Las Vegas Nevada Temple

Las Vegas Nevada Temple
Number	43
Dedication	16 December 1989 (16 December 1989) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	10.3 acres (4.2 hectares)
Floor area	80,350 sq ft (7,465 m2)
Height	137 ft (42 m)
Preceded by	Portland Oregon Temple
Followed by	Toronto Ontario Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announcement 7 April 1984 Groundbreaking 30 November 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley Open House 16 November – 9 December 1989 Designed by Tate & Snyder Architects Location 827 Temple View Drive Las Vegas, Nevada United States Exterior finish White precast stone walls and copper roof and detailing Temple design Modern, six-spire design Ordinance rooms 4 with Movie, stationary sessions Sealing rooms 6 Clothing rental Yes Cafeteria Full services Visitors' center No

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Spires of the Las Vegas Temple

The Las Vegas Nevada Temple is the 43rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Located in the Sunrise Manor CDP near Las Vegas, Nevada, the temple sits on 10.3 acres (4.2 ha) of land at the base of Frenchman Mountain. A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication for the temple were held in November 1985. Gordon B. Hinckley, then a counselor in the church's First Presidency, presided and gave the dedication prayer. Construction began soon after the ceremony.

After construction was completed, the temple was open to the public for tours between November 16 and December 9, 1989. Almost 300,000 toured the temple and its grounds during these three weeks. The temple has six spires, the highest of which is 119 feet (36 m). At the top of this tower stands a ten-foot statue of the angel Moroni. The exterior is a white finish of pre-cast stone walls with a copper roof. The temple has 192 rooms, which includes four ordinance rooms, a Celestial room, six sealing rooms, a baptismal font, and other facilities to meet the needs of the purposes of the temple.

Hinckley dedicated the Las Vegas Nevada Temple in sessions held December 16–18, 1989. Eleven sessions were held and more than 30,000 Latter-day Saints attended the dedicatory services.

See also

• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Temple (Latter Day Saints)
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nevada

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Las Vegas Nevada Temple page
• Las Vegas Nevada Temple page
• The Las Vegas Temple
• For many in Vegas, temple has been fulfillment of dream - Mormon Times