Kirtland Temple Sold 2025. Today, tuesday, march 5, 2024, the responsibility and ownership for the kirtland temple, several historic buildings in nauvoo and various manuscripts and artifacts officially. The church of jesus christ announced march 5 that it had acquired the kirtland temple — the first temple built in this dispensation — from community of.
Context for selling the kirtland temple. Through gifts and legal proceedings, this church eventually acquired title to several historic properties and assets in kirtland, ohio, and nauvoo, illinois, including the kirtland temple.