Spokane Washington Temple

The Spokane Washington Temple is the 59th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is located in Spokane County, Washington. Announced on August 13, 1998 by the church's First Presidency, it became the second temple in Washington state. At the time of its construction, it served about 50,000 church members in eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana.

It has a single spire with a statue of the angel Moroni at its top and followed the standardized smaller temple design introduced by the church in the late 1990s. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 10, 1998, with F. Melvin Hammond of the Seventy, presiding. Constructed on a 2-acre site, the building includes a granite exterior and landscaped grounds. The structure is 10,700 square feet and has two ordinance rooms, two sealing rooms, and a baptistry. During a public open house held from August 6 to August 14, 1999, approximately 52,000 visitors toured the temple. The temple was dedicated by church president Gordon B. Hinckley from August 21–23, 1999, in 11 sessions attended by more than 16,000 church members. In March 2009, a new angel Moroni statue was installed on the temple’s spire, replacing the original and aligning it to face west to match the temple’s orientation.