400
The smallest temple in the world is located where? (Hint: A dog has the same name...)
Chihuahua, Mexico
500
On the day of the site dedication of this temple, Brigham Young said, "Here is the spot where the Prophet Moroni stood and dedicated this piece of land for a temple site, and that is the reason why the location is made here, and we can't move it from this spot." Which temple site was it?
Manti, Utah
500
At what age may a child attend a temple dedication (not an open house)?
8 years of age and older
500
Which temple is the furthest from Salt Lake City?
The Johannesburg South Africa Temple

It is 9,937 miles away.


500
President Leo Schrubb is the _______ (numerical order) President of the Bismarck Temple.
7th
500

The church purchased an operating 9-hole golf course for the site for which USA temple?

The Twin Falls Idaho temple. Because the purchase included much more land than needed, the balance of the property was developed into residential lots with LDS-inspired street names. 

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