Temple Lot
Wallace B. Smith's great-grandfather and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, Joseph Smith, visited Jackson County in 1831 and prophesied that a temple to the Lord would be built there. The early Latter Day Saints purchased a 73 acres (30 ha) parcel of land known as the "greater temple lot." At that time a portion of the property was dedicated as the site for a temple, and cornerstones were laid. However, the church members were driven from the county before any construction began. The original temple site proper is now owned by the Church of Christ (Temple Lot).
The Community of Christ's temple is built on the greater temple lot, as is the Auditorium, the headquarters chapel of the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) and a visitor center from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Community of Christ also owns the temple in Kirtland, Ohio, the first temple actually built (rather than merely planned) by the Latter Day Saint movement, and continues to be a place of worship and education. As part of its educational ministry that site is open as a National Historic Landmark.
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