Helsinki Finland Temple

The Helsinki Finland Temple is the 124th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "LDS Church").

Overview

The First Presidency of the Church announced on April 2, 2000 that a temple would be built near Helsinki in Espoo, Finland.

On March 29, 2003 a site dedication and groundbreaking ceremony were held in Karakallio a district of Espoo. D. Lee Tobler presided at the ceremony and gave the site dedication prayer.

An open house was held September 21 - October 7, 2006 to allow the public to tour the temple prior to its dedication.cite web|url=http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/cgi-bin/pages.cgi?helsinki|title=Helsinki Finland Temple|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|accessdate=2006-11-03] The temple was dedicated on October 22, 2006 by Gordon B. Hinckley, after a cultural celebration was held on the evening before. [http://www.mormonit.fi/index.php?itemid=0&aid=496]

The Helsinki Finland Temple has a total of convert|19500|sqft|m2, two ordinance rooms, and four sealing rooms and currently serves the geographically largest temple district of the church, which includes Finland, the Baltic states, and all of Russia.

Additional references [http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650201013,00.html Deseret Morning News] , [http://www.sltrib.com/lds/ci_4521076 Salt Lake Tribune] , [http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4534989 another Salt Lake Tribine 2] , [http://kutv.com/slideshows/local_slideshow_265110145 KUTV] and [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/churchupdate/061020comefinland.html Meridian] [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/churchupdate/061020comefinland2.html Magazine]

ee also

* Temple (Mormonism)
* 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
* Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)

References

External links

* [http://www.lds.org/temples/main/0,11204,1912-1-166-1,00.html Official LDS Helsinki Finland Temple page]
* [http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/helsinki/ Helsinki Finland Temple page]
* [http://www.lds.org/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] - Official Site
* [http://www.mormon.org/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] - Visitors Site
* [http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/temples/history.html History of Mormon Temples] - Lightplanet