Snowflake Arizona Temple
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| Snowflake Arizona Temple | ||
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| Number | 108 | edit data |
| Announcement | 2000-04-02 | |
| Groundbreaking | 2000-09-23 by Rex D. Pinegar |
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| Open House | 2 February - 16 February 2002 | |
| Dedication | 2002-03-03 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Location | 1875 West Canyon Drive Snowflake, Arizona United States |
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| Phone number | 928-536-6626 | |
| Site | 7.5 acres (3 hectares) | |
| Total floor area | 18,621 sq ft (1,730 m²) | |
| Exterior finish | Two tones of polished granite, Empress White and Majestic Grey, quarried in China | |
| Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |
| Ordinance rooms | 2 | |
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |
| Clothing rental | No | |
| Cafeteria | No services | |
| Visitors' center | No | |
| Preceded by | Columbia River Washington Temple | |
| Followed by | Lubbock Texas Temple | |
| Official website • News & Images | ||
The Snowflake Arizona Temple is the 108th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Mormon pioneers first settled Snowflake, Arizona in 1878 at the request of LDS Church President Brigham Young. The town of Snowflake was named after William J. Flake and Erastus Snow, two of the Church's early leaders who helped supervise colonization of the area.
The Snowflake Arizona Temple serves 35,000 members, many of them descendants of the first pioneers to the area. The temple is set on a knoll that has become known as "Temple Hill." About eight feet was removed from the top of the knoll so the two-level temple could be built. The lower level is partially set into the knoll.
There are about 9,000 people who live in the Snowflake area, but more than 94,000 people attended the temple open house during February 2002. Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Snowflake Arizona Temple in four sessions on 3 March 2002.
The temple grounds complement the natural surroundings and feature a beautiful water fountain. The exterior of the temple is finished with two tones of polished Empress White and Majestic Grey granite from China, very similar to that of the Fukuoka Japan Temple. Much of the furniture has a pioneer look out of respect for the area's pioneer ancestry. The temple interior also incorporates Native American patterns stenciled on walls and woven into the carpet.[1] Items such as handcrafted rugs, baskets, and pottery also decorate the interior. The Snowflake Arizona Temple has a total of 18,621 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms. It is Arizona's second temple, the first having been dedicated in Mesa in 1927.
[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] Notes
- ^ Snowflake Arizona Temple Times, Vol. II, pp. 1–2
[edit] External links
- Official LDS Snowflake Arizona Temple page
- Snowflake Arizona 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 Ordinances - ReligionFacts
- Mormon Temples and Secrecy
