Columbia River Washington Temple
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The Columbia River Washington Temple is the 107th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Columbia River Washington Temple, located in Richland, is the third temple in the state of Washington, following the Seattle Washington and Spokane Washington Temples. Church membership in Washington has grown from 67,000 members in 1970 to nearly 230,000 in 2001. Because of the tremendous growth Church leaders felt another temple should be built within the state. The Columbia River Temple serves 32,000 members in eastern Washington and northern Oregon.
Before the temple was dedicated it was opened to the public. Nearly 65,000 people visited the temple during the open house period. President Gordon B. Hinckley, prophet of the Mormon Church, dedicated the Columbia River Washington Temple on 18 November 2001.
The Columbia River Washington Temple has a total of 16,880 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in the Western United States
This list excludes temples in Utah and California.
- Anchorage Alaska Temple
- Mesa Arizona Temple
- Snowflake Arizona Temple
- Denver Colorado Temple
- Kona Hawaii Temple
- Laie Hawaii Temple
- Boise Idaho Temple
- Idaho Falls Idaho Temple
- Rexburg Idaho Temple (under construction)
- Twin Falls Idaho Temple (under construction)
- Billings Montana Temple
- Reno Nevada Temple
- Las Vegas Nevada Temple
- Albuquerque New Mexico Temple
- Portland Oregon Temple
- Medford Oregon Temple
- Dallas Texas Temple
- Lubbock Texas Temple
- San Antonio Texas Temple
- Houston Texas Temple
- Seattle Washington Temple
- Columbia River Washington Temple
- Spokane Washington 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
