Former LDS meetinghouse repurposed as Hindu Temple! Vigilant MindsPublished by Admin in Mormonism · Thursday 18 Sep 2025 · Read time 2 minutesTags: Mormon, Meetinghouse Blog Home PageSources: ABC4 Newsby: MJ JewkesPosted: Sep 17, 2025 / 11:52 AM MDTUpdated: Sep 17, 2025 / 11:52 AM MDTSALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah’s newest Hindu temple in Kearns was once a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse. On Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Mandir celebrated its grand opening ceremony in Kearns. BAPS, a socio-spiritual group within the Hindu faith, lead the celebration under the direction of His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj. “This is more than a building,” said Divyacharandas Swami, Head Swami in the Western U.S. for BAPS. “It is a promise to our children that they will always have a place to connect with their faith, culture, and each other.”Read Entire Article HereCommentary by Admin:When does a LDS Meetinghouse cease to be Sacred? "LDS Meetinghouses: Sacred Space, Holy Ground" as article in latterdaysaintmag.com by Rynna Ollivier, March 12 2018. Does the Meetinghouse no longer hold Sacredness once Bill of Sale signed by LDS Elder??For Christians the temple of the Holy Spirit is within us and not ANY edifice, be it a Meetinghouse or Temple! 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
