Mormon Pacific Historical Society
Abstract
This is a story of the building of the Tokyo Temple, the first temple built in Asia by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is not a history, although I hope it will shed some historical light on a few aspects of this magnificent temple. It is simply my story—what I saw and did, and what I learned about this House of the Lord as it rose from the ground and was dedicated in 1980. I like to tell this story starting in 1948 because that is when the Lord began to reveal His plan for where and how His people would build His house. Actually, we should start a little earlier. I’m sure the Lord had His plan in place long before that.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Story, Conan P.
(2019)
"The Building of the Toyko Temple,"
Mormon Pacific Historical Society: Vol. 40, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mphs/vol40/iss1/5
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