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    Portland Oregon Temple

    Portland Oregon Temple

    13600 SW Kruse Oaks Blvd
    Lake Oswego, Oregon

    Plans to construct the temple were announced 7 April 1984, Church leaders broke ground 20 September 1986 and President Gordon B. Hinckley, then a member of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dedicated the Portland Oregon Temple 19 August 1989. The temple serves Latter-day Saints in Oregon and parts of Washington.

       
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      The 80,500-square-foot temple’s exterior is white marble walls and slate roof.

      Currently, there are more than 20 temples in various stages of construction or have been announced throughout the world.

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