Interested in sharing a unique experience at the Kirtland Temple with your congregation? A series of lesson plans is now available that help explore the connections between spiritual formation and the history of Kirtland's historic "House of the Lord." Class topics include discernment, sacred space, solitude, spiritual preparation and prayer. Each of the twelve lesson plans reveal how the Mission Initiatives have been present in our restoration DNA from the very beginning.

Kirtland Temple Pilgrimage Educational Resource

The "Kirtland Temple Pilgrimage" is an educational resource combining church history with spiritual formation practices. This eBooklet is not intended to be a scholarly resource, rather an educational tool for individuals or groups to use as they prepare for a deeper more meaningful experience at the Kirtland Temple. 

Click Here to Download the "Kirtland Temple Pilgrimage" Resource
For those preferring a printed copy, contact Wendy Eaton at:
​Phone: (217) 453-2246; Email: weaton@historicsitesfoundation.org

To plan a trip to the Kirtland Temple, contact:
Lachlan Mackay
Phone: (440) 256-1830; Email: lmackay@cofchrist.org
Postal address: 7809 Joseph Street, Kirtland, OH 44094

Lesson Plan Supplements

For Class Instructors who have already obtained the Kirtland Pilgrimage Resource, below you will find downloadable PDF presentations to compliment the lesson plans for the Kirtland Temple pilgrimage. Follow the individual links for further instruction.

Lesson Three

Dedicatory Prayer Activity

Lesson Four

Discernment Activity

Lesson Eight

Building Community

Lesson Twelve

Kirtland Temple Today and Tomorrow

All Kirtland Temple Pilgrimage Resource materials are copyrighted. Materials (images, PowerPoint presentations, lesson plans, etc.) may not be reproduced without the permission of Community of Christ and the Community of Christ Historic Sites Foundation. For additional details, please contact:

Community of Christ Historic Sites Foundation
Barb Walden, executive director
Phone: (440) 477-9562; Email: bwalden@HistoricSitesFoundation.org
Postal address: P.O. Box 338, Nauvoo, IL 62354