OHIO ALREADY HAS THE OLDEST MORMON TEMPLE. NOW IT HAS ONE OF THE NEWEST

A tour group of Latter-day Saints visits the Kirtland temple site, a nearly two-century old sanctuary considered the first temple in the movement Joseph Smith founded, on Wednesday, June 15, 2026, in Kirtland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) 2026-08-06T11:08:50Z KIRTLAND.

Associated Press reports that a tour group of Latter-day Saints visits the Kirtland temple site, a nearly two-century old sanctuary considered the first temple in the movement Joseph Smith founded, on Wednesday, June 15, 2026, in Kirtland, Ohio.

The report adds: (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) 2026-08-06T11:08:50Z KIRTLAND.

Ohio (AP) — Elder Brian Garner led a small group of visitors through the sturdy wooden door of what looked like an ordinary colonial church.

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