Church Temple History
Required 40 years to build a mountain in the mountains
What is the Salt Lake City Temple?
Who won, in 1789, the first presidential election in the history of the United States
Who was George Washington?
This man was the third Prophet in this dispensation
Who was John Taylor?
Two Ohioan brothers invented this on the North Carolina coast in 1903
What is the airplane?
While mostly celebrated in the United States, this holiday originated to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
Burnt to the ground in 1848, this famous temple was rebuilt and rededicated in 2002
What is the Nauvoo Temple?
This man, in 1941, became the first President to win a third term as President of the United States
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
He served as Prophet for the shortest amount of time
Who was Howard W. Hunter?
This famous physicist won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics
Who was Albert Einstein?
This is known as the Jewish new year
What is Rosh Hashanah?
This temple created headlines as the first modern day temple outside of the United States
What is the Cardston, Alberta, Canada Temple?
This man became the oldest President at inauguration when he assumed office at 70 years and 220 days
Who is Donald Trump?
He proclaimed, "This is the place"
Who was Brigham Young?
This author of Poor Richards Almanack is almost equally well known for his inventions of the bifocals and the iron furnace
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This President, in 1942, signed into law a permanent day of observation for Thanksgiving
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
While it is not alone in its surroundings, this Utah temple can claim to be the busiest temple in the world
What is the Jordan River Utah Temple?
1960 saw the broadcast of the first televised presidential debate between these two candidates
Who were Kennedy and Nixon?
He had the unique honor in performing surgery on another latter day Prophet
Who is Russell M Nelson?
Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the ________, allowed for the easier and quick dissemination of knowledge
What is the printing press?
This Tim Burton production shares its time in the land of Christmas and Halloween
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
While there are certainly more on the way, the number of operating LDS temples sits at ____
What is 165?
This President holds the distinction to be the only United States President to hold two, non-consecutive terms
Who is Grover Cleveland?
He wrote "The Miracle of Forgiveness"
Who was Spencer W. Kimball?
A staple in our homes today, this electrical invention emerged in 1927 by Philo Farnsworth.
What is the television?
This ancient festival flipped society on its head by forcing the masters serve their slaves
What was Saturnalia?