Ohio Home to Oldest and Newest Latter-day Saint Temples
By Utah News Staff · August 17, 2026 · 1 min read
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Ohio is home to the oldest Latter-day Saint temple and has recently added one of the newest. Elder Brian Garner led a group of visitors through a colonial-style church that was the site of a significant departure in American religious history nearly two centuries ago.
Key takeaways
Ohio contains the oldest Latter-day Saint temple and one of the newest.
Elder Brian Garner led visitors through a colonial-style church in Ohio.
The site is noted for being where a radical departure in American religious history occurred nearly two centuries ago.
Ohio holds the distinction of having the oldest Latter-day Saint temple and has now acquired one of the newest.
Elder Brian Garner led a small group of visitors through the sturdy wooden door of a building that resembled an ordinary colonial church. This location was where a radical departure in American religious history took hold nearly two centuries ago.
The site, which appeared to be an ordinary colonial church, served as the location for a significant shift in American religious history nearly two hundred years ago.
