Why Build a Mormon Complex in Philly?

The Church of Latter Day Saints is in the midst of a massive building campaign to serve the estimated 14 million Mormons throughout the world. Of the 81 temples currently in the U.S., most are located in the West, in small cities and suburban locations where Latter-Day Saints members are heavily concentrated. However, this week, a new temple opened in the center of Philadelphia, one of the least Mormon places in the United States.