Milwaukee will be the site of the first Latter-day Saint temple in Wisconsin

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans Sunday to build 17 new temples, including one in Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Temple will be the first Latter-day Saint temple in Wisconsin. Currently, Latter-day Saints from Wisconsin travel to either St. Paul, Minnesota, or Chicago to perform temple ordinances.

Watch: LDS Church announces construction of new temples:

New temples announced

These newly announced locations bring the total number of Temples of Faith (already built, under construction or announced) to 367 worldwide.

LDS Church temples differ from their regular meetinghouses in that they are not open to the public. Only active members with a current “temple recommend” from their local leader are permitted to worship in temples.

On Sunday, Church President Russell M. Nelson also announced several other new temple locations:

• Price, Utah
• Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
• Queen Creek, Arizona
• El Paso, Texas
• Huntsville, Ala
• Summit, New Jersey
• Dublin, Ireland
• Milan, Italy
• Juchitan de Zaragoza, Mexico
• Santa Ana, El Salvador
• Medellin, Colombia
• Santiago, Dominican Republic
• Puerto Montt, Chile
• Abuja, Nigeria
• Kampala, Uganda
• Maputo, Mozambique

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