Chicago Illinois Temple

The Chicago Illinois Temple is the thirty-fifth temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the second of three church temples that have been built in Illinois (The first and the third being the Nauvoo Temple and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple).

Chicago Illinois Temple
Number 35
Dedicated August 9, 1985 (August 9, 1985) by
Gordon B. Hinckley
Site 13 acres (5.3 hectares)
Floor area 37,062 sq ft (3,443 m2)
Height 112 ft (34 m)
Preceded by Stockholm Sweden Temple
Followed by Johannesburg South Africa Temple
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The temple in Chicago is able to accommodate a broad spectrum of church members, from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds including Spanish, Polish, Korean and other Asian cultures, as well as members who are deaf.

History

Located in the Chicago suburb of Glenview, the site of Chicago Illinois Temple was dedicated on August 13, 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley, a member of the church's First Presidency. The structure itself was constructed in Gray buff marble and its roof features gray slate. Architects used a revolutionary design for LDS temples, adapting the traditional six-spire design and adding modern motifs.

Construction of the temple also allowed local Latter-day Saints to contribute their means, talents, and time. This included children donating pennies, young women making dolls for the temple nursery, and women crocheting and tatting altar cloths. Many hours were donated in helping with the public open house, held July 15 – August 3, 1985, during which over one hundred thousand people toured the temple. Hinckley dedicated the temple on August 9, 1985. The temple now has a total of 29,751 square feet (2,764.0 m2), five ordinance rooms, and four sealing rooms.

Four years after the dedication, the temple was closed and expanded that more than doubled its size.[1]

On December 24, 2008, a frozen sprinkler pipe burst in the ceiling, with water-damaged furniture, carpet and wood trim that all had to be replaced.[1]

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Chicago Illinois Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

See also

References
  1. Taylor, Scott. "LDS Church not just temple-building, but temple-renovating", Deseret News, 27 March 2017. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
  2. 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.
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