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The Dallas Texas Temple is the 30th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It serves nearly 50,000 members in North Texas, and a few congregations in northwest Louisiana, southwest Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma.

History

Located in Dallas, Texas, the temple was dedicated on October 19, 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley.[2] The temple sits on a 6-acre (24,000 m2) site and was originally 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2). It was the first temple in Texas and the South Central United States. A groundbreaking, to signify the beginning of construction, occurred in January 1983.[3] With the LDS Church growing rapidly in the area, the temple was remodeled in 1987 to increase its size and make it more functional and efficient. The addition gave the temple 22,749 square feet (2,113 m2) of added space. The Dallas Texas Temple currently has a total floor area of 46,956 square feet (4,362 m2), five ordinance rooms, and four sealing rooms. L. Lionel Kendrick was a former temple president.

In 2020, along with all the church's other temples, the Dallas Texas Temple was closed for a time in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[4]

See also

Dallas-Fort Worth Temples

Temples in Texas and Oklahoma ()

  • = Operating
  • = Under construction
  • = Announced
  • = Temporarily Closed

References

  1. ^ "New Temple Leaders Called to Serve in 2022", Newsroom, LDS Church, October 24, 2022 [26 May 2022], retrieved October 24, 2022
  2. ^ "Dallas Temple To Be Dedicated". The Daily Herald. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ^ UPI (January 29, 1983). "Mormons building temple in Dallas". Hutchinson News. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Texas_Temple