Variety
By the Numbers
LDS Temples in the States
LDS Temple Architecture
International
100

What phrase is written on temples?

a. I am a Child of God 

b. Holiness to the Lord, the House of the Lord

b. Holiness to the Lord, the House of the Lord

100

How many new temples were announced in the Oct 2023 General Conference?

a. 0 b. 2 c. 3 d. 20

d. 20

100

Which state does not have a temple operating, under construction, or announced?

a. South Dakota b. Arkansas c. Maine d. Mississippi e. West Virginia

a. South Dakota b. Arkansas c. Maine d. Mississippi e. West Virginia

100

What temple was built from the ruins of the Provo Tabernacle?

a. Provo City Center b. Star Valley Wyoming c. Tijuana Mexico d. Phoenix Arizona

a. Provo City Center

100

Which temple is near a Disneyland theme park?

a. Paris France b. London England c. Rome Italy d. Durban South Africa

a. Paris France

200

This temple was destroyed in 1848 after early members of the Church were forced to leave, but it was rebuilt and rededicated in 2002. 

a. St. George Utah b. Nauvoo Illinois c. Ciudad Juarez Mexico d. Bern Switzerland

b. Nauvoo Illinois

200

What year was the Indianapolis Temple dedicated?

a. 2000 b. 1885 c. 2015 d. 2020

c. 2015

200

After Utah, which US state has the most temples in operation, under construction, or announced?

a. Texas b. Arizona c. California d. Idaho

c. California

200

What was the first temple built in the modern dispensation (not ancient)?

Kirtland Temple, Ohio

200

What was the first temple built in Europe?

a. Sydney Australia b. Bern Switzerland c. Frankfurt Germany d. Taipei Tawain

b. Bern Switzerland (1955)

300

Which temple site has been dedicated, but there are no current construction plans?

a. Adam-ondi-Ahman b. Hamburg Germany c. San Jose California d. Wichita Kansas

 a. Adam-ondi-Ahman

(also Independence and Far West)

300

Although ground was broken to build this temple in February 1853, it was not completed until April 1893—40 years later. 

a. Salt Lake b. Nauvoo c. London England d. Sao Paulo Brazil

a. Salt Lake

300

This temple, which was formerly the Uintah Stake Tabernacle, is one of the few temples that was converted from an existing building. 

a. Boston Massachusetts b. Vernal Utah c. Manti Utah d. Anchorage Alaska

b. Vernal Utah

300

Which temple is the tallest?

a. Salt Lake City Utah b. Los Angeles California c. Washington D.C. d. Logan Utah

c. Washington D.C. (288 foot spire)

300

What was the first temple constructed outside of the continental United States?

a. Laie Hawaii b. Cardston Alberta c. Bern Switzerland d. Hamilton New Zealand

Laie Hawaii (dedicated Nov 1919)

400

Which temple holds the record for the quickest time between temple announcement and temple dedication?a. Monticallo Utah b. Salt Lake c. Oaxaca Mexico d. Provo City Center

a. Monticello Utah

400

How many temples has President Nelson announced since he became President of the Church (as of Oct 2023)?

a. 88 b. 104 c. 153 d. 179

c. 153

400

What was the first state outside of Utah to have more than one dedicated temple?

a. Idaho b. Arizona c. California d. Iowa

c. California

400

Most of the temples have a tower or spire, but there are a few that don’t. Name one of these temples. 

a. Tokyo Japan b. Laie Hawaii c. Boise Idaho d. Orlando Florida

b. Laie Hawaii

400

This temple is located on the top three floors of a building that includes a mission office and a meetinghouse on its lower levels. 

a. Hong Kong China b. Seattle Washington c. Dallas Texas d. Helsinki Finland

a. Hong Kong China

500

Which of these temples was the last temple announced by President Nelson (Oct 2023)?

a. Colorado Springs Colorado b. Tulsa Oklahoma c. Roanoke Virginia d. Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

d. Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

500

After Russell M. Nelson became president of the Church in 2018, a shift in focus led to the elimination of the angel Moroni as a standard design feature on Latter-Day Saint temples.  How many temples do not have an angel Moroni statue?

a. 10 b. 30 c. 60 d. 90

d. 90

500

What was the first temple constructed with two baptistries?

a. Draper Utah b. Syracuse Utah c. Jordan River Utah d. Washington D.C.

b. Syracuse Utah

500

The upper exterior of this temple includes a sculpted depiction of Christ with His disciples. 

a. Mexico City Mexico b. Ogden Utah c. Oakland California d. Washington D.C.

c. Oakland California

500

These two temples were dedicated on the same day—November 14, 1999.   a. Halifax Nova Scotia Temple and Regina Saskatchewan Temple   b. Guatemala City Guatemala Temple and Columbus Ohio Temple   c. Louisville Kentucky Temple and Seoul Korea Temple   d. Papeete Tahiti Temple and Fukuoka Japan Temple

a. Halifax Nova Scotia Temple and Regina Saskatchewan Temple