1830-1877 (2 Halls)
Description
The original temples of the Church, this layout was first announced for the unbuilt Independence Missouri Temple, then modified for each future temple. As such, there is little similarity between the building layouts outside of them having 2 Assembly halls
The St. George Utah Temple was initially built to this plan, and the original plans for Salt Lake Temple indicated plans to have it built to this plan as well.
| Area | 35,818-35,865 |
| Floors above grade | 2* |
| Floors below Grade | 1 |
| Baptistries | 1† |
| Initiatories | |
| Endowment Rooms | 4† |
| Sealing Rooms | 1† |
†maximum, differs per temple
List
Dedicated
| Temple | Year | Square Footage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Missouri | 1831 07 20 | 1831 08 03 | – | – |
| Kirtland Ohio | 1832 12 27 | 1833 06 05 | 1836 03 27 | 15,000 |
| Far West Missouri | 1837 7 03 | 1838 04 26 | 1838 07 04 | – |
| Adam-ondi-ahman | 1838 | – | – | – |
| Nauvoo Illinois | 1840 08 31 | 1841 02 18 | 1846 08 30 | 50,000 |
| St. George Utah | 1871 01 31 | 1871 11 09 | 1877 04 06 | 11,500 |
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Last updated on: 19 April 2026