Denver Colorado Temple
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| Denver Colorado Temple | ||
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| Number | 40 | edit data |
| Announcement | 1982-03-31 | |
| Groundbreaking | 1984-05-19 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Open House | 8 September - 27 September 1986 | |
| Dedication | 1986-10-24 by Ezra Taft Benson |
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| Location | 2001 East Phillips Circle Centennial, Colorado United States |
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| Phone number | 303-730-0220 | |
| Site | 7.56 acres (3.1 hectares) | |
| Total floor area | 27,006 sq ft (2,509 m²) | |
| Height | 90 ft (27 m) | |
| Exterior finish | Precast stone walls and a built-up roof | |
| Temple design | Modern, single-spire design | |
| Ordinance rooms | 4 | |
| Sealing rooms | 6 | |
| Clothing rental | Yes | |
| Cafeteria | Full services | |
| Visitors' center | Yes | |
| Preceded by | Buenos Aires Argentina Temple | |
| Followed by | Frankfurt Germany Temple | |
| Official website • News & Images | ||
The Denver Colorado Temple is the 40th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The LDS Church announced its plans to build a temple in Colorado on March 31, 1982. Almost two years later, Gordon B. Hinckley presided over the site dedication and groundbreaking. Hand-carved woodwork adorns the temple interior, along with hand-painted designs on the walls and ceilings. The temple also features more than six hundred square feet of specially designed stained glass windows. The temple is situated on a hilltop in Centennial that was once part of a golf course and country club.
Many Latter-day Saints contributed what they could to the building and beautifying of the Denver Colorado Temple. Some made tatted cloths, children earned money and donated it for the building of three 'bride benches,' young men and women made and assembled a dollhouse to be used in the youth center, and more than six hundred volunteers cleaned the temple before the open house held 8–27 September 1986 .
President Ezra Taft Benson, then President of the Church, dedicated the temple on October 24, 1986. The Denver Colorado Temple has a total of 29,117 square feet (2,705 m²), four ordinance rooms, and six sealing rooms.
[edit] Community Reaction
Prior to the construction of the temple, residents were worried that a temple in their area would be too big and overshadow everything else. The Church then let the residents of the neighborhood surrounding the temple grounds pick the final design of the temple. Out of respect to the community, the Church turned off the lights surrounding the temple at night so the area would not be so bright. The same residents that voted for the temple design asked the Church to leave the lights on permanently at night as they thought the building was beautiful.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
- Temple (Latter Day Saints)
- 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)
The Denver Colorado Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
[edit] External links
- Official LDS Denver Colorado Temple page
- Denver Colorado 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 Temples - Lightplanet
- Mormons Open Temple Doors to Share Beliefs - USAToday
- Denver Colorado Temple is at coordinates Coordinates:
