Open house for Pittsburgh temple set to begin this week

Aug 12, 2024, 7:10 PM

An open house for the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will begin later this week. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

BY MARK JONES

KSLTV.com

SALT LAKE CITY — An open house for the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will begin later this week.

The open house will begin on Friday and will run through Aug. 31 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, with the exception of Sundays. The temple will then be dedicated on Sept. 15 by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in two sessions at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. It will be broadcast to all meetinghouses within the temple district.

The temple was first announced in April 2020 by President Russell M. Nelson. According to a Church news release, the temple will be roughly 32,240 square feet in size. It was built on 5.99 acres of land, and is located at at 2093 Powell Road in Cranberry Township.

The temple is the second in Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple was dedicated on Sept. 18, 2016. In April 2023, President Nelson announced plans for a temple in Harrisburg.

According to the release, more than 53,000 church members live in Pennsylvania.

The recommend desk inside the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple. Our Savior Jesus Christ is at the center of God’s plan of happiness. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

The Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Worthy members of the faith make sacred agreements in temples to unite their families forever. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

An instruction room in the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple, where participants learn more about God’s plan of happiness and make sacred promises to keep His commandments.
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Exterior of the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple. Design includes the mountain laurel, which was designated as Pennsylvania's official state flower in 1933. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

In the baptistry inside the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple, faithful Latter-day Saints can be baptized on behalf of their deceased ancestors, who can choose whether to accept this baptism. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Entering the celestial room in the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple symbolizes coming into the presence of God the Father and Jesus Christ. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

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