The Orlando Florida Temple is the 48th constructed and 46th operating
temple of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located near
Windermere, Florida, it was built with a modern single-spire design. It is the second largest LDS temple in the
Eastern United States, after the
Washington D.C. Temple
The Washington D.C. Temple (formerly the Washington Temple) is the 18th constructed and 16th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is located in Kensington, Maryland, United States, just north of W ...
.
History
The LDS temple in
Orlando, Florida
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...
was announced on April 6, 1991, with a groundbreaking on June 20, 1992. The temple was dedicated on October 9, 1994, by
Howard W. Hunter
Howard William Hunter (November 14, 1907 – March 3, 1995) was an American lawyer and the 14th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1994 to 1995. His nine-month presidential tenure is the shortest in ...
, LDS Church
president. The temple was built on a plot, has four
ordinance rooms and five
sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of . Orlando is one of two temples dedicated by Hunter, the other is the
Bountiful Utah Temple.
In 2015, a second temple was dedicated in Florida, the
Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple was built in
Davie, Florida, and serves an estimated 25,000 church members in South Florida.
In 2020, the Orlando Florida Temple was closed in response to the
coronavirus pandemic.
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"All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus"
''The Salt Lake Tribune
''The Salt Lake Tribune'' is a newspaper published in the city of Salt Lake City, Utah. The ''Tribune'' is owned by The Salt Lake Tribune, Inc., a non-profit corporation. The newspaper's motto is "Utah's Independent Voice Since 1871."
History
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Gallery
File:Orlando Temple Nativity.jpg, Nativity displayed on the temple grounds, December 2008
File:Orlando Temple 2007.jpg, View of southern side of temple
File:Orlando Temple Groundbreaking.jpg, James E. Faust
James Esdras Faust (July 31, 1920 – August 10, 2007) was an American religious leader, lawyer, and politician. Faust was Second Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1995 unt ...
and Alexander B. Morrison
Alexander Baillie Morrison (22 December 1930 – 12 February 2018) was a Canadian scientist, academic, and public servant and was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1987 until his death.
Prof ...
at the Orlando Temple groundbreaking
File:Orlando_Florida_Temple_at_sunrise.jpg, Orlando Florida Temple at sunrise
See also
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Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
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Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Florida.
The LDS Church represents about 1% of the population of Florida according to the Pew Resea ...
References
External links
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Orlando Florida Templeat ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
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Temples (LDS Church) in Florida
Buildings and structures in Orlando, Florida
Christianity in Orlando, Florida
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1994
1994 establishments in Florida
20th-century Latter Day Saint temples