Boise Idaho Temple | ||||
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Number | 27 | |||
Dedication | May 25, 1984, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Site | 4.83 acres (1.95 ha) | |||
Floor area | 35,868 sq ft (3,332.2 m2) | |||
Height | 112 ft (34 m) | |||
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Announced | March 31, 1982, by Spencer W. Kimball | |||
Groundbreaking | December 18, 1982, by Mark E. Petersen | |||
Open house | May 1-19, 1984 | |||
Rededicated | May 29, 1987, by James E. Faust November 18, 2012, by Thomas S. Monson | |||
Current president | Larry D. Bishop | |||
Designed by | Church A&E Services | |||
Location | Boise, Idaho, U.S. | |||
Geographic coordinates | 43°35′36.68279″N116°16′30.12240″W / 43.5935229972°N 116.2750340000°W | |||
Exterior finish | Light-colored marble face with a slate roof | |||
Temple design | Modern adaptation of six-spire design | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 4 (stationary) | |||
Sealing rooms | 4 | |||
Notes | The rededication in 1987 was for an addition only. The Boise Idaho Temple was closed for additional renovations in July 2011 and rededicated in November 2012. | |||
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The Boise Idaho Temple is the 29th constructed and 27th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The temple is located in the city of Boise, Idaho.
Church leaders discussed building a temple in the western part of Idaho as early as 1939. However, with the majority of church's membership in the eastern part of Idaho, the leaders decided against it and concentrated on building the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple.
Forty-five years later, on March 31, 1982, church leaders announced that a temple would be built in the Boise area. The temple site is located near an exit from Interstate 84 and is very visible to those traveling along the highway and is also a visible landmark for pilots at Boise Airport.
In 1984, 70,000 visitors were expected to tour the temple during the nineteen-day open house. Instead, over 128,000 attended. The open house brought an increased interest in the church. The Boise Idaho Temple was dedicated May 25, 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley. After the dedication, attendance at the temple was much higher than expected. As a result, in October 1986, the temple was closed for renovation. After reopening in 1987, the temple was able to serve more than 100,000 members in southwestern Idaho and part of eastern Oregon.
The Boise Idaho Temple has a total of 35,325 square feet (3,281.8 m2), four ordinance rooms, and four sealing rooms. It was built with a sloping roof & six-spire design.
In 2020, the Boise Idaho Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. [1]
The temple closed on July 11, 2011, for extensive renovations and was rededicated on November 18, 2012, by Thomas S. Monson. [2] [3] Preceding the rededication an open house was held between October 13 and November 10, excluding Sundays. [4] [5] [6] The renovation included work on the heating and cooling systems and a reconfiguration of the floor plan to make it more efficient. [7] Most visibly, the marble tiles that covered the temple were removed and replaced with gray granite tiles. [2]
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