The Nashville Tennessee Temple

of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Tennessee has the distinction of being the first state with two small temples, which were both dedicated within a month of each other. Other states have two or more temples, but all of them have only one small temple and/or one or more full sized temple (Utah has 10 full sized and one small, California has 3 full sized and one small, Idaho has two full sized, and Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Alberta Canada all have one full sized and one small). The Church originally planned to build a full sized temple at Nashville, but neighborhood opposition in two proposed locations and a failed lawsuit led to the current small temple next to the stake center in Franklin, a Nashville suburb.

The temple was announced on 9 November 1994.
Ground was broken and construction begun on 13 March 1999.
The cornerstone was laid and the temple dedicated on 21 May 2000.
There are 2 Sealing rooms and 2 Ordinance rooms in the 10,850 square foot temple.
The spire is about 78 feet tall.
The Nashville Temple serves stakes in parts of Kentucky and Tennessee.

Pictures of the Interior:

The Waiting Area.
Source: Open House Brochure.


The Baptistry.
Source: Open House Brochure.


One of the two Sealing Rooms.
Source: Open House Brochure.


One of the two Endowment Rooms.
Source: Open House Brochure.


The Celestial Room.
Source: Open House Brochure.

Rooms not Pictured:
One of the two Sealing Rooms

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