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The Gilbert Arizona Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), located at 3301 South Greenfield Road, at the corner of East Pecos Road in Gilbert, Arizona. The intent to build the temple was announced on April 26, 2008, by church president Thomas S. Monson in a press release. [ 8 ]
[12] [13] The Mesa Arizona Temple was the first temple in the Church to be rededicated (on April 15, 1975) after extensive remodeling and enlarging to accommodate increased attendance. On March 3, 2002, a second Arizona temple was dedicated in Snowflake.
Gilbert was established by William "Bobby" Gilbert, who provided land to the Arizona Eastern Railway in 1902 to construct a rail line between Phoenix and Florence, Arizona. Ayer's Grocery Store, Gilbert's first store, opened in 1910 and became the location of the first post office in 1912.
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The Gila Valley Arizona Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the Arizona town of Central, between the communities of Pima and Thatcher. The intent to build the temple was announced in a press release on April 26, 2008, by the church's First Presidency . [ 3 ]
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Church members consider temples to be the most sacred structures on earth. The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating, 9 undergoing renovations [ 1 ] ), 4 with a dedication scheduled , 48 under construction , 4 with groundbreakings scheduled , [ 2 ] and 110 others announced (not yet ...
Gilbert Arizona Temple: Operating 85,326 sq ft (7,927 m 2) 15.38 acres (62,241 m 2) March 2, 2014 Henry B. Eyring & Thomas S. Monson [22] edit: 143