Los Angeles California Temple, Los Angeles

You will find the Los Angeles California Temple on top of a small hill on Santa Monica Boulevard.

This Mormon temple, operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was consecrated in 1956 and is the church’s second largest temple in the United States. The temple was built in Modernist design and its 14000 square metres of Mo-Sai concrete cladding give it an impressive appearance.

The temple, which is 112 metres long, 82 metres wide and 78 metres high, is set in 25 acres of grounds with well tended lawns, beautiful plants, two fountains and family-theme statues. The apartments set aside for missionaries, temple patrons and workers and visiting church officials are, of course, private, but the rest of the grounds are open to the public – there is even a baseball field.

Also on the grounds is the Visitor’s Centre where everyone is welcome. You will find here multimedia presentations and exhibitions about the temple, the Mother Church and the Mormon faith. There’s a great Children’s Area with lots of fun activities for the kids where they’ll be well looked after if they don’t feel like joining you on one of the guided tours of the temple. Another building on the grounds is the home of the Los Angeles Regional Family History Centre.