Albuquerque New Mexico Temple
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| Number | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 5 March 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Site | 8.5 acres (3.4 hectares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 34,245 sq ft (3,181 m2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hermosillo Sonora México Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Oaxaca México Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 35°10′3.7″N 106°31′31.1″W / 35.167694°N 106.525306°W
The Albuquerque New Mexico Temple is the 73rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ground for the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple was broken in a special ceremony on 20 June 1998. About 6,500 members attended the event which had a 600-voice youth choir provide the music.
During the 10-day open house about 70,000 people toured the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple. Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the temple on 5 March 2000. During the dedicatory prayer President Hinckley expressed his hope that the new temple would turn the hearts of the LDS members to their families.
The Albuquerque New Mexico Temple serves about 55,000 members in New Mexico and bordering parts of Arizona and Colorado. It sits on 8.5 acres (34,000 m2) in northeast Albuquerque. The exterior is finished with desert rose pre-cast concrete and trimmed with Texas pearl granite. A gold statue of the angel Moroni tops the single-spire. The temple has a total of 34,245 square feet (3,181.5 m2), two ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.
[edit] See also
- Temple (Latter Day Saints)
- 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)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico
[edit] External links
Media related to Albuquerque New Mexico Temple at Wikimedia Commons
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- Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States
- Religious buildings completed in 2000
- Buildings and structures in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Places of worship in New Mexico
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico
- Visitor attractions in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 20th-century Latter Day Saint temples
