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Louisville Kentucky Temple
76th dedicated temple in operation
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Services
NO visitors' center open to the publicNO arrival center available
NO patron housing available
NO distribution center on site (Store Locator)
Announcement:
17 March 1999Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:
29 May 1999 by John K. CarmackPublic Open House:
4–11 March 2000Dedication:
19 March 2000 by Thomas S. MonsonSite:
3 acres | 1.2 hectaresExterior Finish:
Imperial Danby White marble quarried in VermontArchitectural Features:
Single attached spire with an angel Moroni statueOrdinance Rooms:
Two instruction rooms (two-stage progressive), two sealing rooms, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
10,700 square feet | 994 square metersElevation:
785 feet | 239 metersTemple History
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Louisville Kentucky Temple was held on the same day as the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Adelaide Australia Temple and Veracruz Mexico Temple.
Elder John K. Carmack of the Seventy and president of the North America East Area who presided over the groundbreaking services for the Louisville Kentucky Temple, spoke on the importance of temples in the life of the eternal family. Joseph Smith was intensely interested in the work of temples in the later years of his life, he noted. Having built the Kirtland Temple, laid the groundwork for two temples in Missouri, and nearly completed the Nauvoo Temple, the Prophet was "preoccupied" with temples and seeing that the Quorum of the Twelve had received the ordinances. Elder Carmack pointed out that "the way we live here has consequences in the next life." He then quoted Hugh Nibley in saying that ordinances create order from chaos, and that like an observatory, the temple helps one get a bearing on the universe.1
- Church News, 5 Jun. 1999.
