The Church of Christ Temple Lot was the first temple dedicated for construction as a facility for the Latter Day Saint movement, purchased in 1831 and dedicated two years later by the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, Jr. The facility is an important site related to Independence's connection to the Latter Day Saint movement, once believed to be the Center Place of Zion by Smith following religious revelations that connected the site to the Biblical story of the Garden of Eden. Though no official temple was ever built on the site, it is home today to the headquarters of the Church of Christ, along with community facilities such as the Truman Railroad Depot, the LDS Visitor Center, and the United National Peace Plaza. A small museum is operated on the temple's land, showcasing original foundational markers laid by Smith.

200 S River Blvd, Independence, MO 64050, Phone: 816-257-0275

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