Vancouver British Columbia Temple
| Vancouver British Columbia Temple | ||||
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| Number | 131 | |||
| Dedication | 2 May 2010, by Thomas S. Monson | |||
| Site | 11.6 acres (4.7 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 28,165 sq ft (2,616.6 m2) | |||
| Height | 140 ft (43 m) | |||
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| Announced | 25 May 2006, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Groundbreaking | 4 August 2007, by Ronald A. Rasband | |||
| Open house | 2–4 April 2010 | |||
| Current president | Terrance Grant Rempel | |||
| Designed by | Abbarch Architecture and GSBS | |||
| Location | Langley, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 49°9′2.433599″N 122°39′33.21000″W / 49.15067599972°N 122.6592250000°W | |||
| Exterior finish | Branco Siena granite from Brazil | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
| Notes | Open house was held in April and the dedication 2 May 2010. First temple in British Columbia and 6th in Canada. | |||
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The Vancouver British Columbia Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The intent to build the temple was announced on May 25, 2006, by the First Presidency in letters to local church leadership. It is the seventh in Canada and the first in British Columbia.
The temple has a single attached end spire with a statue of the angel Moroni. This temple was designed by the architectural firms Abbarch Architecture and GSBS in Salt Lake City, Utah. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on August 4, 2007, conducted by Ronald A. Rasband, of the Presidency of the Seventy.