Palmyra Temple

The Palmyra Temple sits on a high ridge at the east end of the original 100 acres of the Joseph Smith, Sr. farm in Manchester Township, New York. The temple was announced by President Gordon B. Hinckley on the 21^st of April, 1999. Ground was broken that May and the temple was dedicated by President Hinckley on the 6^th of April, 2000, the 170^th anniversary of the organization of the church. It became the 77^th temple in operation around the world and has approximately 10,700 square feet of floor space.