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Which temple took 40 years to build? a. Logan Utah b. Manti Utah c. Nauvoo Illinois d. Salt Lake Utah
What is D: Salt Lake?
100
At what age can worthy members of the church enter the temple and perform baptisms for the dead? a. 8 years old b. 12 years old c. 14 years old d. 18 years old
What is B: 12 years old?
100
Temples include the inscription over the door: "Holiness to the _____". a. prophet b. church c. Father d. Lord
What is D: Lord?
100
Excluding Kirtland and Nauvoo, how many temples were completed before the Salt Lake Temple? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
What is D: 3? Saint George, Logan, Manti
100
This temple was originally constructed with a horizontal (flying) angel atop its tower. a. Kirtland Ohio b. St. George Utah c. Nauvoo Illinois d. Logan Utah
What is C: the Nauvoo Illinois Temple?
200
What is the oldest temple where ordinances are still performed today? a. Salt Lake b. St. George c. Logan d. Manti
What is B: the St. George temple?
200
At this age worthy members of the church can attend the dedication ceremony of the temple. a. 8 years old b. 12 years old c. 14 years old d. 18 years old
What is A: 8 years old?
200
What temple was the first to be constructed outside of the United States? a. Halifax Nova Scotia b. Cardston Alberta c. Manaus Brazil d. Mérida Mexico
What is B: Cardston Alberta?
200
How many temples are operating in the world today? a. 130 b. 143 c. 137 d. 149
What is B: 143?
200
What year was the Houston Temple dedicated? a. 1998 b. 2000 c. 2001 d. 2002
What is the Year 2000
300
When was the Nauvoo temple dedicated and by whom?
2002 by President Hinckley
300
What document is necessary to enter the Temple? a. patriarchal blessing b. letter from your bishop c. temple recommend d. birth certificate
What is C: a temple recommend?
300
In April 1836, the Savior appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in this temple. a. Nauvoo Illinois temple b. Kirtland Ohio temple c. Palmyra New York temple d. St. George Utah temple
What is B: the Kirtland Ohio temple?
300
Which temple is the smallest in the world? a. San José Costa Rica Temple b. Reno Nevada Temple c. Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple d. Taipei Taiwan Temple
What is C: Chihuahua Mexico
300
Which of the following ordinances take place inside the temple? a. sealings, sacrament, baptisms, endowments b. baptisms, confirmations, general conferences, endowments c. endowments, baptisms, sealings, confirmations d. confirmations, marriages, naming & blessing children
What is C: endowments, baptisms, sealings, confirmations?
400
When was the first Nauvoo temple destroyed by fire? A. 1846 B. 1848 C. 1830 D. 1836
1848
400
How many temples have been built since 2000? a. 44 b. 56 c. 60 d. 74
What is B: 74
400
How many operating Temples are in Texas A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
What is C
400
How many temples in the world are not topped with the Angel Moroni and his golden trumpet? a. 5 b. 6 c. 8 d. 11
What is C: 8?
400
T/F Can non-members ever see inside a temple?
What is True: Non-members can see inside temples during open houses before temples are dedicated.
500
What are the only two temples that have live temple endowments? a. Provo & Logan b. Manti & Salt Lake c. Saint George & Logan d. Houston & Nauvoo
What is Manti & Salt Lake
500
In the temple, we are all dressed in _______. a. church clothes b. white c. robes d. jeans
What is B. the color white?
500
This early temple was adorned with gold, silver and many other precious materials and took seven years to construct. a. temple of Solomon b. temple of Zerubbabel c. temple of Herod d. temple of Moses
What is A: the Temple of Solomon?
500
What is the highest number of temples dedicated in a single year? a. 33 b. 25 c. 28 d. 40
What is A: 33?
500
T/F All statues of the Angel Moroni are identical
What is False: all statues are NOT identical.