Seoul Korea Temple

The Seoul Korea Temple is the 37th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is located in Seoul, South Korea.

The first member of the Mormon Church in South Korea was baptized in 1951. At that time Korea was in the midst of a war against Communist armies, with the UN intervening. Mormon servicemen from the United States were the first to bring Mormonism to the area.

The first Mormon missionaries arrived in South Korea in 1954. Some years later Boyd K. Packer, an apostle of the Church, was assigned to travel to South Korea and find a place in which to build an LDS Temple. After considering several locations, Packer eventually chose the property which the Church had purchased almost two decades earlier. In 1981 the announcement was made for a temple in Seoul.

Apostle Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Seoul Korea Temple on December 14, 1985. The temple walls feature Korean granite with six white spires. A traditional, tiled "hundred-year roof" gives the temple a uniquely Korean appearance. Inside, the temple is decorated with delicate brush paintings, intricate wooden molding, silk wall coverings, gold leaf, dome chandeliers, and white lacquer furniture inlaid with mother of pearl.

After the temple was dedicated, a subway system was built in conjunction with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The system included a line that ended right at the base of the hill upon which the temple was built, making the temple even more accessible for Mormon Church members.

The Seoul Korea Temple has a total of convert|28057|sqft|m2, four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.

ee also

* List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
* Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Korea
* Han In Sang

External links

* [http://www.lds.org/temples/main/0,11204,1912-1-73-0,00.html Official LDS Seoul Korea Temple page]
* [http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/seoul/ Seoul Korea Temple page]
* [http://www.lds.org/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] - Official Site
* [http://www.mormon.org/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] - Visitors Site