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VANCOUVER -- The public is invited to tour the newly-completed Vancouver, British Columbia, Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Church's 131st temple.
The First Presidency of the Church has announced a public open house beginning Friday, April 9, and continuing through Saturday, April 24, excluding Sundays. Public tours are available on Mondays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays through Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The temple is located in Langley on 82nd Avenue a little over a one-half mile east of 200th Street. Tours include a 12-minute video presentation and a 25-minute walking tour and begin at the meetinghouse adjacent to the temple. Free parking is available at the temple site.
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The First Presidency of the Church announced plans to construct the Vancouver, British Columbia, Temple in May of 2006. Construction began on in August the following year.
The Vancouver, British Columbia, Temple is the 131st temple of the Church worldwide and the seventh temple in Canada. An eighth Canadian temple to be built in Calgary, Alberta, was announced in October 2008.
Some 22,000 Church members from 91 congregations located in British Columbia and northern Washington state will be served by the Vancouver, British Columbia, Temple. A total of nearly 180,000 Latter-day Saints live in Canada.
