Regina Saskatchewan Temple

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Regina Saskatchewan Temple

Number	65	edit data
Announcement	1998-08-03
Groundbreaking	1998-11-14 by Hugh W. Pinnock
Open House	5 November - 6 November 1999
Dedication	1999-11-14 by Boyd K. Packer
Location	111 Wascana Gate N Regina, Saskatchewan Canada
Phone number	306-545-8194
Site	1 acre (0.4 hectares)
Total floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m²)
Exterior finish	Light gray granite
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Ordinance rooms	2
Sealing rooms	2
Clothing rental	No
Cafeteria	No services
Visitors' center	No
Preceded by	Halifax Nova Scotia Temple
Followed by	Billings Montana Temple
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The Regina Saskatchewan Temple is the 65th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Because of issues with transportation, Church President Gordon B. Hinckley's dedication of the Halifax Nova Scotia Temple was delayed a day. President Hinckley decided to go ahead with the dedication of the Halifax temple and Apostle Boyd K. Packer was sent to dedicate the Regina temple. It was the first time two temples were dedicated the same day, and the first time since the dedication of the Manti Utah Temple in 1888 by Lorenzo Snow that a temple had been dedicated by a person who was not a member of the Church's First Presidency.

Because of a truckers' strike, materials had not arrived until a few days before. Crews worked around the clock to finish the light gray granite facing, completing the exterior the night before the dedication. The temple was dedicated on November 14, 1999, and it has a total of 10,700 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

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