The Orlando Florida Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is nearing completion, will open for public tours for three weeks in September. It is to be dedicated in October.
Public open house sessions will be held Sept. 10-30, the church's First Presidency announced. Tour times will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. There will be no tours on Sundays.Following the open house, the temple will be prepared for formal dedicatory services. Eleven separate services, to be attended by members of the church from Florida and southern Georgia, are scheduled for Oct. 9-11.
"A traditional cornerstone ceremony will precede the first dedicatory service on Oct. 9," church spokesman L. Don LeFevre stated in a press release.
The Orlando Temple will serve members of the church in 22 Florida stakes and one stake in southern Georgia. It will also serve the Caribbean until a recently announced temple is completed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.