The St. Paul Minnesota Temple is the 69th operating
temple of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is located in
Oakdale, Minnesota, United States, a suburb of
St. Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center o ...
, and is the first temple of the LDS Church to be built in the state.
The site of the St. Paul Minnesota Temple is also the site of a
stake center
A stake is an administrative unit composed of multiple congregations in certain denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. The name "stake" derives from the Book of Isaiah: "enlarge the place of thy tent; stretch forth the curtains of thine ha ...
, a larger meetinghouse for the members of the LDS Church. The temple is situated on a wooded site. The building itself features a single spire and is covered with a light gray granite veneer.
History
The temple was announced in August of 1998. A groundbreaking was held on groundbreaking held on September 26, 1998. Construction continued over the following year, as the
Angel Moroni
The Angel Moroni () is an angel whom Joseph Smith reported as having visited him on numerous occasions, beginning on September 21, 1823. According to Smith, the angel was the guardian of the golden plates, buried in the hill Cumorah near Smith's ...
statue atop the temple was hoisted into place on September 25, 1999. LDS Church president
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 ...
dedicated the St. Paul Minnesota Temple on January 9, 2000. The temple has a total of , two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
The temple received minor damage on September 10, 2008 in a fire that inspectors believe was arson.
In 2020, the St. Paul Minnesota Temple was closed in response to the
coronavirus pandemic.
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History
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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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References
External links
St. Paul Minnesota Temple Official siteSt. Paul Minnesota Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
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20th-century Latter Day Saint temples
2000 establishments in Minnesota
Buildings and structures in Washington County, Minnesota
Religious buildings and structures in Minnesota
Temples (LDS Church) completed in 2000
Temples (LDS Church) in the United States