Regina Saskatchewan Temple

Regina Saskatchewan Temple

Number

Dedication

14 November 1999 by
Boyd K. Packer

Site

1 acre (0.4 hectares)

Floor area

10,700 sq ft (990 m²)

Height

71 ft (22 m)

Preceded by

Halifax Nova Scotia Temple

Followed by

Billings Montana Temple

Official website • News & images

Additional information
Announcement	3 August 1998
Groundbreaking	14 November 1998 by Hugh W. Pinnock
Open House	5–6 November 1999
Designed by	Roger B. Mitchell and Church A&E Services
Location	111 Wascana Gate N Regina, Saskatchewan Canada
Exterior finish	Light gray granite
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Ordinance rooms	2 with Movie, two-stage progressive sessions
Sealing rooms	2
Clothing rental	No
Cafeteria	No services
Visitors' center	No

Coordinates: 50°25′15.53159″N 104°32′30.04799″W / 50.4209809972°N 104.5416799972°W / 50.4209809972; -104.5416799972 The Regina Saskatchewan Temple is the 65th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is located in East Regina on Wascana Creek close to the University of Regina but well away from the downtown business district.

Because of issues with transportation, LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley's dedication of the Halifax Nova Scotia Temple was delayed a day. 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 grey 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 (990 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.