Louisville Kentucky Temple

Temple of the LDS Church

This article is about the Louisville LDS temple. For the Louisville synagogue commonly known as The Temple, see Congregation Adath Israel Brith Sholom.

Louisville Kentucky Temple

Number| 76
Dedication| March 19, 2000, by Thomas S. Monson
Site| 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Floor area| 10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height| 71 ft (22 m)
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Additional information
Announced| March 17, 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking| May 29, 1999, by John K. Carmack
Open house| March 4-11, 2000
Current president| Michael Allen Gillenwater
Designed by| Firestone Jaros Mullin--Mike Karpinski Architect
Location| Crestwood, Kentucky, United States
Geographic coordinates| 38°19′16.03200″N 85°29′19.83480″W﻿ / ﻿38.3211200000°N 85.4888430000°W﻿ / 38.3211200000; -85.4888430000
Exterior finish| Imperial Danby White marble quarried in Vermont
Temple design| Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries| 1
Ordinance rooms| 2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms| 2
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The Louisville Kentucky Temple is the 76th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is physically located in Pewee Valley, Kentucky with a mailing address of Crestwood, Kentucky. The adjacent communities are suburbs of Louisville.

## History[edit]

The Louisville Kentucky Temple was announced on March 27, 1999.[2] Thomas S. Monson, of the church's First Presidency, dedicated the Louisville Kentucky Temple on March 19, 2000. The dedication was held after a weeklong public open house.

The Louisville Kentucky Temple has the same design as other small temples built during the same time. The exterior is made of white marble quarried in Vermont and has a single-spire topped with a gold statue of the angel Moroni. It has a total floor area of 10,700 square feet (990 m2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

In 2020, the Louisville Kentucky Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

## See also[edit]

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## Additional reading[edit]

* "Six more temples announced; total now 108", Church News, March 27, 1999
* "Six temple dates announced", Church News, February 12, 2000
* Hill, Greg (March 25, 2000), "Grateful saints rejoice despite storm", Church News
* "United States information: Kentucky", Church News, February 2, 2010

## References[edit]

1. ^ Several dozen temples, built from identical plans.
2. ^ "Six more temples announced; total now 108", Deseret News, 27 March 1999. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
3. ^ 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[edit]

* Louisville Kentucky Temple Official site
* Louisville Kentucky Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

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