Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple
| Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple | ||||
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The Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple | ||||
Interactive map of Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple | ||||
| Number | 23 | |||
| Dedication | 9 August 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Site | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 21,184 ft2 (1,968.1 m2) | |||
| Official website • News & images | ||||
| Church chronology | ||||
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| Additional information | ||||
| Announced | 2 April 1980, by Spencer W. Kimball | |||
| Groundbreaking | 18 February 1981, by Spencer W. Kimball | |||
| Open house | 19–30 July 1983 | |||
| Rededicated | 4 November 2007, by Russell M. Nelson | |||
| Designed by | Emil B. Fetzer | |||
| Location | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 21°9′45.21960″S 175°16′20.35200″W / 21.1625610000°S 175.2723200000°W | |||
| Exterior finish | "R-wall" exterior finish and insulation system on concrete block; roof covered by split cedar shake shingles. | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 2 (Movie, stationary) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 3 | |||
| Clothing rental | Yes | |||
| Notes | The Tongan temple was rededicated 4 November 2007 following remodeling that began in June 2006. | |||
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The Nukuʻalofa Tonga Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. It was announced on April 2, 1980, by church president Spencer W. Kimball during a news conference. It is the first in Tonga and the 23rd operating temple worldwide. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on February 18, 1981. The temple was dedicated on August 9, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley, a counselor in the First Presidency. It has a single spire with a statue of the angel Moroni on its top. After renovations in 2006 and 2007, the temple was rededicated on November 4, 2007, by Hinckley, who by then was serving as church president.