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Cardston Alberta Temple
Cardston Alberta Temple
National Historic Site of Canada
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Municipality	Cardston County
Nearest city	Cardston
Region	Southern Alberta
Elevation
Area	10 acres (40,000 sq m2)
Governing body	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Designated as a National Historic Site	1992
Type of NHSC	Temple
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Founder
Architect
Established	June 27, 1913
Year built	1913-1923
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Website	Official LDS Cardston Alberta Temple page

*Cardston Alberta Temple*
Cardston Alberta Temple
Dedication	26 August 1923 by; Heber J. Grant
Site	8 acres (3.2 hectares)
Floor area	81,700 sq ft (7,590 m2)
Height	85 ft (26 m)
Preceded by	Laie Hawaii Temple
Followed by	Mesa Arizona Temple
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Additional Information
Announcement	27 June 1913
Groundbreaking	13 November 1913 by; Daniel Kent Greene
Rededication	22 June 1991 by; Gordon B. Hinckley
Current President	Donald S. Hansen (2006)
Designed by	Hyrum Pope and Harold Burton
Location	348 3 Avenue West; Cardston, Alberta T0K 0K0; Canada
Phone number	403-653-3552
Exterior finish	White granite
Temple design	Solomon’s Temple, no spire
Ordinance rooms	4 with progressive sessions
Sealing rooms	5
Clothing rental	Yes
Cafeteria	Full services
Visitors' center	Yes

Coordinates: 49°11′52.23840″N 113°18′32.50800″W / 49.197844°N 113.30903°W / 49.197844; -113.30903 The Cardston Alberta Temple (formerly the Alberta Temple) is the eighth constructed and sixth operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Cardston, Alberta, it is the oldest LDS temple outside the United States. It is one of eight temples that do not have an angel Moroni statue, and one of three without spires, similar to Solomon's Temple. The other two are the Laie Hawaii Temple and the Mesa Arizona Temple.

The temple was announced on June 27, 1913, and was built on Temple Hill, an eight-acre plot given to the church by Charles Ora Card. The site expanded to more than 10 acres (40,000 m²) in the mid-1950s. The granite used in building the temple was hand-hewn from quarries in Nelson, British Columbia.

Originally dedicated on August 26, 1923, by church president Heber J. Grant, an addition was rededicated on July 2, 1962 by Hugh B. Brown. The temple was renovated in the 1990s, and Gordon B. Hinckley rededicated it on June 22, 1991.

The temple has four ordinance rooms, five sealing rooms, and a floor area of 88,562 square feet (8,227.7 m²).

The first president of the temple was Edward J. Wood, who served from 1923 to 1948.

In 1992 the temple was declared a National Historic Site, and a plaque was dedicated in 1995.^[1]

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[edit] References

^ Parks Canada - National Historic Sites

Augustine, Nathan. "The Cardston Alberta Temple". Nathan's Exhaustive Guide to the Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. http://www.oocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/4909/alberta.html. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Temple Background". Press release. http://www.lds.org/newsroom/showpackage/0,15367,3899-1---3-247,00.html.
Satterfield, Rick. "Cardston Alberta Temple". Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint. http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/cardston/. Retrieved 2006-12-26.

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[0] Parks Canada - National Historic Sites

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