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__NOTOC__ The San Diego California Temple is the 47th constructed and 45th operating
temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...
of
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. Located near the
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community of
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, it was built with two main spires, but unique to this temple are four smaller spires at the base of each main spire. The East spire is topped with the familiar Angel Moroni statue which adorns most LDS temples.


History

The San Diego Temple was announced on April 7, 1984, and dedicated on April 25, 1993 by
Gordon B. Hinckley Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 1995 until his death in January 200 ...
. The temple was built on a plot, has 4
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s and 8
sealing room In temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), an ordinance room is a room where the ceremony known as the ''Endowment'' is administered, as well as other ordinances such as Sealings. Some temples perform a progre ...
s, and has a total floor area of . Although there is no visitors' center, the church maintains the
Mormon Battalion The Mormon Battalion was the only religious unit in United States military history in federal service, recruited solely from one religious body and having a religious title as the unit designation. The volunteers served from July 1846 to July ...
Historic Site in Old Town,
San Diego San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United State ...
. In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the San Diego California Temple was temporarily closed 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.


Presidents

Notable
temple president Temple president is a priesthood leadership position in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A temple president's primary responsibility is to supervise the affairs of an LDS temple in both an administrative and spiritual ...
s include J. Clifford Wallace (1998-1999); Joe J. Christensen (1999–2002); and David E. Sorensen (2005–08).


Gallery

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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) On December 27, 1832, two years after the organization of the Church of Christ, the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, stated he received a revelation that called upon church members to restore the practice of temple worship. The Latter Day Saints ...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in California The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in California refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in California. California has the 2nd most members of the LDS Church in the United States, behind ...


References


External links


San Diego California Temple Official siteSan Diego California Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20060430232737/http://www.sandiegomormontemple.org/ Website dedicated to the San Diego Temple {{LDS-Temple-USA 20th-century Latter Day Saint temples Religious buildings and structures in San Diego Religious buildings and structures in San Diego County, California Religious buildings and structures completed in 1993 Temples (LDS Church) in California 1993 establishments in California