Snowflake Arizona Temple
| Snowflake Arizona Temple | ||||
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| Number | 108 | |||
| Dedication | March 3, 2002, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Site | 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 18,621 sq ft (1,729.9 m2) | |||
| Height | 60 ft (18 m) | |||
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| Announced | April 2, 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Groundbreaking | September 23, 2000, by Rex D. Pinegar | |||
| Open house | February 2–16, 2002 | |||
| Current president | Richard Quentin Miller | |||
| Designed by | Trest Polina | |||
| Location | Snowflake, Arizona, U.S. | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 34°30′8.2″N 110°6′40.8″W / 34.502278°N 110.111333°W | |||
| Exterior finish | Two tones of polished granite, Empress White and Majestic Grey, quarried in China | |||
| Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
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The Snowflake Arizona Temple is the 108th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The intent to build the temple was announced on April 2, 2000, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley, during general conference. The temple is the second in Arizona.
The temple has a single attached spire with a statue of the angel Moroni. This temple was designed by Trest Polina of Fanning Bard Tatum Architects of Albuquerque, New Mexico. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on September 23, 2000, conducted by Rex D. Pinegar, a church general authority.