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Seoul Korea Temple

1985 establishments in South Korea20th-century Latter Day Saint templesReligious buildings and structures completed in 1985Religious buildings and structures in SeoulSeodaemun District
Temples (LDS Church) in AsiaThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South KoreaUse mdy dates from September 2017

The Seoul Korea Temple is the 37th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

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Seoul Korea Temple
Sinchon-ro 7-gil, Seoul

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N 37.558956997222 ° E 126.931301 °
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예수그리스도 후기성도 교회 서울 성전

Sinchon-ro 7-gil 21
03727 Seoul
South Korea
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Korea

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) (Korean: 예수 그리스도 후기 성도 교회) was unofficially established in South Korea as early as World War II due to religious influence by LDS servicemen; however, Korean people did not begin to get baptized until the missionary efforts of LDS servicemen during the Korean War. Kim Ho Jik was the first Korean person to be baptized in the LDS Church on July 29, 1951 in New York. Two of his children were of the first four Korean people baptized in Korea on August 3, 1952. LDS Church presence and missionary work was officially established on April 20, 1956 with the arrival of two missionaries: Don G. Powell and Richard L. Detton. The Korean Mission opened on July 8, 1962 with Gail E. Carr as the first president of the mission. Successful missionary work led to the growth of the LDS Church in the 1960s and 1970s leading to the organization of the first stake in Korea in 1973 and the dedication of the first temple in Seoul on December 14, 1985. Translation of the Book of Mormon was a lengthy process that commenced in the 1950s, however translators had a difficult time finishing the project. Kim Jo Hik aided translation throughout the process, but the translation was completed by Han In Sang and published on March 29, 1967. A re-translation of the Book of Mormon was completed in 2005. As of 2021, the LDS Church reported 88,603 members in 100 congregations in South Korea, making it the third largest body of LDS Church members in Asia behind the Philippines and Japan.