The Mesa ArizonaTemple

of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Sometimes called the Lamanite Temple, the Mesa Temple was intended for Spanish, as well as English speaking patrons. The first Endowments in a language other than English were performed here in Spanish in 1945. The last of the square, spireless temples, it reflects the shape of the nearby desert mesas. Before remodeling, the endowment ceremony progressed from room to room up the hallway seen below, to the Celestial Room behind the door at the top of the stairs.

The temple was announced in February 1920.
Ground was broken and construction begun in November 1921.
The cornerstone was laid in April 1922.
The temple was dedicated on 23 October 1927.
The temple was remodeled and rededicated on 15-16 April 1975.
There are 9 Sealing rooms in the temple.
The Endowment Ceremony is presented in the traditional 4 Ordinance Rooms.
The temple has 72,712 square feet.
The temple has no spire.
The Mesa Temple serves stakes in Arizona, New Mexico, and the El Paso Region of Texas.

Pictures of the Interior:

The Baptistry.
Source: May 1975 Ensign Magazine.
One of the nine Sealing Rooms.
Source: Open House Brochure.

Another Sealing Room.
Source: Temples 1976.


The main hallway leading through the temple. Behind the door is the Celestial Room, on the left is the mural pictured to the right.
Source: Open House Brochure.

The Mural of Joseph Smith preaching to the Lamanites, by Lee Green Richards.
Source: Open House Brochure.
The Garden Room.
Source: Open House Brochure.

The World Room.
Source: Open House Brochure.
The Terrestrial Room.
Source: May Open House Brochure.

The Celestial Room.
Source: Open House Brochure.

Rooms not Pictured:
7 Sealing rooms
The Creation Room

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