As we passed through Albuquerque we stopped to see the temple (the first of 14 we will pass by on the trip) and snap a few pictures.
Site:  8.5 acres.
Exterior Finish:  Desert Rose pre-cast concrete trimmed with Texas pearl granite.
Ordinance Rooms:  Two ordinance rooms (stationary) and three sealing.
Total Floor Area:  34,245 square feet

Temple Facts

The Albuquerque New Mexico Temple was the first temple built in New Mexico.
Missionary work in New Mexico began among the Zuni Indians on the Little Colorado River in the 1860s. More than 100 converts were baptized.
The exterior of the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple features moonstones, a sunstone, and starstones—similar to the Salt Lake Temple—which appear in their astronomical order from the earth (starstones highest and moonstones lowest). Another sun is captured in the Celestial Room art glass, featured prominently on the east side of the temple.
When problems were encountered in obtaining approval from the City for the temple plans, Latter-day Saint youth in the area fasted and prayed for a resolution. Once approval was granted, they fasted and prayed again—this time for the construction workers.
At the groundbreaking ceremony for the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple, more than 6,500 members crowded on the 10-acre site to participate in the services.
During the ten-day public open house for the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple, approximately 70,000 visitors toured the temple interior.
The Albuquerque New Mexico Temple was dedicated in four sessions by President Gordon B. Hinckley on Sunday, March 5, 2000. He asked that the Lord that the temple "be a sanctuary of peace, a refuge from the noise of the world. May it be a house of quiet contemplation concerning the eternal nature of life and of Thy divine plan for Thy sons and daughters as they walk the road of immortality and eternal life."