Houston Texas Temple

Houston Texas Temple
Number	97
Dedication	26 August 2000 (26 August 2000) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	11 acres (4.5 hectares)
Floor area	33,970 sq ft (3,156 m2)
Height	159 ft (48 m)
Preceded by	Caracas Venezuela Temple
Followed by	Birmingham Alabama Temple
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Additional information Announcement 30 September 1997 Groundbreaking 13 June 1998 by Lynn A. Mickelsen Open House 5–22 August 2000 Designed by Spencer Partnership Architects and Church A&E Services Location 15725 Champion Forest Drive Klein, Texas United States Exterior finish Luna pearl granite Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 with movie, stationary sessions Sealing rooms 3 Clothing rental Yes Cafeteria No services Visitors' center No

Coordinates: 29°59′59.02439″N 95°31′58.93680″W / 29.9997289972°N 95.5330380000°W / 29.9997289972; -95.5330380000 The Houston Texas Temple is the 97th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

After the September 1997 announcement that the LDS Church would build a temple in Houston, the search began for an appropriate site. The site chosen formerly belonged to a developer unwilling to sell. Years earlier, however, the developer had gone through difficult financial times and had made a promise to God that if God would help him avoid financial ruin, he would someday "pay God back". When the developer learned what was proposed to be built on his land, he decided to sell the land as his way of paying God back.

LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Houston Texas Temple on August 26, 2000. The temple has a total of 33,970 square feet (3,156 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms. The temple serves over forty-four thousand Latter-day Saints in the southern half of Texas, and is one of four LDS temples in the state of Texas.

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