Cardson Alberta Temple
by David Andersen
Title
Cardson Alberta Temple
Artist
David Andersen
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Photograph - Photo
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The Cardston Alberta Temple is the eighth constructed and sixth of the still-operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Located in Cardston, Alberta, it is the oldest LDS temple outside the United States. It is one of eight temples that do not have an angel Moroni statue, and one of three without spires, similar to Solomon's Temple. The other two are the Laie Hawaii and Mesa Arizona temples. It is also one of only two LDS temples built in the shape of a cross, the other being the Laie temple.
The temple was announced on June 27, 1913, and was built on Temple Hill, an eight-acre plot given to the church by Charles Ora Card. The granite used in building the temple was hand-hewn from quarries in Nelson, British Columbia.
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