Toronto Ontario Temple

The Toronto Ontario Temple is the 44th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was the second temple to be dedicated in Canada (after the Cardston Alberta Temple), making it the first country in the world, outside the United States, to have two temples within its borders at the time of dedication. Germany became the second country outside the United States to have two temples when Germany reunified six weeks later.

Toronto Ontario Temple
Number 44
Dedicated 25 August 1990 (25 August 1990) by
Gordon B. Hinckley
Site 13.4 acres (5.4 hectares)
Floor area 57,982 sq ft (5,387 m2)
Height 171 ft (52 m)
Preceded by Las Vegas Nevada Temple
Followed by San Diego California Temple
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The temple is located on 5.26 hectares (13.0 acres) in Brampton, which is 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of downtown Toronto, Ontario. On top of the temple is a gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni with a trump in his hand.

History

On June 22, 1986, Thomas S. Monson, then a counselor in the First Presidency, created the LDS Church's 1,600th stake in Kitchener, Ontario, and announced a temple would be built in the Toronto area.[1] Ground was broken to signify beginning of construction on 10 October 1987. The temple was dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley on 25 August 1990.[2][3] The temple's exterior totals 57,982 square feet (5,386.7 m2),[3] four ordinance rooms and six sealing rooms.

Two LDS Church presidents hold ties to Toronto. John Taylor and his wife immigrated to Toronto in 1832, while Monson served as president of the church's Canadian Mission, headquartered in Toronto, from 1959 to 1962.[4]

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, along with all the church's other temples, the Toronto Ontario Temple was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

See also

References
  1. Toone, Trent. "8 interesting facts about the Toronto Ontario Temple as it hits the 25-year mark", Deseret News, 27 August 2015. Retrieved on 27 March 2020.
  2. Condren, Dave. "NEW TEMPLE MARKS ORIGIN OF MORMONS", Buffalo News, 26 March 2000. Retrieved on 27 March 2020.
  3. "Toronto Ontario Temple". Newsroom. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. Knowles, Hannah. "Historical timeline of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presidents", KUTV, 3 January 2018. Retrieved on 27 March 2020.
  5. 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.
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