Ask someone about Las Vegas, and you’ll typically get answers the describe lavish night-life, glitzy gamblng, and huge hotels. There is more to “Sin City” than just gambling and tourism, however. It is also the home to a rich and diverse religious community. One facet of that community is exemplified in the lives of the area’s tens of thousands of Mormons.

Just north of the glitter and glitz that are the hallmarks of downtown and the Strip, you’ll find the crowning jewel of Las Vegas’ Mormon community—a Mormon temple. High on the slopes of the mountains that border the east side of Las Vegas, the temple overlooks the valley and serves as the beacon to the faithful and a spiritual oasis in the desert Southwest. Situated on a ten-acre plot at the upper edge of a residential area, the temple can be seen from many points in the valley as it towers above the surrounding area.

To many people familiar with only the entertainment side of Las Vegas, a Mormon temple may seem out of place. Why would the Mormons build a temple in Las Vegas? What goes on in such a building? Why do so many Mormons seek out spiritual side of life, as embodied in the temple?

Questions such as these have been asked by many people. The Las Vegas Mormon temple was the Church’s forty-third operating temple, dedicated at the end of 1989. Since that time, millions of people have visited the building or noticed it as they drive through the valley. This Web site was created to answer at least a few of the questions you may have about this temple. Click one of the links available on this site, and you will discover more about Mormon temples and what they really are.