Cardston Alberta Temple

Cardston Alberta Temple
Number	6
Dedication	26 August 1923 (26 August 1923) by Heber J. Grant
Site	10 acres (4 hectares)
Floor area	81,700 sq ft (7,590 m2)
Height	85 ft (26 m)
Preceded by	Laie Hawaii Temple
Followed by	Mesa Arizona Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announcement 27 June 1913 Groundbreaking 13 November 1913 by Daniel Kent Greene Open House Tours offered, 1920–1923 Rededication 22 June 1991 by Gordon B. Hinckley Current President Donald S. Hansen (2006) Designed by Hyrum Pope and Harold Burton Location 348 3 Avenue West Cardston, Alberta T0K 0K0 Canada Exterior finish White granite Temple design Solomon’s Temple, no spire Ordinance rooms 4 with Movie, four-stage progressive sessions Sealing rooms 5 Clothing rental Yes Cafeteria Full services Visitors'  center Yes Notes An addition was completed in 1962 and was dedicated on 2 July 1962 by Hugh B. Brown.

The Cardston Alberta Temple (formerly the Alberta Temple) is the eighth constructed and sixth operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Cardston, Alberta, it is the oldest LDS temple outside the United States. It is one of eight temples that do not have an angel Moroni statue, and one of three without spires, similar to Solomon's Temple. The other two are the Laie Hawaii Temple and the Mesa Arizona Temple. It is also one of only two Mormon temples built in the shape of a cross, the other being the Laie Hawaii Temple.

The temple was announced on June 27, 1913, and was built on Temple Hill, an eight-acre plot given to the church by Charles Ora Card. The site expanded to more than 10 acres (4.0 ha) in the mid-1950s. The granite used in building the temple was hand-hewn from quarries in Nelson, British Columbia.

Originally dedicated on August 26, 1923, by church president Heber J. Grant, an addition was rededicated on July 2, 1962 by Hugh B. Brown. The temple was renovated in the 1990s, and Gordon B. Hinckley rededicated it on June 22, 1991.

The temple has four ordinance rooms, five sealing rooms, and a floor area of 88,562 square feet (8,227.7 m²).

The first president of the temple was Edward J. Wood, who served from 1923 to 1948.

In 1992, the temple was declared a National Historic Site, and a plaque was dedicated in 1995.

Cardston Alberta Temple
National Historic Site of Canada
Province	Alberta
Municipality	Cardston County
Area	10 acres (40,000 m2)
Designated as a NHSC	1992
Established	June 27, 1913
Year built	1913-1923
Architectural style	LDS temple
Website	Official LDS Cardston Alberta Temple page

Presidents

The following individuals have been president of the Cardston Alberta Temple:

1. Edward J. Wood, 1923–1948
2. Willard L. Smith, 1948–1955
3. Octave W. Ursenbach, 1956–1968
4. Heber G. Jensen, 1968–1972
5. Elmo E. Fletcher, 1972–1977
6. Vi A. Wood, 1977–1982
7. Harold E. Bennett, 1982–1986
8. Roy R. Spackman, 1986–1991
9. H. Lamont Matkin, 1991–1994
10. Merlin R. Lybbert, 1994–1997
11. Joseph E. Jack, 1997–2000
12. Heber B. Kapp, 2000–2003
13. Lynn A. Rosenvall, 2003–2006
14. Donald S. Hansen, 2006–2009
15. Brent L. Nielson, 2009–2011

See also

• 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)
• LeConte Stewart
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada

References

• Augustine, Nathan. "The Cardston Alberta Temple". Nathan's Exhaustive Guide to the Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Archived from the original on 2006-02-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20060210114237/http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/4909/alberta.html. Retrieved 2006-12-26. 
• "Temple Background" (Press release). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. http://www.lds.org/newsroom/showpackage/0,15367,3899-1---3-247,00.html. 
• Satterfield, Rick. "Cardston Alberta Temple". Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint. http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/cardston/. Retrieved 2006-12-26. 

External links

• Official LDS Cardston Alberta Temple page
• Cardston Alberta Temple page
• October 1923 talk by Andrew Jenson from General Conference, as found at LDS Library website