26 Jul - Independence, MO, Temple Lot

The Church of Christ Headquarters of Temple Lot are the caretakers of the temple lot. Here in 1929, the surveyor’s stone for the NE corner foundation stone and the SE corner stone were discovered. The temple measures 90 feet wide by 180 feet long, just a little smaller than the Nauvoo temple. The guide showed us a picture of the members outlining the temple lot. Granville Hedrick formed this church in 1852 from congregations in Bloomington, Ill, and in Indiana. He was named presiding elder and these members returned to Independence in the winter of 1866-67. In 1877, they purchased the 2 1/2 acres where the temple lot now stands. Revelation says that New Jerusalem will be built by the gather ing of the Saints, beginning at the Temple Lot. Thus, our interest in this site.