History
The building of the Oakland Temple, as well as other temples in California was planned as early as 1847. The Mormons who had traveled by ship around Cape Horn to California were told by Brigham Young that "...in the process of time, the shores of the Pacific may yet be overlooked from the Temple of the Lord."
The site where the Oakland Temple now stands was inspected by David O. McKay, then second counselor in the First Presidency in 1942. The 14.5 acres (59,000 m2) were purchased by the church on January 28, 1943. Ground was broken for the temple in 1962.
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