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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Vacation Day-3 Lubbock Texas Temple
Long drive day today across Texas. We stopped in Lubbock to see the Temple.
Announcement: 2 April 2000
Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 4 November 2000 by Rex D. Pinegar
Public Open House: 23–30 March 2002
Dedication: 21 April 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site: 2.7 acres (shared with adjacent stake center).
Exterior Finish: Empress white and majestic gray granite quarried in China.
Ordinance Rooms: Two ordinance rooms (two-stage progressive) and two sealing.
Total Floor Area: 16,498 square feet.
Temple Locale
The Lubbock Texas Temple stands just behind the Lubbock Texas Stake Center on Frankford Avenue in Southwest Lubbock. A stroll around the temple offers a view of rich symbolism exhibited in the beautiful panes of stained glass and in the etched granite walls. Visitors are welcome to tour the temple exterior and to attend Sunday services in the adjacent meetinghouse.
Temple Facts
The Lubbock Texas Temple was the third temple built in Texas, following the Dallas Texas Temple (1984) and the Houston Texas Temple (2000).
