Memphis Tennessee Temple

The Memphis Tennessee Temple is the 80th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The temple is located in Bartlett, Tennessee.^[1]

Memphis Tennessee Temple
Memphis Tennessee Temple in 2023
Number	80
Dedication	April 23, 2000, by James E. Faust
Site	6.35 acres (2.57 ha)
Floor area	10,890 sq ft (1,012 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Medford Oregon Temple Memphis Tennessee Temple → Reno Nevada Temple
Additional information
Announced	September 17, 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	January 16, 1999, by Gordon T. Watts
Open house	April 8–15, 2000
Rededicated	May 5, 2019, by Jeffrey R. Holland
Current president	Steven Lorin Ball
Designed by	Dusty Driver; Church A&E Services
Location	Bartlett, Tennessee, U.S.
Geographic coordinates	35°14′26.70720″N 89°50′21.60239″W
Exterior finish	Imperial Danby White marble
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	2
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History

Ground was broken for the Memphis Tennessee Temple on January 16, 1999. The temple serves more than 20,000 members in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri.^[2] On April 23, 2000, James E. Faust dedicated the building for its religious use. The $2 million temple was the second temple to be announced in the state, after the Nashville Tennessee Temple.^[3]

The Memphis Tennessee Temple has a total floor area of 10,700 square feet (990 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

On April 10, 2017, the LDS Church announced that the temple would close in October 2017 for renovations that would be completed in 2019.^[4] As the renovations neared completion, the church originally announced there would be no open house, but an update on April 11, 2019, indicated there would be an open house from April 13 to April 20, excluding Sunday.^[5] The temple was rededicated on May 5, 2019, by Jeffrey R. Holland.^[6][7]

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Memphis Tennessee Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[8]

See also

• LDS Church portal

• 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)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arkansas
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tennessee
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mississippi

Additional reading

• Topp, Amy (January 23, 1999), "Memphis temple one of two to be built in Volunteer State", Church News
• "Tennessee temple dedications announced", Church News, March 4, 2000
• Avant, Gerry (April 29, 2000), "Remembering roots at Memphis dedication", Church News
• "Facts and figures: Memphis Tennessee Temple", Church News, April 29, 2000
• Devin, Jonathan (July 14, 2010), "A decade of devotion", Memphis Commercial Appeal
• "Memphis temple wins 'America in Bloom' award", Church News, July 26, 2003

References

1. "Memphis Tennessee Temple". Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
2. Waters, David (January 11, 1999). "MORMONS TO BUILD $2 MILLION MEMPHIS TEMPLE IN BARTLETT". The Commercial Appeal. ProQuest 393817045. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
3. Waters, David (January 11, 1999). "Mormons to build $2 million Memphis Temple in Bartlett". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
4. "Four Mormon Temples Will Close for Renovation", Newsroom, LDS Church, April 10, 2017
5. "Memphis Tennessee Temple Opens Doors to the Public", Newsroom, LDS Church, April 11, 2019
6. "Temple Rededications Announced for May 2019", Newsroom, LDS Church, January 16, 2019
7. "Elder Holland Rededicates Renovated Memphis Tennessee Temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, May 5, 2019
8. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.

External links

• Memphis Tennessee Temple Official site
• Memphis Tennessee Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org