ðə tˈɛmpəl ɪn pˈoːɹtlənd wʌzðə tʃˈɜːtʃɪz fˈɜːst ɪn ˈɔːɹɪɡən, dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, baɪ ɡˈoːɹdən bˈiː. hˈɪŋkli; wɪððə mˈɛdfɚd ˈɔːɹɪɡən tˈɛmpəl kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
The temple in Portland was the church's first in Oregon, dedicated in 1989, by Gordon B. Hinckley; with the Medford Oregon Temple completed in 2000.