Snowflake Arizona Temple
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The Snowflake Arizona Temple is the 108th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Snowflake Arizona Temple | ||||
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Number | 108 | |||
Dedication | March 3, 2002, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Site | 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) | |||
Floor area | 18,621 sq ft (1,729.9 m2) | |||
Height | 60 ft (18 m) | |||
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Announced | April 2, 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Groundbreaking | September 23, 2000, by Rex D. Pinegar | |||
Open house | February 2–16, 2002 | |||
Current president | Richard Quentin Miller | |||
Designed by | Trest Polina | |||
Location | Snowflake, Arizona, U.S. | |||
Geographic coordinates | 34°30′8.2″N 110°6′40.8″W | |||
Exterior finish | Two tones of polished granite, Empress White and Majestic Grey, quarried in China | |||
Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
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Mormon pioneers first settled Snowflake, Arizona in 1878 at the request of LDS Church president Brigham Young. The town of Snowflake was named after William J. Flake and Erastus Snow, two of the church's early leaders who helped supervise colonization of the area.
The Snowflake Arizona Temple serves 35,000 members, many of them descendants of the first pioneers to the area. The temple is set on a knoll that has become known as "Temple Hill." About eight feet was removed from the top of the knoll so the two-level temple could be built. The lower level is partially set into the knoll.