▁Temple ▁during ▁its ▁open ▁house . ▁ ▁M embers ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁watched ▁via ▁satellite ▁broadcast ▁as ▁L DS ▁Church ▁president ▁Gordon ▁B . ▁Hin ck ley ▁dedicated ▁the ▁Winter ▁Qu arters ▁Neb r aska ▁Temple ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁During ▁the ▁dedic atory ▁prayer , ▁Hin ck ley ▁recognized ▁the ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁and ▁the ▁great ▁spiritual ▁and ▁historical ▁significance ▁of ▁having ▁a ▁temple ▁at ▁Winter ▁Qu arters . ▁ ▁The ▁Winter ▁Qu arters ▁Neb r aska ▁Temple ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁feet ▁( 1 , 5 0 0 ▁m ² ), ▁two ▁ordin ance ▁rooms , ▁and ▁two ▁se aling ▁rooms . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁time , ▁the ▁church ▁intended ▁to ▁name ▁the ▁temple ▁Winter ▁Qu arters ▁Temple ▁in ▁contradiction ▁to ▁the ▁standard ▁naming ▁convention ▁for ▁church ▁tem ples . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁Winter ▁Qu arters ▁Neb r aska ▁Temple ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁The odore ▁H . ▁O ki ishi , ▁temple ▁president ▁( 2 0 1 3 – ) ▁ ▁Com parison ▁of ▁tem ples ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁tem ples ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁tem ples ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of