Sunday, October 23, 2016

Vacation Day 13 - Memphis Tennessee Temple

Posted by Daisy at Sunday, October 23, 2016




Announcement:  17 September 1998 
Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:  16 January 1999 by Gordon T. Watts
Public Open House:  8–15 April 2000 
Dedication:  23 April 2000 by James E. Faust

Site:  6.35 acres (including adjacent meetinghouse).
Exterior Finish:  Imperial Danby White marble.
Ordinance Rooms:  Two ordinance rooms (two-stage progressive) and two sealing.
Total Floor Area:  10,700 square feet.

Temple Facts
The Memphis Tennessee Temple was the first temple built in Tennessee, though plans for a temple in Nashville had been announced several years earlier.
In 2003, the city of Bartlett, Tennessee, awarded the Memphis Tennessee Temple the "America in Bloom" award. The award came as a surprise to Church representatives as they had not entered the temple in the contest. However, contest committee members can enter buildings they felt should have been, and such was the case with the temple.