Denver Colorado Temple

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Denver Colorado Temple

Number	40	edit data
Announcement	31 March 1982
Groundbreaking	19 May 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Open House	8 September – 27 September 1986
Dedication	24 October 1986 (24 October 1986) by Ezra Taft Benson
Current President	Dennis K. Brown (2006)
Location	2001 East Phillips Circle Centennial, Colorado United States
Phone number	303-730-0220
Site	7.56 acres (3.1 hectares)
Total floor area	27,006 sq ft (2,509 m²)
Height	90 ft (27 m)
Exterior finish	Precast stone walls and a built-up roof
Temple design	Modern, single-spire design
Ordinance rooms	4
Sealing rooms	6
Clothing rental	Yes
Cafeteria	Full services
Visitors' center	Yes
Preceded by	Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
Followed by	Frankfurt Germany Temple
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Coordinates: 39°34′7.312799″N 104°57′56.81520″W / 39.56869799972, -104.965782 The Denver Colorado Temple is the 40th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The LDS Church announced its plans to build a temple in Colorado on March 31, 1982. Almost two years later, Gordon B. Hinckley presided over the site dedication and groundbreaking. Hand-carved woodwork adorns the temple interior, along with hand-painted designs on the walls and ceilings. The temple also features more than six hundred square feet of specially designed stained glass windows. The temple is situated on a hilltop in Centennial that was once part of a golf course and country club.

Many Latter-day Saints contributed what they could to the building and beautifying of the Denver Colorado Temple. Some made tatted cloths, children earned money and donated it for the building of three 'bride benches,' young men and women made and assembled a dollhouse to be used in the youth center, and more than six hundred volunteers cleaned the temple before the open house held 8–27 September 1986 .

President Ezra Taft Benson, then President of the Church, dedicated the temple on October 24, 1986. The Denver Colorado Temple has a total of 29,117 square feet (2,705 m²), four ordinance rooms, and six sealing rooms.

1 Community reaction
2 Gallery
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Community reaction

Prior to the construction of the temple, residents were worried that a temple in their area would be too big and overshadow everything else. The Church then let the residents of the neighborhood surrounding the temple grounds pick the final design of the temple. Out of respect to the community, the Church turned off the lights surrounding the temple at night so the area would not be so bright. The same residents that voted for the temple design asked the Church to leave the lights on permanently at night as they thought the building was beautiful.^{[citation needed]}

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[edit] External links

Official LDS Denver Colorado Temple page
Denver Colorado Temple page
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site
Mormon Temples - Lightplanet
Mormons Open Temple Doors to Share Beliefs - USAToday

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