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The Newport Beach California Temple is the 122nd
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of
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(LDS Church). The temple was announced on April 21, 2001 and dedicated by
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on August 28, 2005. At the time of its dedication, it was the sixth operating temple in
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. Prior to the dedication, 175,000 people attended an open house to tour the building. The open house was disrupted by a small group of protesters who carried signs reading "Mormon Lies Found Here" and "Jesus Warned Against False Prophets" and urged people not to enter. The temple was built to serve the 50,000 Latter-day Saints in
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at the time. Similar to the
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, it uses interior and exterior architectural themes consistent with what was used in the Spanish missions of the early Western US and Mexico. The interior includes murals of the California coast. In response to opposition from residents of the surrounding community, the LDS Church made several modifications to the original design. The exterior was changed from white marble or granite to a more pink granite, considered more appropriate for Orange County. The steeple was lowered from to , and the exterior lighting is turned off each night at 11 o'clock (unlike most temples, which are lit throughout the night). The temple is topped by a
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holding the traditional statue of the
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. As with many contemporary LDS temples, the Newport Beach California Temple is built on the grounds of an existing
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center and shares parking with it. The temple has a total of , two ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms. It is located on an 8.8-acre campus. The temple is located in eastern
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, on Bonita Canyon Road, at Prairie Drive, near California State Route 73.


Gallery

File:Newport_Beach_California_Temple.jpg, Exterior of Newport Beach California Temple, March 2015 File:Newport_Beach_California_Temple_Spire.jpg, Spire of Newport Beach California Temple, March 2015


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 *
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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 ...


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at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org {{LDS-Temple-USA 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples Buildings and structures in Newport Beach, California Religious buildings and structures in Orange County, California Religious buildings and structures completed in 2005 Temples (LDS Church) in California 2005 establishments in California