Raleigh North Carolina Temple
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The Raleigh North Carolina Temple is the 68th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Groundbreaking services for the Raleigh North Carolina temple were held on February 6, 1999. After the temple was completed, about 31,000 people toured the temple during the open house. Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the temple on December 18, 1999.
The temple features art glass windows and a white marble exterior. The classic modern design features a lone spire topped with a gold statue of the angel Moroni. The Raleigh North Carolina Temple has two ordinance rooms, two sealing rooms, and a total floor area of 10,700 square feet.
[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in the Eastern United States
* Harrison New York Temple
* Raleigh North Carolina Temple
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- Birmingham Alabama Temple
- Orlando Florida Temple
- Atlanta Georgia Temple
- Chicago Illinois Temple
- Nauvoo Illinois Temple
- Washington D.C. Temple
- Louisville Kentucky Temple
- Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple
- Boston Massachusetts Temple
- Detroit Michigan Temple
- St. Paul Minnesota Temple
- St. Louis Missouri Temple
- Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple
- Manhattan New York Temple
- Palmyra New York Temple
- Raleigh North Carolina Temple
- Bismarck North Dakota Temple
- Columbus Ohio Temple
- Kirtland Ohio Temple (no longer owned by the LDS Church)
- Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple
- Columbia South Carolina Temple
- Memphis Tennessee Temple
- Nashville Tennessee Temple
[edit] See also
- Temple (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
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
[edit] External links
- Official LDS Raleigh North Carolina Temple page
- Raleigh North Carolina Temple page
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site
- Mormon Temples - Lightplanet
- Mormon Temple Ordinances - ReligionFacts
