This temple site had to be cleared of hundreds of rattlesnakes before construction could commence.
What is the Manti temple?
100
This year had the most temple dedications at 34.
What is the year 2000?
100
Dedications of the first 50 modern day temples spanned 120 years. Dedications of the next 50 spanned only this many years.
What is 3 years?
100
This temple is the only one that has five spires.
What is the Oakland California Temple?
100
This temple was originally constructed with a horizontal (flying) angel atop its tower.
What is the Nauvoo Illinois Temple?
200
This is the oldest temple where ordinances are still performed today.
What is the St. George temple?
200
This temple has the highest number of sealing rooms.
What is the St. George, Utah temple?
(18 rooms)
200
The first temple constructed in the Southern Hemisphere.
What is Hamilton New Zealand?
200
This temple was the first in two ways: it was the first to be built outside of the United States, and it was the first to be built without an assembly hall on the upper floors.
What is Cardston Alberta Temple?
200
The number of temples operating, under construction, and announced as of 2016.
What is 177?
300
This is the number of temples in operation in Utah.
What is 17?
300
This temple is the largest outside of the United States.
What is a the Mexico City, Mexico temple?
300
In April 1836, the Savior appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in this temple.
What is the Kirtland Ohio temple?
300
This temple was built with two main spires as many of its predecessors, but it also included four smaller spires. The exterior of the temple was finished with marble chips in plaster giving the temple a fairytale like appearance.
What is San Diego California Temple?
300
This temple was the first temple to be dedicated in a nation where Christianity was not the predominant religion.
What is the Tokyo Japan Temple? (In Japan the two main religions are Buddhism and Shinto.)
400
In 1997 President Gordon B. Hinckley announced during General Conference that a new phase of temples were to be built. These temples would be smaller thus allowing more to be built. This temple was the first of the smaller temples to be built.
What is the Monticello Utah Temple?
400
The Washington, D.C. temple has the highest spire of any temple at this height.
What is 288 feet?
400
This person restored the sealing keys.
Who is Elijah?
400
As this temple was built in a place without a lot of normal building materials, the builders decided to use the natural volcanic rock and coral to make a type of concrete.
What is Laie Hawaii temple?
400
During the preparation of the site of this temple, there were several World War II concrete bunkers found underground.
What is the Suva Fiji Temple?
500
President Young stated that this temple would be built with volunteer labor only, "wages are entirely out of the question. Nevertheless, the temple can be built without any burden to ourselves." The temple is located in the Cache Valley.
What is the Logan Utah Temple?
500
With just one ordinance room and one sealing room, this temple is the smallest in the world.
What is the Colonia Juarez Chihuahua Mexico temple?
500
This early temple was adorned with gold, silver and many other precious materials and took seven years to construct.
What is the Temple of Solomon?
500
Name one of the four temples that resemble Solomon's Temple in that they have no towers or spires.
What is the Laie Hawaii, Cardston Alberta Canada, Mesa Arizona, or Paris France Temples?
500
For this temple city officials showed their support by renaming the street and the three blocks on which it was located to Temple Drive, Temple, Genealogist, and Chapel respectively.