Spokane County has five LDS “stakes,” each with about 3,500 members. The stakes are made up of wards; each ward has about 350 members. • The church in Eastern Washington has 22 church ...

The Moses Lake Washington Temple is the church’s 181st ... an open house will be a rare opportunity for the public to see inside an LDS temple and to learn more about the religion.

The Moses Lake temple will be the fourth in Washington state, joined by existing temples in Richland, Bellevue and Spokane. RELATED: Mormon church will build temple in Moses Lake, Washington The ...

There are a total of 168 LDS temples around the world. Washington has three — in Bellevue, Spokane and Richland — with one more under construction in Moses Lake. The Latter-Day Saints have ...

The first branch of the LDS in Washington was organized Dec. 24, 1899 in Tacoma, according to Clay Dickinson. Washington has four temples — in Bellevue, Spokane, Richland and the newest one in ...