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- August 22, 2024 – Behind the scenes with the Kirtland Temple transfer
- June 15, 2024 – Steve Young’s T-shirt ‘miracles’ and a look back at the Church’s return to Kirtland
- June 14, 2024 – Why the Kirtland Temple and other historic properties are so valuable to the Church
- June 14, 2024 – Elder McKay Explains Why the Church Purchased the Kirtland Temple
- March 29, 2024 – Why isn’t the Kirtland Temple being turned into a dedicated temple?
- March 29, 2024 – I took the new Kirtland Temple tour: Here’s what you need to know
- March 25, 2024 – At Kirtland Temple reopening, Latter-day Saints talk of joy and express gratitude
- March 25, 2024 – The Kirtland Temple and Historic Buildings in Nauvoo Are Open for Public Tours
- March 25, 2024 – The landmark Kirtland Temple reopens for public tours: See the first photos
- March 24, 2024 – How missionaries prepared for the reopening of the Kirtland Temple
- March 15, 2024 – Video: Why the Church sees the Kirtland Temple as ‘A Sacred Stewardship’
- March 14, 2024 – Why do Latter-day Saints care so much about their history?
- March 14, 2024 – Elder Cook Discusses Kirtland Temple, Book of Mormon and Personal Testimony at Provo MTC Devotional
- March 9, 2024 – Crawling together in basements: Historians preserve the Kirtland Temple, other church history sites
- March 7, 2024 – How preserving the Kirtland Temple points people to God
- March 7, 2024 – After buying Kirtland Temple, church hopes to keep it ‘old’
- March 7, 2024 – Where the Sealing Powers Returned: A Photo Essay of the Kirtland Temple
- March 5, 2024 – Church purchases Kirtland Temple, other historic buildings and artifacts from Community of Christ
- March 5, 2024 – Responsibility and Ownership of Sacred Sites and Historic Documents Transfer to Church of Jesus Christ
- December 21, 2023 – Touring Northeast Ohio’s Kirtland Temple, named one of the world’s ‘most holy places’
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Kirtland Temple and Historic Nauvoo Properties Reopen for Public Tours
The Kirtland Temple and other historic buildings in Nauvoo transferred to the stewardship of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Community of Christ earlier this month are now open for public tours. "Our hope and expectation is that we would be as good a steward for these resources, these assets, these sacred locations, as [Community of Christ has] been," said Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric. The buildings in Nauvoo transferred to the Church include the Smith Family Homestead and Summer Kitchen, the Joseph and Emma Smith Mansion House, the Red Brick Store (reconstructed), and the Nauvoo House. Numerous additional artifacts will be on exhibit at the Church History Museum at Temple Square through October 26, 2024.
Ownership of the Kirtland Temple Is Transferred to the Church
Ownership of the Kirtland Temple has been transferred from the Community of Christ to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as announced today in a Church news release. Other significant properties that are changing hands include the Smith Family Homestead, the Mansion House, the Nauvoo House, and the Red Brick Store, along with various manuscripts and artifacts. President Russell M. Nelson said, "We thank our friends at Community of Christ for their great care and cooperation in preserving these historical treasures thus far. We are committed to doing the same."