Seoul Korea Temple
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| Number | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 14 December 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Site | 1 acre (0.4 hectares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 28,057 sq ft (2,607 m2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 112 ft (34 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Johannesburg South Africa Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Lima Peru Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 37°33′32.24519″N 126°55′52.68360″E / 37.5589569972°N 126.931301°E The Seoul Korea Temple is the 37th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is located in Seoul, South Korea.
The first member of the LDS Church in South Korea was baptized in 1951. At that time Korea was in the midst of a war against Communist armies, with the UN intervening. Mormon servicemen from the United States were the first to bring Mormonism to the area.
The first Mormon missionaries arrived in South Korea in 1954. Some years later Boyd K. Packer, an apostle of the Church, was assigned to travel to South Korea and find a place in which to build an LDS Temple. After considering several locations, Packer eventually chose the property which the Church had purchased almost two decades earlier. In 1981 the announcement was made for a temple in Seoul.
Apostle Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Seoul Korea Temple on December 14, 1985. The temple walls feature Korean granite with six white spires. A traditional, tiled "hundred-year roof" gives the temple a uniquely Korean appearance. Inside, the temple is decorated with delicate brush paintings, intricate wooden molding, silk wall coverings, gold leaf, dome chandeliers, and white lacquer furniture inlaid with mother of pearl.
After the temple was dedicated, a subway system was built in conjunction with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The system included a line that ended right at the base of the hill upon which the temple was built, making the temple even more accessible for LDS Church members.
The Seoul Korea Temple has a total of 28,057 square feet (2,606.6 m2), four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.
[edit] See also
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Korea
- Han In Sang
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