Mesa Arizona Temple | ||||
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Number | 7 | |||
Dedication | October 23, 1927, by Heber J. Grant[1] | |||
Site | 20 acres (8.1 ha) | |||
Floor area | 113,916 sq ft (10,583.1 m2) | |||
Height | 50 ft (15 m) | |||
Official website • News & images | ||||
Church chronology | ||||
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Additional information | ||||
Announced | October 3, 1919, by Heber J. Grant | |||
Groundbreaking | April 25, 1922, by Heber J. Grant | |||
Open house | Tours were available upon request 1920–22 March 19 – April 3, 1975 October 16-November 20, 2021 | |||
Rededicated | April 16, 1975, by Spencer W. Kimball December 12, 2021, by Dallin H. Oaks | |||
Designed by | Don Carlos Young, Jr. and Ramm Hansen | |||
Location | Mesa, Arizona, United States | |||
Geographic coordinates | 33°24′46.4″N 111°49′10.5″W / 33.412889°N 111.819583°W | |||
Exterior finish | Concrete | |||
Temple design | Neoclassical Architecture | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 4 (Movie, stationary) | |||
Sealing rooms | 9 | |||
Clothing rental | Yes | |||
Visitors' center | Yes | |||
Notes | The first temple to offer ordinances in a language other than English (Spanish). | |||
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The Mesa Arizona Temple (formerly the Arizona Temple; nicknamed the Lamanite Temple)[2] is the seventh operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The intent to build the temple was announced on October 1, 1919, by church president Heber J. Grant, during the church's general conference. Located in the city of Mesa, Arizona, as of April 2024, it is the first of the church's seven temples built or planned in the state, with three of those in Maricopa County.[3] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 25, 1922, and the dedication, conducted by Grant, was on October 23, 1927.