How big is the Newport Beach temple?

17,800 square feet
The temple has a total of 17,800 square feet (1,650 m2), two ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms. It is located on an 8.8-acre campus. The temple is located in eastern Newport Beach, on Bonita Canyon Road, at Prairie Drive, near California State Route 73.

Which LDS temple Pink?

Newport Beach California Temple
The temple serves Latter-day Saints in Orange County. Newport Beach California Temple 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. The 17,800-square-foot temple’s exterior is Salisbury pink granite.

When was Newport temple built?

2005
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, has one temple in Newport Beach that opened in 2005; a Yorba Linda location would be Orange County’s second.

How many Mormon temples are there?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has over 130 temples throughout the world, 14 are completed and located in Utah. The central purpose of temples is to unite families forever.

What goes on inside a Mormon temple?

Within temples, members of the church make covenants, receive instructions, and perform sacred ceremonies and ordinances, such as baptism for the dead, washing and anointing (or “initiatory” ordinances), the endowment, and eternal marriage sealings.

What is a Mormon handshake?

They are secret ( they call them “sacred” ) handshakes that they MUST know in order to give it to the angel in order to live with God the father when they die. They are secret ( they call them “sacred” ) handshakes that they MUST know in order to give it to the angel in order to live with God the father when they die.

What happens in the Mormon sealing room?

The couple kneels at an altar in a special sealing room. The words of the ordinance, like the sacrament prayer, are already written: the sealer (the temple worker who performs the sealing) asks the couple if they take each other as husband and wife. Then he seals them to one another and pronounces blessings upon them.

What do Mormon brides wear?

Brides should wear dresses that are modest, with a high neckline and long skirt. Temple workers will ask a bride to wear a dickey, or fabric insert, if her dress shows the shoulder or collarbone. Long sleeves are required.

What do Mormons wear on wedding night?

A temple garment, also referred to as garments, the garment of the holy priesthood, or Mormon underwear, is a type of underwear worn by adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement after they have taken part in the endowment ceremony.

What is the Newport Beach temple?

Similar to the Redlands Temple, the Newport Beach Temple features interior and exterior architectural themes consistent with those used in the Spanish missions of the early Western US and Mexico. The interior includes murals of the California coast.

What is the 6th temple built in California?

It was the 122nd temple in the world and the 6th temple built in California. On January 13, 2005, the statue of the angel Moroni was placed atop the temple. During the placement process, a remarkable solar halo was visible around the sun.

When was the Hinckley Temple built?

The temple was announced on April 21, 2001 and dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley on August 28, 2005. At the time of its dedication, it was the sixth operating temple in California. Prior to the dedication, 175,000 people attended an open house to tour the building.

What is Phase 3 of the temple reopening?

PHASE 3: TEMPLE OPEN FOR ALL LIVING ORDINANCES AND LIMITED PROXY ORDINANCES—Based on First Presidency direction, this temple has resumed limited operations. At this time, all living ordinances and limited proxy ordinances are being performed.