Orlando Florida Temple

Orlando Florida Temple
Number	46
Dedication	9 October 1994 (9 October 1994) by Howard W. Hunter
Site	13 acres (5.3 hectares)
Floor area	70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2)
Height	165 ft (50 m)
Preceded by	San Diego California Temple
Followed by	Bountiful Utah Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announcement 6 April 1991 Groundbreaking 20 June 1992 by James E. Faust Open House 10 September – 30 September 1994 Current President Boyd P. Hoglund Designed by Scott Partnership Architects Location 9000 Windy Ridge Road Windermere, Florida United States Exterior finish White precast concrete with marble chips Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 4 with Movie, stationary sessions Sealing rooms 5 Clothing rental Yes Cafeteria Limited services Visitors'  center No

The Orlando Florida Temple is the 48th constructed and 46th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located near Windermere, it was built with a modern single-spire design. It is the second largest LDS temple in the Eastern United States, after the Washington D.C. Temple.

The LDS temple in Orlando, Florida was announced on April 6, 1991, and dedicated on October 9, 1994 by President Howard W. Hunter. The temple was built on a 13-acre (53,000 m²) plot, has 4 ordinance rooms and 5 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 70,000 square feet (6,500 m²). Orlando is one of only two temples dedicated by Howard W. Hunter, the other is the Bountiful Utah Temple.

Presidents

The Presidents and Matrons (where known) of the Orlando Florida Temple are as follows:

• Jack F. Joyner, 1994-1997
• Kenneth L. Zabriskie, 1997-1998
• L. Blaine Vorwaller, 1998-2001
• Bruce E. Belnap and Phyllis K. Belnap, 2001-2004
• Blaine W. Johnson, 2004-2007
• Boyd P. Hoglund and LaDene N. Hoglund, 2007-2010
• David T. Halversen, 2010–present

Gallery

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  Nativity displayed on the temple grounds, December 2008

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  View of southern side of temple

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  James Faust and Alexander Morrison at the Orlando Temple groundbreaking

See also

• 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 Florida

External links

• Official LDS Orlando Florida Temple page
• Orlando Florida Temple page
• Orlando Florida Temple page with interior photos
• Pictures of Orlando Temple historical events