Twin Falls Idaho Temple | ||||
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Number | 128 | |||
Dedication | August 24, 2008, by Thomas S. Monson | |||
Site | 9.1 acres (3.7 ha) | |||
Floor area | 31,245 sq ft (2,902.8 m2) | |||
Height | 159 ft (48 m) | |||
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Additional information | ||||
Announced | October 2, 2004, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Groundbreaking | April 15, 2006, by Neil L. Andersen | |||
Open house | July 11 – August 15, 2008 | |||
Current president | Luis Javier García Castillo | |||
Designed by | MHTN Architects, Inc | |||
Location | Twin Falls, Idaho, U.S. | |||
Geographic coordinates | 42°35′12.05520″N 114°26′29.66640″W / 42.5866820000°N 114.4415740000°W | |||
Exterior finish | Precast concrete panels with quartz rock finish | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 3 | |||
Notes | Fourth temple dedicated in Idaho and, during 2008, the second temple dedicated in Idaho that year. | |||
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The Twin Falls Idaho Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Twin Falls, Idaho, just south of the Snake River Canyon. It became the fourth Latter-day Saint temple in the state when it was dedicated in August 2008 and the second temple dedicated in Idaho that year. Standing at approximately 159 feet (48 m) tall,[1] as of 2009 the temple is the tallest building in Twin Falls.[2]