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Hall Of Bern Switzerland

Mormon temple Berne

Overview of the building

Contact	47 00 '08 "North 7 27 '26 "East / 47.0021917, 7.4573157
Country	Switzerland
City	Bern
Worship	Mormon
Type	Temple
Construction begins	1952

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Statue of the angel Moroni

Temple Gates of Berne

The Mormon Temple in Bern (commonly called the Temple of Bern) is the first temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built in Europe and the first to be built outside the United States and Canada. Although the building is located Mnchenbuchsee , mailing address is assigned to the neighboring town of Zollikofen , on the outskirts of Bern.

Edited by Gordon B. Hinckley , the temple of Switzerland was the first temple endowment ceremony to present the film form, which was then taken up in all the temples outside the United States.

Summary

1 History
2 Features
3 Notes and references
4 See also
- 4.1 Links Internal
- External 4.2 Links

History

The site of 28,000 m2 was chosen in July 1952 by President David O. McKay and Samuel E. Bringhurst then President of the Swiss-Austrian Mission. The architects were Edward O. Anderson and Wilhelm Zimmer. The inauguration and dedication of the site were made by President David O. McKay, August 5, 1953. The temple was dedicated the temple September 11, 1955. The temple was known as the 'Temple Swiss' until the current naming convention of the temples has been adopted in the 1990s.

The Temple of Bern - Switzerland has 4 rooms orders, 7 rooms sealed and has a total area of 3302 m2.

The presentation of the endowment was a particular challenge in this temple because it was the first temple international, requiring many different languages for the servants of the Temple. This problem was solved by the use of a film, available in all appropriate languages. Gordon B. Hinckley oversaw the initial assembly of the film and assumed the responsibility to establish this method in Switzerland. ^Features

The Temple of Bern, Switzerland introduced the ceremonies in all European languages including Russian , the Czech and Ukrainian.