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Orlando Florida Temple 
Number 46 Dedication 9 October 1994 by
Howard W. HunterSite 13 acres (5.3 hectares) Floor area 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2) Height 165 ft (50 m) Preceded by San Diego California Temple Followed by Bountiful Utah Temple Official website • News & Images Additional Information Announcement 6 April 1991 Groundbreaking 20 June 1992 by
James E. FaustOpen House 10 September – 30 September 1994 Current President Boyd P. Hoglund Designed by Scott Partnership Architects Location 9000 Windy Ridge Road
Windermere, Florida
United StatesPhone number 407-876-0022 Exterior finish White precast concrete with marble chips Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 4 with Movie, stationary sessions Sealing rooms 5 Clothing rental Yes Cafeteria Limited services Visitors' center No Coordinates: 28°30′26.50320″N 81°30′33.92999″W / 28.507362°N 81.5094249972°W The Orlando Florida Temple is the 48th constructed and 46th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located near Windermere, 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 LDS temple in Orlando, Florida was announced on April 6, 1991, and dedicated on October 9, 1994 by President Howard W. Hunter. The temple was built on a 13-acre (53,000 m2) plot, has 4 ordinance rooms and 5 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 70,000 square feet (6,500 m2). Orlando is one of only two temples dedicated by Howard W. Hunter, the other is the Bountiful Utah Temple.
Contents
Presidents
The Presidents and Matrons (where known) of the Orlando Florida Temple are as follows:
- Jack F. Joyner, 1994-1997
- Kenneth L. Zabriskie, 1997-1998
- L. Blaine Vorwaller, 1998-2001
- Bruce E. Belnap and Phyllis K. Belnap, 2001-2004
- Blaine W. Johnson, 2004-2007
- Boyd P. Hoglund and LaDene N. Hoglund, 2007-2010
- David T. Halversen, 2010–present
Gallery
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Nativity displayed on the temple grounds, December 2008
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View of southern side of temple
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James Faust and Alexander Morrison[1] at the Orlando Temple groundbreaking
See also
- 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)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida
References
- ^ Ground Broken for Orlando Florida Temple, Ensign September 2002
External links
- Official LDS Orlando Florida Temple page
- Orlando Florida Temple page
- Orlando Florida Temple page with interior photos
- Pictures of Orlando Temple historical events
Latter-day Saint temples in the Eastern United States See also : Temples in other geographic regionsConnecticut Hartford Connecticut Temple
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- 20th-century Latter Day Saint temples
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