Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple
| Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple | ||||
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| Number | 143 | |||
| Dedication | May 4, 2014, by Dieter F. Uchtdorf | |||
| Site | 16.82 acres (6.81 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 30,500 sq ft (2,830 m2) | |||
| Height | 100 ft (30 m) | |||
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| Announced | October 3, 2009, by Thomas S. Monson | |||
| Groundbreaking | June 18, 2011, by Walter F. González | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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. | |||
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The Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Davie near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is the church's 143rd temple. The intent to build the temple was announced on October 3, 2009, by church president Thomas S. Monson, during general conference. The temple is the second in Florida, after the Orlando Florida Temple.
The temple has a single attached end spire with a statue of the angel Moroni. The temple was designed by the firm, Architectural Nexus, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on June 18, 2011, conducted by Walter F. Gonzalez, of the Presidency of the Seventy.