Cardston Alberta Temple

Cardston Alberta Temple
Number	6
Dedication	August 26, 1923, by Heber J. Grant
Site	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Floor area	88,562 sq ft (8,227.7 m2)
Height	85 ft (26 m)
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Additional information
Announced	June 27, 1913, by Joseph F. Smith
Groundbreaking	November 13, 1913, by Daniel Kent Greene
Open house	Tours offered, 1920–23 June 6–15, 1991 (after renovation)
Rededicated	July 2, 1962, by Hugh B. Brown June 22, 1991, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Current president	F. Brent Thomas
Designed by	Hyrum Pope and Harold W. Burton
Location	Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Geographic coordinates	49°11′52.23840″N 113°18′32.50800″W
Exterior finish	White granite
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	4 (four-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	5
Clothing rental	Yes
Visitors' center	Yes
Notes	An addition was completed in 1962 and was dedicated on July 2, 1962 by Hugh B. Brown.
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Cardston Alberta Temple
Location	Cardston, Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Area	10 acres (40,000 m2)
Founded	June 27, 1913
Built	1913–1923
Architectural style(s)	LDS temple
Governing body	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Website	Official LDS Cardston Alberta Temple page
National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1992

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 (LDS Church). Located in Cardston, Alberta, it is the oldest LDS Church temple outside the United States. It is one of eight temples that do not have an angel Moroni statue, and one of six without spires, similar to Solomon's Temple. It is also one of only two LDS Church temples 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 LDS Church president Heber J. Grant, 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.

In 2020, the Cardston Alberta Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Presidents

Notable presidents of the temple include Edward J. Wood (1923–48); Merlin R. Lybbert (1994–97); Joseph E. Jack (1997–2000); and Heber B. Kapp (2000–03). As of 2018, the current president is D. Wesley Balderson.

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

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

• 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.