Copenhagen Denmark LDS (Mormon) Temple - Mormonism

My heart, this month, has turned to Denmark
To Copenhagen far across this world
Today, for eighteen hours, they are in the dark
Still, they've Christ's temple and His word

With columns like unto Solomon's
Here, holy work is taking place
Thousands with Christ's light follow Him
For the bright blessings theirs to embrace

The Copenhagen Denmark Temple is a renovation of an existing building: the Priorvej Chapel. This chapel was built by Mormon members in 1931 and was dedicated by Elder John A. Widtsoe, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles at the time. It was built in the Neo-classical style with columns in the front.

The Copenhagen Temple has had a long and full history. The day that the chapel was dedicated, June 14, was the eighty-first anniversary of the day that the first Mormon missionaries arrived in Denmark. During World War II the chapel was used as a bomb shelter, but it luckily made it through the war with little damage. After World War II the chapel was remodeled to provide more classrooms for the growing membership. Currently, Denmark has a Church membership of 4,500.

Many Mormon members in the area feel a very strong connection to the chapel that has now become a Mormon temple. Ole Ravn-Petersen was baptized into the Mormon Church when he was 16. His baptism took place in the Priorvej Chapel and later, he baptized his father in the building. For Ole Ravn-Petersen having the building become a temple made the place even more special. Most of the renovation of the building was done on the inside. The Church wanted to keep the outside looking as it did originally.