<P> In the Latter Day Saint movement, a temple is a building dedicated to be a house of God and is reserved for special forms of worship . A temple differs from a church meetinghouse, which is used for weekly worship services . Temples have been a significant part of the Latter Day Saint movement since early in its inception . Today, temples are operated by several Latter Day Saint denominations . The most prolific builder of temples of the Latter Day Saint movement is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints (LDS Church). There are 157 operating temples (which includes 3 previously dedicated, but closed for renovation), 13 under construction, and 12 announced (not yet under construction). Several other variations of the church have built or attempted to build temples . The Community of Christ operates two temples in the United States, which are open to the public and are used for worship services, performances, and religious education . Other denominations with temples are the Apostolic United Brethren, the Church of Christ, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - Day Saints and the Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints . </P> <P> The Latter Day Saint movement was conceived as a restoration of practices believed to have been lost in a Great Apostasy from the true gospel of Jesus Christ . Temple worship played a prominent role in the Bible's Old Testament, and in the Book of Mormon . </P>

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