[GuillermoX]

A Mormon Temple is not like a Christian Church. Their regular meetings are held in other places, where all are invited. Mormon Temples are generally used for baptisms, proxy baptisms and weddings. I was surprised to read that the Nauvoo temple was open to the general public, as other temples are not.

Richard Ostling wrote a very interesting book called "Mormon America".

[ArrogantBustard]

I was surprised to read that the Nauvoo temple was open

It hasn't been "dedicated", yet. Once it is, It will be closed to us "gentiles" just like all the others. It's still more or less a free country: They're free to do that, and I'm free to think they're a bit nutty.

[Illbay]

I was surprised to read that the Nauvoo temple was open to the general public, as other temples are not.

Actually, that's not quite correct. All our temples are typically open to the public for a period just after their construction, a so-called "Open House."

Afterward, they are dedicated and then are open only to members of the Church in good standing. This is true for Nauvoo as well as all the others that have been constructed.