Times from announcement to groundbreaking of the Temples
Times from announcement to groundbreaking for the various temples, listed from shortest time to longest time:
Temple Announcement Groundbreaking Length of Time
St. George Utah Temple ( #1) 09 Nov 1871 09 Nov 1871 1 day
Cardston Alberta Temple ( #6) 27 Jul 1913 09 Nov 1913 4 months
Laie Hawaii Temple ( #5) 03 Oct 1915 08 Feb 1916 4 months
Mesa Arizona Temple ( #7) 28 Nov 1921 25 Apr 1922 5 months
Kirtland Ohio Temple ( #A) Dec 1832 05 Jun 1833 6 months
Nauvoo Illinois Temple ( #B) Oct 1840 06 Apr 1841 6 months
Logan Utah Temple ( #2) 06 Oct 1876 18 May 1877 8 months
Hamilton New Zealand Temple (#11) 17 Feb 1955 21 Dec 1955 10 months
Bern Switzerland Temple ( #9) 01 Jul 1952 03 Aug 1953 1 year 01 month
Oakland California Temple (#13) 23 Jan 1961 26 May 1962 1 year 04 months
Manti Utah Temple ( #3) 25 Jun 1875 25 Apr 1877 1 year 10 months
London England Temple (#12) 10 Aug 1953 27 Aug 1955 2 years 01 month
Ogden Utah Temple (#14) 14 Aug 1967 08 Sep 1969 2 years 01 month
Provo Utah Temple (#15) 14 Aug 1967 15 Sep 1969 2 years 01 month
Idaho Falls Idaho Temple ( #8) 03 Mar 1937 19 Dec 1939 2 years 09 months
Salt Lake Temple ( #4) 28 Jul 1847 14 Feb 1853 5 years 07 months
Los Angeles California Temple (#10) 06 Mar 1937 22 Sep 1951 14 years 07 months
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