Gilbert Arizona Temple
| Gilbert Arizona Temple |
| Under Construction |
Construction site of the temple, on 2011-10-02. |
| Number |
TBD |
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| Announcement |
26 April 2008 |
| Groundbreaking |
13 November 2010 by
Claudio R. M. Costa |
| Site |
21 acres (8.5 hectares) |
| Floor area |
83,000 sq ft (7,700 m2) |
| Height |
195 ft (59 m) |
| Official website • News & Images |
| Additional Information |
| Location |
Southeast corner of Pecos and Greenfield Roads |
| Ordinance rooms |
3 |
| Sealing rooms |
7 |
| Notes |
Announced by Thomas S. Monson on 26 April 2008, to be built on the southeast corner of Pecos and Greenfield Roads.[1][2][3] |
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The Gilbert Arizona Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, being constructed in the town of Gilbert, Arizona. The announcement of the temple on April 26, 2008 came concurrently with the Gila Valley Arizona Temple, and together were the first new temples announced since Thomas S. Monson assumed responsibilities as the President of the LDS church.[4][5][6]
According to regional church spokesman Don Evans, the new temple in Gilbert will be constructed near the intersection of Pecos and Greenfield roads in a rapidly growing part of the southeast Phoenix metropolitan area. The announcement came in part as a response to the high concentration of church members in the area, one of the fastest growing member areas, and will help ease the load on the nearby Mesa Arizona Temple.[7]
The Gilbert town council gave its unanimous approval to the requested zoning changes in a meeting on September 29, 2009. Key among the requests was an allowance to build to a height of 85 feet, higher than the existing restriction at 45 feet. The temple's planned 180-foot-tall (55 m) steeple did not require an exemption, as the town does not restrict the height of steeples. While not providing a specific timeframe for construction, an anticipated completion within three years was repeated at the meeting.[8]
The groundbreaking ceremony was held in 2010 on November 13 at 11:30 am (local time).[9][10][11] Completion of the temple is expected within approximately two years.
See also
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Latter-day Saints portal |
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Arizona portal |
References
- ^ "LDS Church announces plans for two new temples in Arizona". Deseret News. 27 April 2008. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,5143,695273893,00.html. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ Gilbert Arizona Temple, ldschurchtemples.com. Last accessed on 27 April 2008.
- ^ Panel paves way for new Mormon temple in Gilbert
- ^ Branom, Mike (2008-04-27). "New Mormon temple slated for Gilbert". East Valley Tribune. Archived from the original on 2008-04-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20080429141617/http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/114955. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ Green, Katherine (2009-08-06). "Gilbert begins process for approving new LDS temple". The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/08/06/20090806gr-temple0807.html#reply18070445. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ Green, Katherine (2009-09-03). "Panel paves way for new Mormon temple in Gilbert". The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/09/03/20090903gr-temple0904.html. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "LDS Church announces two new temples in Arizona.". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2008-04-27. http://www.sltrib.com/lds/ci_9071215?source=rss. Retrieved 2008-04-28. Archive article ID: 9071215
- ^ Beard Rau, Alia (2009-09-30). "Gilbert Council OKs Mormon temple zoning changes". The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/09/30/20090930gr-temple1002.html#reply18448642. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ Leavitt, Parker (2010-11-02). "Gilbert Days Parade, LDS temple groundbreaking land on same day". The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2010/11/02/20101102gilbert-days-parade-lds-temple-big-day.html. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ "Gilbert Arizona Temple Groundbreaking". Church News and Events. LDS Church. 2010-11-13. http://lds.org/church/news/gilbert-arizona-temple-groundbreaking?lang=eng. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ "Gilbert Arizona Temple". Ldschurchtemples.com. http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/gilbert/. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
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