Albuquerque New Mexico Temple

Albuquerque New Mexico Temple
Number	73
Dedicated	March 5, 2000 (March 5, 2000) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	8.5 acres (3.4 hectares)
Floor area	34,245 sq ft (3,181 m2)
Preceded by	Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple
Followed by	Oaxaca Mexico Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announced April 4, 1997 Groundbreaking June 20, 1998 by Lynn A. Mickelsen Open House February 17–26, 2000 Current President Perry M. Webb Designed by Fanning Bard & Tatum Location 10301 San Francisco Drive NE Albuquerque, New Mexico United States Exterior finish Desert Rose pre-cast concrete trimmed with Texas pearl granite Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 (Movie, stationary sessions) Sealing rooms 3 Clothing rental Yes Cafeteria No Visitors' center No

Coordinates: 35°10′3.7″N 106°31′31.1″W / 35.167694°N 106.525306°W / 35.167694; -106.525306 The Albuquerque New Mexico Temple is the 73rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

History[]

Ground for the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple was broken in a special ceremony on June 20, 1998. About 6,500 members attended the event which had a 600-voice youth choir provide the music.

During a 10-day open house prior to dedication about 70,000 people toured the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple. LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the temple on March 5, 2000. During the dedicatory prayer, Hinckley expressed his hope that the new temple would turn the hearts of the LDS members to their families.

The Albuquerque New Mexico Temple serves about 55,000 members in New Mexico and bordering parts of Arizona and Colorado. It sits on 8.5 acres (34,000 m²) in northeast Albuquerque. The exterior is finished with desert rose pre-cast concrete and trimmed with Texas pearl granite. A gold statue of the angel Moroni tops the single-spire. The temple has a total of 34,245 square feet (3,181.5 m²), two ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.

In 2020, along with all the church's other temples, the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[1]

See also[]

Albuquerque

Farmington

Ciudad Juárez

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Temples in and near New Mexico
Red = Operating
Yellow = Announced
Blue = Under Construction
Black = Closed for Renovations

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• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico

Additional reading[]

• Traver, Holly (June 27, 1998), "Ground broken for temple in New Mexico", Church News
• "Angel Moroni statues placed atop 2 temples", Church News, June 26, 1999
• "Open house, dedication set for Albuquerque temple", Church News, February 5, 2000
• "'A place that ties families together'", Church News, March 11, 2000
• Weaver, Sarah Jane (March 11, 2000), "Temple melding members of three cultures", Church News

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Albuquerque New Mexico Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• Albuquerque New Mexico Temple Official site
• Albuquerque New Mexico Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org