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      • The Anchorage Alaska Temple is the 54th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The temple serves church members in Alaska and the Yukon Territory.


      History


      In 1997, church president Gordon B. Hinckley, announced the church would begin building smaller temples. The first of these smaller temples was built in Monticello, Utah, with the second in Anchorage, Alaska. After the groundbreaking for the Anchorage Alaska Temple in 1998, construction of the 6,800-square-foot (630 m2) building took only nine months.
      The west side of the Anchorage Alaska Temple features the seven stars of the Big Dipper pointing to the North Star, a symbol found on the Alaskan flag and on the Salt Lake Temple. The temple walls are covered with gray and white quartz-flecked granite, and the temple design incorporates Alaskan motifs, such as likenesses of fir trees on the doorway pilasters. The stained glass is reminiscent of water, and stylized evergreens with patterns resembling native designs are used to adorn interior furnishings.
      Hinckley dedicated the temple on January 9, 1999, with more than six thousand members from as far away as the Yukon braving the freezing weather. After remodeling that nearly doubled the size of the temple, Hinckley rededicated the temple on February 8, 2004. The Anchorage Alaska Temple now has a total floor area of 11,937 square feet (1,109.0 m2), two ordinance rooms, and one sealing room.
      In 2020, like all others in the church, the Anchorage Alaska Temple was temporarily closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.


      New structure


      In January 2023, the church announced plans to relocate the Anchorage Alaska Temple to the nearby spot currently occupied by a meetinghouse. The new building will be approximately 30,000 square feet, an increase from the current 11,930-square-foot temple. Construction on the new building will begin in early 2024 and is anticipated to be completed in 2026. The existing temple will remain open while the new one is constructed. Following dedication of the temple in its new location, the existing structure will be decommissioned and removed, with a meetinghouse then built on the land.


      See also



      The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Alaska
      Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
      List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
      List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
      Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)


      References




      Additional reading


      "Open house, dedication set for Alaska temple", Church News, November 14, 1998
      "Alaska temple opens doors to the public", Church News, January 2, 1999
      Howlett, Sandi (January 9, 1999), "Sacred edifice called a 'jewel box': Nearly 15,000 visit open house of Alaska temple", Church News
      Dockstader, Julie A. (January 16, 1999), "Northernmost temple dedicated", Church News
      Howlett, Sandi (February 7, 2004), "Icy opening and a warm welcome", Church News
      Howlett, Sandi (February 14, 2004), "The story of Alaska", Church News
      Howlett, Sandi (February 14, 2004), "Anchorage Alaska Temple rededicated by Prophet", Church News


      External links


      Media related to Anchorage Alaska Temple at Wikimedia Commons

      Official website
      Anchorage Alaska Temple details

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