The first time I ever saw the Oakland California Temple, I thought it was some sort of Disney princess castle. At night, its whimsical spires illuminate the sky in blinding white, a glowing beacon ...

The Oakland California Temple is one of the Bay Area's most beautiful buildings. But the public isn’t allowed inside. From the moment I first glimpsed the glowing white castle peeking out of the ...

Sitting on a highly visible location in the Oakland Hills, the Oakland Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was dedicated for use in November 1964. The Temple site location was ...

For visitors of the Mormon temple in Oakland, the gardens are a place of joy. The sense of amazement comes as soon as drivers pull into the parking lot of the Oakland California Temple, located in the ...

"For lease" signs plaster the windows of several storefronts on downtown Oakland's 17th Street. Building 384 was once vibrant, full of religious effigies and artwork representing nearly every corner ...

OAKLAND, California — On any springtime Saturday, a steady stream of Catholic quinceaneras can be seen promenading along the blooming rose bushes and gushing fountains of Oakland’s Mormon temple. It’s ...