Winnipeg Manitoba Temple
Number169
Dedication31 October 2021, by Gerrit W. Gong
Site7.7 acres (3.1 ha)
Floor area16,100 sq ft (1,500 m2)
Height105 ft (32 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
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Additional information
AnnouncedApril 2, 2011, by Thomas S. Monson
GroundbreakingDecember 3, 2016, by Larry Y. Wilson
Open house9-23 October 2021
LocationWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Geographic coordinates49°48′04″N 97°11′41″W / 49.8011°N 97.1946°W / 49.8011; -97.1946
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms1
Sealing rooms1
NotesDedication originally scheduled for November 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Revised arrangements were announced on August 30, 2021.[1][2]
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The Winnipeg Manitoba Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

History

The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on April 2, 2011, during the annual general conference.[3]

The Winnipeg Manitoba Temple is the ninth temple built in Canada and the first in Manitoba. On December 3, 2016, a groundbreaking ceremony to signify beginning of construction took place with Larry Y. Wilson, executive director of the church's Temple Department, presiding.[4]

On April 30, 2020, the LDS Church announced that a public open house was scheduled to occur from October 22 through 31, 2020, excluding Sunday October 25. A youth devotional was originally scheduled for November 7, 2020, with the dedication anticipated the next day. Gerrit W. Gong, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles had been assigned to preside at those events. Subsequently, on September 1, 2020, the temple's open house and dedication were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with revised opening dates to be set once large public gatherings are permitted by government.[5] The temple was dedicated by Gong on October 31, 2021.[6][7]

See also

Temples in Canada ()

Alberta Temples
Temples in Alberta ()

= Operating
= Under construction
= Announced
= Temporarily Closed

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References

  1. ↑ The official release from the Newsroom and subsequent update from the Church News confirmed details. The temple was dedicated as scheduled, as shown here.
  2. ↑ Winnipeg Manitoba Temple, ldschurchtemples.com. Last accessed on April 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Church Announces New Temples in Canada, Colorado and Idaho". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. April 2, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ground Is Broken for Winnipeg Manitoba Temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, December 3, 2016
  5. ↑ "Postponed: Winnipeg Manitoba Temple Open House and Dedication Dates Announced: Apostle Gerrit W. Gong will dedicate Canada's ninth temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, September 1, 2020
  6. ↑ "Church dedicates a temple — the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple — for the first time in 20 months", Church News, Deseret News, October 31, 2021
  7. ↑ Suderman, Brenda. "First Mormon temple in Manitoba opens". winnipegfreepress.com. Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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