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Ralph Henricks and other members remember how President Hinckley’s address during his April 25, 1998, visit felt much like a “temple recommend interview.”Īt the conclusion of his address, he declared that “the time has come to build a temple in this great state of Ohio.” It was announced by President Nelson in the April 2020 general conference.

Nelson announced a temple for Cleveland, Ohio the Church released the Cleveland temple’s location last December.Īlso in the temple district, a temple in Pittsburgh is under construction with a groundbreaking on Aug. In April 2022 general conference, President Russell M. This will be possible as never before in Ohio, as the First Presidency has announced more temples for the area. “‘And from this place they may bear exceedingly great and glorious tidings, in truth, unto the ends of the earth, that they may know that this is thy work, and that thou hast put forth thy hand, to fulfill that which thou hast spoken by the mouths of the prophets.’” Referencing Doctrine and Covenants 109:16, 21-23, President Ballard prayed that Latter-day Saints “‘may go forth from this house armed with thy power, and that thy name may be upon them, and thy glory be round about them, and thine angels have charge over them.

Read the 1999 dedicatory prayer of the Columbus Ohio Temple.

“The unceasing desire was to receive their promised blessings to be ‘endowed with power from on high,’” said President Ballard, quoting Doctrine and Covenants 38:32. President Ballard noted that Hyrum Smith, the brother of the Prophet Joseph and his own great-great-grandfather, was the first to begin digging a trench on the temple site, declaring that “he would strike the first blow upon the house.”Įarly Latter-day Saints built the temple with urgency - sacrificing not only physical labor, but also donating land, clothing and cash to the project, explained President Ballard.

In response to this call, building the temple became the immediate priority for early Church members, and they began construction in June 1833. Further revelations asked the Saints to establish “a house of God” in Kirtland, Ohio. Reflecting on the history of the Church in the state, President Ballard noted that in December of 1830, the Lord identified “the Ohio” as the gathering place for His Church. See inside the Columbus Ohio Temple as recently renovated house of the Lord opens its doors.