The Los Angeles California Temple (formerly the Los Angeles Temple), the tenth operating and the second - largest temple operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints (LDS Church), is on Santa Monica Boulevard in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California, United States. When it was dedicated in 1956, it was the largest of the church 's temples, though it has since been surpassed by the Salt Lake Temple due to later expansions. The temple serves 39 stakes in Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. The grounds include a visitors ' center, which was renovated in 2010, the Los Angeles Regional Family History Center, both of which are open to the public, and the headquarters of the church 's California Los Angeles Mission.
when was the los angeles lds temple built
1956