Birmingham Alabama Temple

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The Birmingham Alabama Temple is the 98th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

When the Mormon Church announced in 1998 the desire to build a temple in Alabama two sites were originally considered. The first site revealed that the earth was too unstable for construction of the necessary size. Obstacles also prevented the project from being built on the second site. Finally in April 1999, the Mormon Church selected a third site and decided that the temple would be built in the suburb of Gardendale where the Church already owned property to build a meetinghouse. The excess land proved an adequate size for one of the Mormon Church's new smaller temples. From the groundbreaking to the dedication of the temple took only eleven months.

The suburb of Gardendale, Alabama is a very conservative community. Residents in the area are pro-active in regard to any negative influences that seek to invade their community. Town leaders welcomed the temple project, believing that the Mormon Church and its values would be assets to their community. The residents continued to show support for the Mormon Temple and more than 21,000 visitors came during the week long open house.

President Hinckley dedicated the Birmingham Alabama Temple on September 3, 2000. The Birmingham Alabama Temple has a total of 10,700 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in the Eastern United States

• Birmingham Alabama Temple
• Orlando Florida Temple
• Atlanta Georgia Temple
• Chicago Illinois Temple
• Nauvoo Illinois Temple
• Washington D.C. Temple
• Louisville Kentucky Temple
• Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple
• Boston Massachusetts Temple
• Detroit Michigan Temple
• St. Paul Minnesota Temple
• St. Louis Missouri Temple
• Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple
• Harrison New York Temple (announced)
• Manhattan New York Temple
• Palmyra New York Temple
• Raleigh North Carolina Temple
• Bismarck North Dakota Temple
• Columbus Ohio Temple
• Kirtland Ohio Temple (no longer owned by the LDS Church)
• Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple
• Columbia South Carolina Temple
• Memphis Tennessee Temple
• Nashville Tennessee Temple

[edit] See also

• Temple (Mormonism)
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region

[edit] External links

• Official LDS Birmingham Alabama Temple page
• Birmingham Alabama Temple page
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Official Site
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Visitors Site
• Mormon Temple Ordinances - ReligionFacts
• Mormons Open Temple Doors to Share Beliefs - USAToday