Construction of the Conference Center started in 1997 and was finished in 2000. The 1.4 million-square-foot structure has a rooftop garden, terrace views of the Salt Lake Temple, and multilevel floors. The same granite deposits that were utilized to construct the Salt Lake Temple in the 1800s were used to construct it, spanning a whole city block. The Church's President at the time, Gordon B. Hinckley, dedicated it in 2000.