Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple
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| Number | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 22 April 2001 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Site | 1.92 acres (0.8 hectares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 86 ft (26 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Montevideo Uruguay Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Guadalajara Mexico Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 41°20′2.669999″N 95°57′58.28399″W / 41.33407499972°N 95.9661899972°W
The Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple is the 104th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is located in Florence, now a neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, USA, and formerly an independent city.
Winter Quarters is considered hallowed ground for the members of the LDS Church. It was the site where early church members settled after they were driven out of Nauvoo, Illinois. It was also where many Latter-day Saints, including many who came from Europe, camped before crossing the plains to the Salt Lake Valley. The area has many graves of Mormon pioneers who died on their journey. More than 2,000 church members died at Winter Quarters because of heavy storms, scurvy, malaria and inadequate food and shelter.
The new temple was built next to the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery and visitors' center. During the groundbreaking ceremony, conducted by Truman F. Clawson on November 28, 1999, he said, "Now today on this end of the hill, we will take shovels in our hands to dig not a grave but the foundation of a special building, a temple."
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