Bern Temple in 1981

The Bern Switzerland Temple is a Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Zollikofen, a small town near Bern in Switzerland, it was the first LDS temple to be built in Europe. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (519x768, 244 KB) Der de:Bern-Tempel der Kirche Jesu Christi in Zollikofen Aufgenommen am 20. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (519x768, 244 KB) Der de:Bern-Tempel der Kirche Jesu Christi in Zollikofen Aufgenommen am 20. ... Nauvoo Illinois Temple, dedicated in 2002, is one of the newest LDS temples. ... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... The Salt Lake City temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ...

The 7 acre lot was selected by President David O. McKay and Samuel E. Bringhurst, then president of the Swiss-Austrian mission in July 1952. Architects were Edward O. Anderson and Wilhelm Zimmer. Groundbreaking and dedication of the lot were performed by President David O. McKay on August 5, 1953. He dedicated the temple on September 11, 1955. David Oman McKay (September 8, 1873 – January 18, 1970) was the ninth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormon), serving from 1951 until his death in 1970. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The presentation of the Endowment was especially challenging in this temple, because it was the first international one, requiring many different languages for its attendents. It was solved by using a film, dubbed in all required languages. After that all new temples were equipped with the film instead of live presentations by temple workers. The Nauvoo Illinois Temple, one of the many temples in which the Endowment ceremony is performed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...

After totally renewing the interior, the temple was rededicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley on October 23, 1992. October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

In connection with the fiftieth anniversary of its dedication, a 4 metres high statue of the angel Moroni was erected on top of the tower on September 7, 2005. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...