| Preston England Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Number | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 7 June 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Site | 15 acres (6.1 hectares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 69,630 sq ft (6,469 m2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 159 ft (48 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Vernal Utah Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Monticello Utah Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Preston England Temple is the 52nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
The LDS Church first took root in Preston, Lancashire when the first Mormon missionaries arrived in 1837. Because of its place in LDS Church history and the growth of membership in Preston, Church President Gordon B. Hinckley announced that the area would be the site for England's second temple (the first was in Surrey, near London). The Preston England Temple is located in the town of Chorley, 10 miles (16 km) south of Preston, in Lancashire. It is the centrepiece of a 15-acre (6 hectare) complex that includes a stake centre, a missionary training center, a family history facility, a distribution center, temple patron housing, temple missionary accommodations and a grounds building. The temple itself has a modern, single-spire design and an exterior finish of Olympia white granite from Sardinia. The white granite exterior and zinc roof have caused it to be described as reminiscent of England's old churches.[1]
President Hinckley dedicated the Preston England Temple on June 7, 1998. The Preston England Temple has four ordinance rooms and four sealing rooms, and is the largest Latter-day Saint temple in Europe, at 69,630 square feet (6,470 m²). The older London England Temple is smaller, at 46,174 square feet (4,290 m²) and is the second-largest temple in Europe, followed by Madrid at 45,800 square feet (4,250 m2). The temple serves Latter-day Saints from the Midlands and northern parts of England, the whole of Scotland, the Isle of Man and the island of Ireland.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Preston_England_Temple Preston England Temple] at Wikimedia Commons
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