The Atlanta Georgia Temple is one full of firsts! It’s hard to believe when it’s the 23rd episode, that we still have some firsts. This temple was the smaller size temple to get a Moroni statue, and after this it became the norm to have a Moroni on every temple for the next 30 years! It is also the first temple that President Gordon B Hinckley dedicated (he went on to dedicate/rededicate 89 temples!!)

Announcement:  2 April 1980
Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:  7 March 1981 by Spencer W. Kimball
Public Open House:  3–21 May 1983  |  18 days
Dedication:  1–4 June 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Rededication:  14 November 1997 by Gordon B. Hinckley (baptistry only)
Public Open House:  9–23 April 2011  |  14 days
Rededication:  1 May 2011 by Thomas S. Monson
Site:  9.6 acres  |  3.9 hectares
Exterior Finish:  Pre-cast stone walls and a built-up roof
Architectural Features:  Single attached end spire with an angel Moroni statue
Ordinance Rooms:  Four instruction rooms (two-stage progressive), four sealing rooms, and one baptistry
Total Floor Area:  34,500 square feet  |  3,205 square meters
Height:  93 feet 3 inches  |  28.4 meters
Elevation:  1,092 feet  |  333 meters

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