Stockholm temple

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The temple at night
The angel Moroni on the top of the temple

The Stockholm Temple is the 34th temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints and the first and only in Sweden . The temple actually stands in the village of Västerhaninge in Haninge parish south of Stockholm . Because of him, the street was renamed “Tempelvägen” (Temple Path). He serves Latter-day Saint believers from across Sweden and Norway .

The temple has six towers and, like most temples of this denomination, has an angel Moroni on the highest spire . It has 1,348 square meters of floor space, four endowment rooms and three sealing rooms .

Milestones

Announcement: April 1, 1981
First groundbreaking: March 17, 1984 by Thomas S. Monson
Dedication: July 2, 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley

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Coordinates: 59 ° 7 ′ 28.8 ″  N , 18 ° 6 ′ 33 ″  E