Regina Saskatchewan Temple

Regina Saskatchewan Temple
Number	65
Dedication	14 November 1999 (14 November 1999) by Boyd K. Packer
Site	1 acre (0.4 hectares)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
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 November – 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

The Regina Saskatchewan Temple is the 65th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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, Church President Gordon B. Hinckley's dedication of the Halifax Nova Scotia Temple was delayed a day. President 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.

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 Canada

External links

• Official LDS Regina Saskatchewan Temple page
• Regina Saskatchewan Temple page