Twin Falls Idaho Temple
[7] Church president Gordon B. Hinckley announced the construction of a temple in Idaho's Magic Valley region on October 2, 2004, durinng general conference.In response, the church distributed printed materials, stating its intentions to work with neighbors with regard to traffic and parking when the time came to present plans to the city.Plans for the temple, inspired by nearby Shoshone Falls, were unveiled on October 6, 2005, at a press conference held in the former Candleridge Golf Course clubhouse.The model displayed the upcoming white two-story temple, which was capped with a gold-leafed angel Moroni atop a spire rising 159 feet (48 m) in the air on May 30, 2007—making it the highest point in the area.The church, which went to great lengths to minimize the worries of neighbors, contracted with developer Ken Edmunds to subdivide the balance of the 36-acre (150,000 m2) plot to complement the existing neighborhood.Due to overwhelming interest and limited seating in the temple, the final session was broadcast to various church buildings throughout Idaho.The design has symbolic elements representing the heritage and natural landscapes of Idaho, to provide deeper spiritual meaning to the temple's appearance and function.