Groundbreaking of the Knoxville Tennessee Temple
The Knoxville Tennessee Temple groundbreaking ceremony was held Jan. 27, 2024, with Elder Shayne M. Bowen — a General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the North America Southeast Area presidency — presiding.
In his remarks to those in attendance, Elder Bowen said, “God is bringing His work to His people so that we can enter in and worship in the holy temple, receive the saving ordinances that will allow us to return home and live in His presence as families forever. There’s nothing better than that.”
Timeline of the Knoxville Tennessee Temple
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Groundbreaking
Ground was broken for the Knoxville Tennessee Temple on Jan. 27, 2024. Elder Shayne M. Bowen — a General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the North America Southeast Area presidency — presided over the ceremony.
The Knoxville Tennessee Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on April 3, 2022. The Church released a site location on Oct. 31, 2022, for a house of the Lord in Farragut, a suburb in the Knoxville metropolitan area. On Jan. 27, 2024, ground was broken for the temple, with Elder Shayne M. Bowen — first counselor in the North America Southeast Area presidency — presiding.
Architecture and Design of the Knoxville Tennessee Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on Oct. 31, 2022, the Knoxville Tennessee Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 30,000 square feet. The edifice will stand on a 4.99-acre site in the Knoxville suburb of Farragut.
Architectural renderings of the house of the Lord released by the Church on Dec. 19, 2022, show a grayish-white exterior surrounded by rectangular windows with windowpane-type borders. A domed, golden-hued cupola with a spire upon a golden orb stands above the center of the building. Trees, flower gardens and shrubs adorn the grounds.
Groundbreaking Photos of the Knoxville Tennessee Temple
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