Coordinates: 40°46′13.68480″N 111°53′31.04880″W / 40.770468°N 111.891958°W / 40.770468; -111.891958 The Salt Lake Temple is the largest and best-known of more than 130 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the sixth temple completed by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth operating temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois.
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