LDS Church begins using a 3rd new temple film

The LDS Church began showing a new film for temple instruction Tuesday. Temples, such as this one in Gilbert, Arizona, are dedicated to sacred worship.

Photo courtesy of John Power, Mormon Newsroom

SALT LAKE CITY A year after the LDS Church began using a new film for temple instruction for the first time in 20 years, and six months after introducing a second, a third new film is in rotation.

The latest film presentation began showing Tuesday in 30 of the 143 operating temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a church spokesman confirmed.

The new film is only in English for now. Like the others, its use will expand to other temples around the world over time and as translations are prepared.

The script in each of the films is the same. The films are shown in a rotation to provide variety to temple instruction.

The church released the first of the three new films in July 2013. That version also was released on a smaller scale, but it is now widely used in temples around the world in multiple languages.

The second new film entered the temple rotation in January.

A portion of LDS temple instruction has been provided through pre-recorded media, including film, since the 1970s.

Mormon temple worship occurs in 143 dedicated temples around the world. LDS temple worship differs from regular Sunday worship services held by 29,253 congregations in buildings called chapels or meetinghouses.

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