Church President Dedicates 140th Temple

The Calgary Alberta Temple stands majestically amid a winter blanket of snow © 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

The winter cold doesn't chill the warm feelings President Thomas S. Monson has for the Canadian Latter-day Saints; Elder Craig C. Christensen of the Seventy, on the right, participated in the cornerstone and dedication ceremonies © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Young Latter-day Saints cement the temple cornerstone with the help of Elder William R. Walker of the Seventy on left and President Thomas S. Monson and apostle Elder M. Russell Ballard on the right © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Bundled up for winter, two Mormon boys are on their way to participate in the dedication of the Calgary Alberta Temple © 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

The fall landscape of the Calgary Alberta Temple pokes through the snow © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Canadian youth and adults participated in a cultural celebration honoring Canada's past prior to the Calgary Alberta Temple dedication on Sunday 28 October 2012 © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

A celebration of the past and excitement for the future was highlighted at a cultural event in Canada the night before the Calgary Alberta Temple was dedicated © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Canadian Latter-day Saints celebrate the completion of the Calgary Alberta Temple in a cultural celebration the night before the temple was dedicated © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Canadian Latter-day Saints celebrate the completion of the Calgary Alberta Temple © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Calgary Alberta Canada Temple © 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Window detail in the Calgary Alberta Canada Temple © 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.