The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has completed another new temple, this time in Opportunity, Washington, a suburb of Spokane. This temple was the 59th completed by the Church but the first of the new "240 plan".

The building is 11,000 square feet in size and is constructed of wood frame with a granite facade. The lower portion of the building is polished granite and the upper is honed granite. The stone for this temple was quarried in Vermont. The Church designed the unique stone application used on this and many other temple projects. The temple was scheduled to be completed in late August but Arnell-West accelerated to accommodate the schedule of Church leaders and was completed on August 4, 1999.

Some modifications were made during construction to save both time and money. The temple tower was reengineered by Arnell-West from prefabricated metal to a steel and wood structure. This provided both cost and time savings. The system anchoring the angel to the top of the temple was also redesigned.

The temple was designed by the Church's in-house architectural department. Spokane was the first "240 plan" designed by Church architect Garth Jensen, who has since designed other temples currently under construction.