Cardston Alberta Temple

Cardston Alberta Temple
Number	6
Dedicated	26 August 1923 (26 August 1923) by Heber J. Grant
Site	10 acres (4 hectares)
Floor area	88,562 sq ft (8,228 m2)
Height	85 ft (26 m)
Preceded by	Laie Hawaii Temple
Followed by	Mesa Arizona Temple
Official website • News & images
showAdditional information Announced 27 June 1913 Groundbreaking 13 November 1913 by Daniel Kent Greene Open House Tours offered, 1920–23 June 6–15, 1991 (after renovation) Rededicated 22 June 1991 by Gordon B. Hinckley Current President D. Wesley Balderson Designed by Hyrum Pope and Harold Burton Location 348 3rd St. W. Cardston, Alberta Canada Exterior finish White granite Ordinance rooms 4 (four-stage progressive sessions) Sealing rooms 5 Clothing rental Yes Cafeteria Yes Visitors' center Yes Notes An addition was completed in 1962 and was dedicated on July 2, 1962 by Hugh B. Brown.

Coordinates: 49°11′52.23840″N 113°18′32.50800″W / 49.1978440000°N 113.3090300000°W / 49.1978440000; -113.3090300000

The Cardston Alberta Temple (formerly the Alberta Temple) is the eighth constructed and sixth of the still-operating temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Cardston, Alberta, it is the church's oldest temple outside the United States. It is one of eight temples that does not have an angel Moroni statue, and one of six without spires, similar to Solomon's Temple.^[1] It is also one of only two temples the church built in the shape of a cross, the other being the Laie Hawaii Temple.

History[]

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 (4.0 ha) 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,^[2] an addition was rededicated on July 2, 1962 by Hugh B. Brown. The first temple president was Edward J. Wood, who served from 1923 to 1948. 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).

In 1992, the temple was declared a National Historic Site, and a plaque was dedicated in 1995.^[3]

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Cardston Alberta Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[4]

Presidents or matrons[]

Other than Wood, other notable temple presidents, or matrons, include Merlin R. Lybbert (1994–97); Elaine L. Jack (1997–2000); and Ardeth G. Kapp (2000–03). As of 2018, D. Wesley Balderson is the president.^[5]

See also[]

• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Torleif S. Knaphus — sculpted the large bas relief titled Christ the Fountainhead on the exterior of the building and also the life-size oxen holding the baptism font
• LeConte Stewart - painted murals and other art work in the temple
• List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Alberta
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada

References[]

Further reading[]

• Anderson, Paul L. (July 1977), "First of the Modern Temples", Ensign
• Gates, Susa Young (October 1923), "Dedication of the Alberta Temple", Improvement Era, 26 (12): 1139–1141
• Jenson, Andrew (October 1923), "Elder Andrew Jenson (Assistant Church Historian.)", [General] Conference Report, pp. 125–132
• Satterfield, Rick, "Cardston Alberta Temple", ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org, retrieved 2012-10-09
• Anderson, Paul L. (July 1978), "Paintings from the Alberta Temple", Ensign
• Brown, Hugh B. (August 1962), "The LDS Concept of Marriage", Improvement Era, 65 (08): 570–575 (Has accompanying color photographs of interior of Cardston Alberta Temple)
• Steele, C. Frank (August 1962), "Trek to the North", Improvement Era, 65 (08): 568–569, 590–591

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cardston Alberta Temple.

• Cardston Alberta Temple Official site
• Cardston Alberta Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
• Augustine, Nathan. "The Cardston Alberta Temple". Nathan's Exhaustive Guide to the Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Archived from the original on 2006-02-10. Retrieved 2006-12-26.