Edmonton Alberta Temple

Edmonton Alberta Temple
The Edmonton Alberta Temple
Number	67
Dedication	11 December 1999 (11 December 1999) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	1 acre (0.4 hectares)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Preceded by	Billings Montana Temple
Followed by	Raleigh North Carolina Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announcement 11 August 1998 Groundbreaking 27 February 1999 by Yoshihiko Kikuchi Open House 3 December – 7 December 1999 Current President Jack M. Holt (2007)a Designed by Robert Bennett and Church A&E Services Location 14325 53rd Avenue NW Edmonton, Alberta Canada Exterior finish Light gray granite veneer quarried in Quebec 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

The Edmonton Alberta Temple is the 67th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The temple was the second to be built in Alberta; the first was built in Cardston in 1923. The temple serves about 15,700 members in the area. The exterior of the temple is white granite and has a single spire topped by a statue of the angel Moroni. The groundbreaking services were held on 27 February 1999. Before the dedication of the temple, a public open house was held.

Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the temple on 11–12 December 1999. The Edmonton Alberta Temple has a total of 10,700 square feet (990 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

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 Canada

External links

Media related to Edmonton Alberta Temple at Wikimedia Commons

• Official LDS Edmonton Alberta Temple page
• Edmonton Alberta Temple page