Dallas Texas Temple

The Dallas Texas Temple is the 30th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It serves nearly 50,000 members in North Texas, and a few congregations in northwest Louisiana, southwest Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma.

Dallas Texas Temple
Number 30
Dedicated October 19, 1984 (October 19, 1984) by
Gordon B. Hinckley
Site 6 acres (2.4 hectares)
Floor area 44,207 sq ft (4,107 m2)
Height 95 ft (29 m)
Preceded by Manila Philippines Temple
Followed by Taipei Taiwan Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information
Announced April 1, 1981
Groundbreaking January 22, 1983 by
Gordon B. Hinckley
Open House September 7-26, 1984
Rededicated March 5, 1989 by
Gordon B. Hinckley
Current President C. Bruce Jones (2013)
Designed by Church A&E Services and West & Humphries
Location 6363 Willow Lane
Dallas, Texas
United States
Exterior finish Marble tile
Temple design Sloping roof, six spire
Ordinance rooms 5 (Movie, stationary sessions)
Sealing rooms 4
Clothing rental Yes
Cafeteria Full
Visitors' center No
Notes The rededication in 1989 was for the addition only

History

Located in Dallas, Texas, the temple was dedicated on October 19, 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley.[1] The temple sits on a 6-acre (24,000 m2) site and was originally 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2). It was the first temple in Texas and the South Central United States. A groundbreaking, to signify the beginning of construction, occurred in January 1983.[2] With the LDS Church growing rapidly in the area, the temple was remodeled in 1987 to increase its size and make it more functional and efficient. The addition gave the temple 22,749 square feet (2,113 m2) of added space. The Dallas Texas Temple currently has a total floor area of 46,956 square feet (4,362 m2), five ordinance rooms, and four sealing rooms. L. Lionel Kendrick was a former temple president.

In 2020, along with all the church's other temples, the Dallas Texas Temple was closed for a time in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

See also
Temples in Texas and Oklahoma
Red = Operating
Blue = Under Construction
Yellow = Announced
Black = Closed for Renovations

References
  1. "Dallas Temple To Be Dedicated". The Daily Herald. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. UPI (January 29, 1983). "Mormons building temple in Dallas". Hutchinson News. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
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