Coordinates: 53°29′22.53479″N 113°34′13.93679″W / 53.4895929972°N 113.5705379972°W / 53.4895929972; -113.5705379972 The Edmonton Alberta Temple is the 67th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The temple was the second to be built in Alberta; the first was built in Cardston in 1923. The temple serves about 15,700 members in the area. The exterior of the temple is white granite and has a single spire topped by a statue of the angel Moroni. The groundbreaking services were held on 27 February 1999. Before the dedication of the temple, a public open house was held.
Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the temple on 11–12 December 1999. The Edmonton Alberta Temple has a total of 10,700 square feet (990 m2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)