Nauvoo Temple

Welcome to the 2nd episode of our Every Temple Podcast! Today we are talking about the Nauvoo Temple.

As the Saints settled in Nauvoo, they knew they wanted to build another temple. After 5 years of hard work and sacrifice they were unfortunately driven from Illinois as the temple was completed. It would be decades before they would have another temple to worship in.

Announcement:  31 August 1840

Construction Commencement:  18 February 1841

Cornerstone Ceremony:  6 April 1841

Private Dedication:  30 April 1846 by Joseph Young

Dedication:  1-3 May 1846 by Orson Hyde

Total Floor Area:  50,000 square feet  |  4,645 square meters

Height:  165 feet  |  50.3 meters