The Dallas Texas Temple is the 30th operating

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(LDS Church). It serves nearly 50,000 members in North

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, and a few congregations in northwest

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, southwest

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and southeast Oklahoma.

History

Located in

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, the temple was dedicated on October 19, 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley. The temple sits on a site and was originally . It was the first temple in

and the

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. A groundbreaking, to signify the beginning of construction, occurred in January 1983. With the LDS Church growing rapidly in the area, the temple was remodeled in 1987 to increase its size and make it more functional and efficient. The addition gave the temple of added space. The Dallas Texas Temple currently has a total floor area of , five ordinance rooms, and four sealing rooms. L. Lionel Kendrick was a former

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. In 2020, along with all the church's other temples, the Dallas Texas Temple was closed for a time in response to the

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.Stack, Peggy Fletcher
"All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus"
'' The Salt Lake Tribune'', 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.

References

External links

Dallas Texas Temple Official site

Dallas Texas Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org {{Authority control 20th-century Latter Day Saint temples Religious buildings and structures in Dallas Religious buildings and structures completed in 1984 Temples (LDS Church) in Texas 1984 establishments in Texas

History

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