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Reno Nevada Temple

81st dedicated temple in operation
Reno Nevada Temple

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Address

2000 Beaumont Pkwy
Reno, Nevada  89523
United States
Telephone:  (+1) 775-747-6688

Services

NO clothing rental available
NO cafeteria food served
NO patron housing available
NO distribution center nearby (Store Locator)

Announcement: 

12 April 1999

Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 

24 July 1999 by Rex D. Pinegar

Public Open House: 

8–15 April 2000

Dedication: 

23 April 2000 by Thomas S. Monson

Site: 

7.9 acres  |  3.2 hectares

Exterior Finish: 

Gray granite quarried near Sharon, Vermont

Architectural Features: 

Single attached spire with an angel Moroni statue

Ordinance Rooms: 

Two instruction rooms (two-stage progressive), two sealing rooms, and one baptistry

Total Floor Area: 

10,700 square feet  |  994 square meters

Elevation: 

5,195 feet  |  1,584 meters

Temple History

The Reno Nevada Temple was the second temple built in Nevada, following the Las Vegas Nevada Temple (1989).

The Reno Nevada Temple was dedicated on the same day as the Memphis Tennessee Temple.


Groundbreaking Ceremony

Presiding at the groundbreaking services on Pioneer Day, Elder Rex D. Pinegar of the Seventy and president of the North America Southwest Area called the groundbreaking a good time to honor the pioneers. "These devoted faithful saints traversed the dangerous, forbidding country of America's wilderness. Through extreme and inhospitable weather they endured hardships, privation and went into the unknown with great faith and courage." Many of the pioneers found the will to endure such hardships in the temple. "From the temple experience they had gained a vision of who they were and what their relationship was with God," he said.

Elder Pinegar explained that Church members are faced with their own difficulties, today. "We need the Lord's strength in our own lives and in the lives of our children," he said, noting that the temple is a visual reminder of God's existence and stands as a beacon, reminding members to come unto Christ. Just as the early pioneers received strength for their journey west in the Nauvoo Temple, so can members today receive the strength they need to fulfill their journey ahead in the temple.1


  1. Church News, 31 Jul. 1999.

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