INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (RNS) ... Missouri Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Saturday evening, August 18, 2012. The Temple was dedicated on May 6, 2012.

“The Book of Mormon is important to the Community of Christ,” Booth said, speaking from the church’s headquarters in Independence, Mo., “but in their (LDS) faith movement, it has even more ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — It’s not exactly a holy war, ... But the Latter Day Saints and Church of Christ Temple Lot are very much preparing for a literal, physical second coming.

For nearly 200 years, Jackson County has been home to followers of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. Today, thousands of members visit the Community of Christ Temple in Independence, Mo., which ...

In 1831, church founder Joseph Smith dedicated this spot in Independence for a temple. Soon after, the Mormons were driven out of the area, across the Missouri River to Clay County.

Independence, Mo. • There is an open patch of grass at the ... The Salt Lake City-based 15 million-member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints runs a visitors center ...

Mormon Pioneers in Missouri. Church of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Elder George Peterson explained the migration of Mormons to Independence, MO and the subsequent migrations to Illinois and Utah.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has bought a cherished piece of its history: the Kirtland Temple. ... Ill., from the Independence, Mo.-based Community of Christ.

In 1831, Mormon founder Joseph Smith declared that the righteous would gather in Independence, Mo., to greet the Second Coming of Jesus Christ — just one of the prophecies that estranged his ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has bought a cherished piece of its history: the Kirtland Temple. ... Ill., from the Independence, Mo.,-based Community of Christ.