Las Vegas Nevada Temple

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The Las Vegas Nevada Temple is the 43rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At 80,350 square feet, it was considered a "smaller temple" at the time of its dedication.

Located in the Sunrise Manor CDP near Las Vegas, Nevada, the temple sits on 10.3 acres at the base of Frenchman Mountain, aka Sunrise Mountain. A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication for the temple were held in November 1985. President Gordon B. Hinckley, then a counselor in the First Presidency of the Church, presided and gave the dedication prayer. Construction began soon after the ceremony.

The Mormon temple was open to the public for tours between November 16 and December 9, 1989. Almost 300,000 toured the temple and its grounds during these three weeks. The temple has six spires, the highest of which is 119 feet. At the top of this tower stands a ten-foot statue of the angel Moroni. The exterior is a white finish of pre-cast stone walls with a copper roof. The temple is 80,350 square feet and has 192 rooms, which includes four ordinance rooms, a Celestial room, six sealing rooms, a baptismal font, and other facilities to meet the needs of the purposes of the temple.

Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Las Vegas Nevada Temple December 16-18, 1989. Eleven sessions were held and more than 30,000 Mormon members attended the dedicatory services.

Contents 1 Important dates 2 Latter-day Saint temples in the Western United States 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Important dates

Announcement: 07 April 1984

Groundbreaking: 30 November 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley

Open House: 16 November 1989 - 09 December 1989 by Gordon B. Hinckley

Dedication: 16 December 1989 by Gordon B. Hinckley

[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
• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)

[edit] External links

• Official LDS Las Vegas Nevada Temple page
• Unofficial Las Vegas Temple page
• The Las Vegas Temple
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official site
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors site
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple page
• Mormon Temple Ordinances