Reno Nevada Temple
| Reno Nevada Temple | ||||
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| Number | 81 | |||
| Dedication | April 23, 2000, by Thomas S. Monson | |||
| Site | 7.9 acres (3.2 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) | |||
| Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||
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| Announced | April 12, 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Groundbreaking | July 24, 1999, by Rex D. Pinegar | |||
| Open house | April 8-15, 2000 | |||
| Current president | David Asa Haws | |||
| Designed by | Church A&E Services | |||
| Location | Reno, Nevada, United States | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 39°32′4.6″N 119°53′56.1″W / 39.534611°N 119.898917°W | |||
| Exterior finish | Gray granite quarried near Sharon, Vermont | |||
| Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
| Notes | Second temple built in Nevada, following Las Vegas Temple. | |||
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The Reno Nevada Temple is the 81st operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and is located in Reno, Nevada. The intent to build the temple was announced by the church's First Presidency on April 12, 1999. It is the second in Nevada, following the Las Vegas Nevada Temple, which was dedicated in 1989.
The temple has a single spire with a gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni on its top. It was designed by Jacobsen Construction and the church's temple construction department. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify beginning of construction, was held on July 24, 1999, with Rex D. Pinegar, a general authority and president of the church’s North America Southwest Area presiding.