Atlanta Georgia Temple

Atlanta Georgia Temple
Located in Sandy Springs, Georgia, the Atlanta Georgia Temple was the first LDS Temple in the Southeastern United States
Number	21
Dedication	June 1, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	9.6 acres (3.9 ha)
Floor area	34,500 sq ft (3,210 m2)
Height	92 ft (28 m)
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← Jordan River Utah Temple Atlanta Georgia Temple → Apia Samoa Temple
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Announced	April 2, 1980, by Spencer W. Kimball
Groundbreaking	March 7, 1981, by Spencer W. Kimball
Open house	April 9-23, 2011[1]
Rededicated	November 14, 1997, by Gordon B. Hinckley May 1, 2011, by Thomas S. Monson
Current president	René R. Alba (2021)
Designed by	Emil B. Fetzer
Location	Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S.
Geographic coordinates	33°55′54.24239″N 84°21′44.77319″W / 33.9317339972°N 84.3624369972°W / 33.9317339972; -84.3624369972
Exterior finish	Pre-cast stone walls
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	4 (Movie, two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	5
Notes	The rededication in 1997 was for the addition of a new baptistry, two new sealing rooms, and remodeling. In April 2009, the church announced that the Atlanta Temple would close on July 1 for 15 to 18 months for renovations[2] The temple was rededicated by Thomas S. Monson on May 1, 2011[3]
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The Atlanta Georgia Temple (formerly the Atlanta Temple) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) was the first temple built by the church in the Southeastern United States and the second temple east of the Mississippi River since 1846. Members of the church consider it a literal "house of God" comparable to the ancient Israelite temple where, as recorded in Bible, God spoke with Samuel. Emphasizing this belief, the building's façade bears the inscription "Holiness to the Lord – The House of the Lord."

The announcement to build a temple in Georgia was made by the church's First Presidency in April 1980. A site for the temple was selected on a 13-acre (53,000 m²) lot in Fulton County, in the then-unincorporated city of Sandy Springs, between Barfield Road on the east and Glenridge Drive on the west, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Atlanta.