Albuquerque New Mexico Temple

Albuquerque New Mexico Temple
Number	73	edit data
Dedication	5 March 2000 (5 March 2000) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	8.5 acres (3.4 hectares)
Floor area	34,245 sq ft (3,181 m2)
Preceded by	Hermosillo Sonora México Temple
Followed by	Oaxaca México Temple
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Additional Information Announcement 4 April 1997 Groundbreaking 20 June 1998 by Lynn A. Mickelsen Open House 17 February – 26 February 2000 Current President Ivan G. Waddoups (2006) Designed by Fanning Bard & Tatum Location 10301 San Francisco Drive NE Albuquerque, New Mexico United States Phone number 505-822-5110 Exterior finish Desert Rose pre-cast concrete trimmed with Texas pearl granite Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 with Movie, stationary sessions Sealing rooms 3 Clothing rental Yes Cafeteria Full services Visitors'  center No

Coordinates: 35°10′3.7″N 106°31′31.1″W / 35.167694°N 106.525306°W / 35.167694; -106.525306

The Albuquerque New Mexico Temple is the 73rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Ground for the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple was broken in a special ceremony on 20 June 1998. About 6,500 members attended the event which had a 600-voice youth choir provide the music.

During the 10-day open house about 70,000 people toured the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple. Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the temple on 5 March 2000. During the dedicatory prayer President Hinckley expressed his hope that the new temple would turn the hearts of the LDS members to their families.

The Albuquerque New Mexico Temple serves about 55,000 members in New Mexico and bordering parts of Arizona and Colorado. It sits on 8.5 acres (34,000 m²) in northeast Albuquerque. The exterior is finished with desert rose pre-cast concrete and trimmed with Texas pearl granite. A gold statue of the angel Moroni tops the single-spire. The temple has a total of 34,245 square feet (3,181.5 m²), two ordinance rooms, and three 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 New Mexico

External links

Media related to Albuquerque New Mexico Temple at Wikimedia Commons

• Official LDS Albuquerque New Mexico Temple page
• Albuquerque New Mexico Temple page

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