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On Nov. 14, 1999, President Boyd K. Packer, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, dedicated the Regina Saskatchewan Temple at a place seen by some members as a “forgotten place on the Canadian prairie.” There were 2,020 members who attended the three dedicatory sessions.
Initially, Church President Gordon B. Hinckley was scheduled to dedicate the Regina temple on Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, and the Halifax temple in Nova Scotia, Canada, on Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999. Due to difficulties with his flight, President Hinckley could not leave on Friday, causing him to arrive in Halifax on Saturday. Instead, President Packer was assigned to dedicate the Regina temple while President Hinckley dedicated the Halifax temple. Both temples were dedicated on Sunday, Nov. 14, marking the first time in Church history that two houses of the Lord were dedicated on the same day.
In his dedicatory prayer, President Packer blessed the temple to “remain strong and that it may stand against the forces of nature” and that God could “safeguard it from any act of vandalism or evil of any kind.”
Read the dedicatory prayer of the Regina Saskatchewan Temple here.
Church President Gordon B. Hinckley announced plans to construct a temple in the province of Saskatchewan, in the city of Regina, on Aug. 3, 1998. President Hinckley made the announcement as he spoke to Latter-day Saints in a nine-day ministry around Canada.
Elder Hugh W. Pinnock of the Seventy presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of the Regina Saskatchewan Temple.
The open house lasted from Nov. 5 to Nov. 6. Elder Donald L. Staheli of the Seventy, second counselor in the North America Central Area presidency, led VIP tours two days prior to the public viewing of the temple.
After a change in scheduling and plans, President Boyd K. Packer, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve, dedicated the Regina temple in three sessions. The Halifax Nova Scotia Temple was dedicated by Church President Gordon B. Hinckley on the same day, marking a historic first time when two houses of the Lord were dedicated on the same day.
On Nov. 14, 1998, Elder Hugh W. Pinnock of the Seventy presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of the Regina Saskatchewan Temple. The services brought in 480 people, including members of the Saskatoon Saskatchewan Stake Presidency and the Canada Winnipeg Mission Presidency.
Exactly one year later, President Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the Regina temple, while President Hinckley dedicated the Halifax temple. Both leaders dedicated their respective temples on the same day, Sunday, Nov. 14, marking the first time in church history that two temples were dedicated on the same day.
The Regina Saskatchewan Temple is a 10,700-square-foot structure made of light gray granite and sits on 3.2 acres of land at an elevation of 1,889.76 feet. Out of the 3.2 acres, 1.6 acres is occupied by the temple and the parking lot.
Alongside the temple is a meetinghouse that accommodates two to three wards.
A seven-foot angel Moroni statue sits on top of the temple spire.
The interior contains one baptistry, a 700-square-foot celestial room, two instruction rooms, two sealing rooms, dressing rooms and a small office area.
3 August 1998
14 November 1999
111 Wascana Gate N.
Regina, Saskatchewan S4V 2J6
Canada
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306-545-8194
This was the first temple to be built in the province of Saskatchewan and the fourth to be built in Canada.
The Regina temple and the Halifax temple were both dedicated on Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999. This marked the first time in Church history that two temples were dedicated on the same day.
The temple was dedicated on Nov. 14, 1999, exactly one year after the Church broke ground for the house of the Lord.
On Nov. 13, 1999, 100 volunteers — including missionaries, youth and adults — helped lay sod, plant trees and raise the granite entrance sign in front of the temple.
A delay in materials prolonged the construction of the temple to the week between the open house and the dedication.
This was the first temple to be built in the province of Saskatchewan and the fourth to be built in Canada.
The Regina temple and the Halifax temple were both dedicated on Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999. This marked the first time in Church history that two temples were dedicated on the same day.
The temple was dedicated on Nov. 14, 1999, exactly one year after the Church broke ground for the house of the Lord.
On Nov. 13, 1999, 100 volunteers — including missionaries, youth and adults — helped lay sod, plant trees and raise the granite entrance sign in front of the temple.
A delay in materials prolonged the construction of the temple to the week between the open house and the dedication.