Helsinki Finland Temple
Helsinki Finland Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number | 124 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dedication | 22 October 2006 Gordon B. Hinckley |
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Site | 7.4 acres (3 hectares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Floor area | 23,000 sq ft (2,100 m2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 139 ft (42 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Sacramento California Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Followed by | Rexburg Idaho Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Helsinki Finland Temple is the 124th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Unlike LDS chapels, where worship services are held and visitors are welcome, the temple is open only to church members.
Located at Leppäsillantie 3 in Espoo, the Helsinki Finland Temple has a total of 19,500 square feet (1,810 m2), two ordinance rooms, and four sealing rooms. It once served the geographically largest temple district of the church, which included Finland, the Baltic states, and all of Russia.[1] It was the final temple dedicated during the presidency of Gordon B. Hinckley and the last dedicated by Hinckley.
History
The church's First Presidency announced on April 2, 2000 that a temple would be built near Helsinki in Espoo, Finland.
On March 29, 2003 a site dedication and groundbreaking ceremony were held in Karakallio, a district of Espoo. D. Lee Tobler, of the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy, presided at the ceremony and gave the site dedication prayer.
An open house was held September 21 to October 7, 2006 to allow the public to tour the temple prior to its dedication.[1] The temple was dedicated on October 22, 2006 by Gordon B. Hinckley, after a cultural celebration was held the evening before.[2]
See also
- Comparison 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
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
Notes
References
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- KUTV[dead link]
- Meridian[dead link]
- Magazine[dead link]
External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Helsinki Finland Temple page (official)
- Helsinki Finland Temple at LDSChurchTemples.com
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with dead external links from October 2012
- Temples (LDS Church) in Europe
- 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples
- Buildings and structures in Espoo
- Places of worship in Finland
- Religious buildings completed in 2006
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Finland
- 2006 establishments in Finland