Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple

The Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Davie near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is the 143rd temple of the LDS Church.

Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple
Number	143
Dedication	May 4, 2014, by Dieter F. Uchtdorf^[3]
Site	16.82 acres (6.81 ha)
Floor area	30,500 sq ft (2,830 m^2)
Height	100 ft (30 m)
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Church chronology
← Gilbert Arizona Temple Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple → Phoenix Arizona Temple
Additional information
Announced	October 3, 2009, by Thomas S. Monson^[1]
Groundbreaking	June 18, 2011, by Walter F. González^[2]
Open house	March 29 – April 19, 2014
Current president	Andy Howard Lustig
Location	Davie, Florida, U.S.
Geographic coordinates	26°4′21″N 80°21′22″W / 26.07250°N 80.35611°W / 26.07250; -80.35611
Exterior finish	Architectural precast concrete.
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	3
Notes	A public open house took place from March 29 to April 19, 2014.^[4]
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History

 

Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple at night

The announcement that a temple would be built in south Florida was made by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 3, 2009, during the church's semi-annual general conference.^[5] The temple was announced concurrently with the Brigham City Utah, Concepción Chile, Fortaleza Brazil and Sapporo Japan temples. It is the second temple constructed in Florida and the first in the heavily populated southern part of the state. The state's other temple, in Orlando, was completed in 1994.

Subsequent to the announcement, a local church official indicated that the temple would likely be constructed somewhere in western Broward County, rather than within the city of Fort Lauderdale itself. No specific location was disclosed.^[6]

Ground was broken on June 18, 2011.^[7][8] A public open house took place from March 29 to April 19, 2014.^[9] The temple was formally dedicated on May 4, 2014, by Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the church's First Presidency.^[10] The temple is designed to serve an estimated 25,000 church members in South Florida.^[11]

The temple was given a 2014 South-East Engineering Award for best built building.^[12]

In 2020, the Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[13]

See also

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• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida

References

1. Taylor, Scott (October 3, 2009), "Brigham City among five new locales for LDS temples", Deseret News, retrieved November 2, 2012
2. "Church Leaders Break Ground for Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple", Newsroom (News Release), LDS Church, June 18, 2011, retrieved November 2, 2012
3. "Church Dedicates Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple, 143rd in the World", Newsroom, LDS Church, May 4, 2014
4. "Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple Open House and Dedication Dates Announced", Newsroom, LDS Church, January 13, 2014
5. Taylor, Scott (October 3, 2009), "Brigham City among five new locales for LDS temples", Deseret News, retrieved October 3, 2009
6. Turnbell, Michael (October 4, 2009), "Mormons plan Broward temple", Florida Sun-Sentinel, retrieved November 2, 2012
7. Samuels, Jennifer; Benzion, Calli (June 25, 2011), "Groundbreaking for Ft. Lauderdale temple", Church News, retrieved November 2, 2012
8. "New picture of planned Mormon temple: Mormons break ground for temple in South Florida", Florida Sun-Sentinel, June 20, 2011, retrieved November 2, 2012
9. "Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple Open House and Dedication Dates Announced", Newsroom, LDS Church, January 13, 2014
10. "Church Dedicates Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple, 143rd in the World", Newsroom, LDS Church, May 4, 2014
11. Nolin, Robert. "New Mormon temple soars above Davie pastures", South Florida Sun Sentinel, Florida, 1 July 2015. Retrieved on 10 August 2019.
12. LDS Newsroom article on award
13. 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.

External links

• Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple Official site
• Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org