Houston Texas Temple

Houston Texas Temple

Number

Dedication

26 August 2000 by
Gordon B. Hinckley

Site

11 acres (4.5 hectares)

Floor area

33,970 sq ft (3,156 m²)

Height

159 ft (48 m)

Preceded by

Caracas Venezuela Temple

Followed by

Birmingham Alabama Temple

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Additional information
Announcement	30 September 1997
Groundbreaking	13 June 1998 by Lynn A. Mickelsen
Open House	5–22 August 2000
Designed by	Spencer Partnership Architects and Church A&E Services
Location	15725 Champion Forest Drive Klein, Texas United States
Exterior finish	Luna pearl granite
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Ordinance rooms	2 with movie, stationary sessions
Sealing rooms	3
Clothing rental	Yes
Cafeteria	No services
Visitors' center	No

Coordinates: 29°59′59.02439″N 95°31′58.93680″W / 29.9997289972°N 95.5330380000°W / 29.9997289972; -95.5330380000 The Houston Texas Temple is the 97th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

After the September 1997 announcement that the LDS Church would build a temple in Houston, the search began for an appropriate site. The site chosen formerly belonged to a developer unwilling to sell. Years earlier, however, the developer had gone through difficult financial times and had made a promise to God that if God would help him avoid financial ruin, he would someday "pay God back". When the developer learned what was proposed to be built on his land, he decided to sell the land as his way of paying God back.^[1]

LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Houston Texas Temple on August 26, 2000.^[2] The temple has a total of 33,970 square feet (3,156 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.^[3] The temple serves over forty-four thousand Latter-day Saints in the southern half of Texas, and is one of four LDS temples in the state of Texas.