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The Cardston Alberta Temple is the eighth constructed and sixth operating Temple of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints . Located in the town of Cardston, Alberta it was the second LDS temple built outside of the United States , the first one being the Laie Hawaii Temple . It is one of only nine LDS temples that do not have an angel Moroni statue, and one of three that were constructed without spires in a manner similar to Solomon's Temple (the other two were the Laie Hawaii Temple and the Mesa Arizona Temple ). The LDS temple in Cardston was announced on June 27 , 1913 . The temple was built on an 8 acre plot given to the church by Charles Ora Card , which was expanded to more than 10 acres in the mid-1950s. The granite used in building the temple was hand-hewn from quarries in Nelson British Columbia. Originally dedicated on August 26 , 1923 , by Heber J. Grant , an addition was rededicated on July 2 , 1962 by Hugh B. Brown , and the entire temple was renovated and then rededicated on June 22 , 1991 by Gordon B. Hinckley . The Cardston Alberta Temple has four ordinance rooms, five sealing rooms, and a total floor area of 88,562 square feet. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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