Lubbock Texas Temple | ||||
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Number | 109 | |||
Dedication | April 21, 2002, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Site | 2.7 acres (1.1 ha) | |||
Floor area | 16,498 sq ft (1,532.7 m2) | |||
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Additional information | ||||
Announced | April 2, 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Groundbreaking | November 4, 2000, by Rex D. Pinegar | |||
Open house | March 23–30, 2002 | |||
Current president | Thomas Hill Ashdown | |||
Designed by | Tisdel Minckler and Associates. | |||
Location | Lubbock, Texas, U.S. | |||
Geographic coordinates | 33°31′44″N 101°56′29″W / 33.5290°N 101.9414°W | |||
Exterior finish | Empress white and majestic gray granite quarried in China | |||
Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
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The Lubbock Texas Temple is the 109th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[1]
The Lubbock Texas Temple joins three other LDS temples in Texas in serving 220,000 members of the church who live in the state. The Lubbock Temple serves western Texas including the Texas panhandle and eastern New Mexico, an area with about 13,500 members.