KANSAS CITY — Nearly two centuries after they were chased out of western Missouri, Mormons now have a multimillion dollar, 32,000-square foot, hard-to-miss concrete and marble temple in the Kansas City area not far from the site where founder Joseph Smith was once jailed.
Lavish temple marks milestone for Mormons in Missouri
Thursday, April 5, 2012 | 7:43 p.m. CDT;
updated 12:06 a.m. CDT, Friday, April 6, 2012
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