Portland Oregon Temple

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The Portland Oregon Temple is the 42nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The temple sits on 7 acres of lush green land in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The temple has six white spires and a white marble exterior accented with green marble trim and topped with a green slate roof.

The land for the Portland Oregon Temple was purchased in the 1960s with the purpose of building a Junior College. However, when it came time to build a temple in Oregon, the Temple Committee decided that the property was the best place for the temple. The process of getting the property approved for the temple was difficult and included at least twenty-seven public hearings, eight lawsuits, and four petition drives which were intended to stop the development. Eventually construction was able to commence.

When the temple was completed the attitudes of those in the community seemed to have changed and almost 300,000 people attended the open house. On August 19, 1989 the Portland Oregon Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley, who was then the First Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church.

The Portland Oregon Temple has a total of 79,220 square feet, four ordinance rooms, and fourteen 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
• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)

[edit] External links

• Official LDS Portland Oregon Temple page
• Portland Oregon Temple page
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site
• Mormon Temple Worship - BBC Religion & Ethics
• Resources about the History and Symbolism of Mormon Temples