Cardston Alberta Temple facts for kids

Cardston Alberta Temple
Number	6	edit data
Dedicated	Quick facts for kids 26 August 1923 (26 August 1923) by Heber J. Grant
Site	10 acres (4 hectares)
Floor area	81,700 sq ft (7,590 m2)
Height	85 ft (26 m)
Preceded by	Laie Hawaii Temple
Followed by	Mesa Arizona Temple
Official website: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/cardston-alberta-temple • News & images
Additional information Announced 27 June 1913 Groundbreaking 13 November 1913 by Daniel Kent Greene Open House Tours offered, 1920–23 June 6–15, 1991 (after renovation) Rededicated 22 June 1991 by Gordon B. Hinckley Current President D. Wesley Balderson Designed by Hyrum Pope and Harold Burton Location 348 3rd St. W. Cardston, Alberta Canada Exterior finish White granite Ordinance rooms 4 (four-stage progressive sessions) Sealing rooms 5 Clothing rental Yes Cafeteria Yes Visitors' center Yes Notes An addition was completed in 1962 and was dedicated on July 2, 1962 by Hugh B. Brown.

The Cardston Alberta Temple (formerly the Alberta Temple) is the eighth constructed and sixth of the still-operating temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located in Cardston, Alberta, it is the oldest LDS Church temple outside the United States. It is one of eight temples that do not have an angel Moroni statue, and one of six without spires, similar to Solomon's Temple. It is also one of only two LDS Church temples built in the shape of a cross, the other being the Laie Hawaii Temple.

History

The temple was announced on June 27, 1913, and was built on Temple Hill, an eight-acre plot given to the church by Charles Ora Card. The site expanded to more than 10 acres (4.0 ha) in the mid-1950s. The granite used in building the temple was hand-hewn from quarries in Nelson, British Columbia.

Originally dedicated on August 26, 1923, by LDS Church president Heber J. Grant, an addition was rededicated on July 2, 1962 by Hugh B. Brown. The first temple president was Edward J. Wood, who served from 1923 to 1948. The temple was renovated in the 1990s, and Gordon B. Hinckley rededicated it on June 22, 1991.

The temple has four ordinance rooms, five sealing rooms, and a floor area of 88,562 square feet (8,227.7 m²).

In 1992, the temple was declared a National Historic Site, and a plaque was dedicated in 1995.

In 2020, the Cardston Alberta Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Presidents

Notable presidents of the temple include Edward J. Wood (1923–48); Merlin R. Lybbert (1994–97); Joseph E. Jack (1997–2000); and Heber B. Kapp (2000–03). As of 2018, the current president is D. Wesley Balderson.

Images for kids

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  The Cardston Alberta Temple looking from the northeast, outside the baptistry.

See also

In Spanish: Templo de Alberta para niños