Updated on July 20, 2021 at 8:26 pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will open the Washington D.C. Temple to the public for tours next year for the first time since 1974.
The Mormon temple located in Kensington, Maryland, closed in March 2018 to undergo work on mechanical, electrical, plumbing and lighting systems.
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“This temple is one of the premier temples of the Church,” Brent Roberts, managing director of the Church’s Special Projects Department said. “The renovation that we’ve gone through will allow the temple to function for many years to come.”