See also. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to announce new temples. 10–12 March 2019: Russell M. Nelson: 163: Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple: 14 April 2019: Dale G. Renlund: 164: Fortaleza Brazil Temple: 2 June 2019: Ulisses Soares: 165: Port-au … This temple will be the first in American Samoa. Apr 8, 2019 - Tooele Valley, Utah Temple Announced Apr 2019 He said plans for the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square and the adjoining plaza near the Church Office Building will be announced on Friday, April 19, 2019. A rendering of the new temple annex for the St. George Utah Temple. Elder Jeffery R. Holland and Sister Patricia Holland stand near the entrance of the Memphis Tennessee Temple after touring through the recently renovated temple on May 4, 2019. Antofagasta, Chile. The Church has been in Japan since 1901. The week before, the Church released an online video of Elder David A. Bednar and Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles conducting a virtual tour of the Rome temple, with President Nelson providing introductory comments. He also said the Manti and Logan Temples will be renovated in coming years. Hungary is home to 5,250 Latter-day Saints spread throughout 22 congregations. Posing for a photo outside the Lisbon Portugal Temple on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, are (from left to right): Elder Kevin R. Duncan, Sister Nancy Duncan, Elder Gary B. Sabin, Sister Valerie Sabin, Sister Kathy Andersen, Elder Neil L. Andersen, Sister Filomena Teixeira and Elder José A. Teixeira. The August 2019 issue of New Era magazine for LDS youth lists vaping, e-cigarettes, lattes, capuccinos and recreational marijuana as against the Word of … Jointly published by the Deseret News and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its content supports the doctrines, principles and practices of the Church. A 20,000-square-foot meetinghouse will be built adjacent to the temple. The temple was dedicated on September 15, 2019 by Neil L. Andersen. Nearly 290,000 Latter-day Saints in 546 congregations live in the state. The location of the Tallahassee Florida Temple has been announced as a 4.97-acre site at 2440 Papillon Way across from the meetinghouse on Thomasville Road. And in the Saturday evening women’s s… While the LDS Church typically announces new temples during general conference, no new temples were announced during the 187th Semiannual General Conference. As the Church’s world headquarters, Utah has 2.1 million Church members in a state of 3.2 million people (65.6 percent of the population). In April General Conference, President … President Russell M. Nelson dedicated the Rome Italy Temple, dedicated the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple, dedicated the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple, the Dec. 15 dedication of the Arequipa Peru Temple, the June 16 rededication of the Oakland California Temple, Elder Holland for the Urdaneta Philippines Temple, ground was broken for three international temples, the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple site and exterior rendering, April 2019 general conference, President Nelson announced temples, October 2019 general conference, he announced temples, Plans to renovate the Salt Lake Temple and other pioneer-era temples, An April 19 news conference detailing Salt Lake Temple renovations, exterior and interior renderings for the temple, releasing artistic renderings of renovated interiors, The Nov. 4 closure of the St. George Utah Temple, more details and renderings about the renovation project, discontinued a policy requiring couples who marry civilly to wait one year, a historic policy change allowing women, youth and children to serve as witnesses, President Nelson listed the temple recommend interview questions, First Presidency released a statement on temples. Consider the numbers of the Church’s temple events from the past year: 13 total dedications or rededications, 11 groundbreaking ceremonies, 11 sites identified and 16 new temples announced. Bentonville, Arkansas. There were 6,300 Latter-day Saints in 1980; today there are more than 178,200. Announced temples in Utah include the Saratoga Springs Temple, Layton Utah Temple, a temple in Washington County, Tooele Valley Utah Temple, and the Orem Utah Temple. This will be Tooele’s first temple. With Church members making up nearly 30 percent of the populace, American Samoa has one of the densest concentrations of Latter-day Saints in the world. Announced 2 October 2010 Groundbreaking 5 December 2015 by ... 2019, the church announced the public open house that was held from August 17 through August 31, 2019, excluding Sundays. The Church has had a presence in Tonga since 1891. Most groundbreakings were presided over by the General Authority Seventy who was then the president of the Church’s respective area presidency. Elsewhere in 2019, Elder Dale G. Renlund dedicated the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple on April 14 with the dedicatory prayer offered in French; Elder Ulisses Soares returned home to Brazil to dedicate the Fortaleza Brazil Temple in his native Portuguese on June 2; Elder Bednar dedicated the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple on Sept. 1; Elder Neil L. Andersen offered the dedicatory prayer in Portuguese for the Lisbon Portugal Temple on Sept. 15; and Elder Soares read the dedicatory prayer written by President Nelson for the Dec. 15 dedication of the Arequipa Peru Temple. The Church of Jesus Christ has been in Chile since the 1950s and now has more than 600 congregations. Bacolod, Philippines. President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, walk on ground for the new temple in Auckland, New Zealand, on May 21, 2019. All were presided over by a member of the First Presidency or Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Other groundbreakings included: the Pocatello Idaho Temple on March 16 by Elder Wilford W. Andersen, president of the Idaho Area; the Quito Ecuador and Lima Peru Los Olivos temples on May 11 and June 8, respectively, by Elder Enrique R. Falabella, president of the South American Northwest Area; the Belém Brazil Temple on Aug. 17 by Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis, president of the Brazil Area; the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple on Oct. 19 by Elder Craig C. Christensen, president of the Utah Area; and the Puebla Mexico Temple on Nov. 30 by Elder Arnulfo Valenzuela, president of the Mexico Area. The new temples will be in the following locations: President Nelson also provided an updated on the renovation of pioneer-era temples. During the Oct. 5 leadership session of general conference and before General Authorities and general officers, President Nelson announced a historic policy change allowing women, youth and children to serve as witnesses of sealing and baptismal ordinances performed in and out of the temples. Latter-day Saint children lift a shovel-full of dirt at the groundbreaking of the Puebla Mexico Temple on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. Eight New Temples Announced. Contributed By Newsroom.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Copyright © 2021 Deseret News Publishing Company. During 2019, 11 groundbreaking ceremonies were conducted, with another 11 temple sites announced by the First Presidency. The Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo (April 14), Fortaleza Brazil (June 2), and Port-au-Prince Haiti (September 1) Temples are scheduled for dedication this year. Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple Location Not Available Announced. There are 17 operating temples in the state, including the Bountiful, Brigham City,  Cedar City, Draper, Logan, Jordan River, Manti, Monticello, Mount Timpanogos, Ogden, Oquirrh Mountain, Payson, Provo City Center, Provo, St. George, Salt Lake, and Vernal Temples. The nation’s first temple was dedicated in Santiago in September of 1983. Okinawa is comprised of more than 150 islands in the East China Sea between Taiwan and mainland Japan. Prophets have taught that there will be no end to such adjustments as directed by the Lord to His servants.”, It concluded: “A dedicated temple is the most holy of any place of worship on the earth. All rights reserved. Since becoming church president in January 2018, Nelson has announced 27 new temples, including one to be built in Washington County. The Nov. 4 closure of the St. George Utah Temple — the Church’s longest-operating temple, since 1877 — was announced initially just after the first of the new year, with renovations expected to run through 2022. Carmen Espinoza of Provo and her granddaughter, Sara Rojas, 8, of Lehi, toss dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. Rendering of the entry into the temple, the recommend desk and skylight. Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles embraces a young girl after she applied mortar to the cornerstone of the Fortaleza Brazil Temple on Sunday, June 2, 2019. The Church held a follow-up event on Dec. 4 to provide more information on the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple prior to its Dec. 29 closing for a projected four-year period, releasing artistic renderings of renovated interiors, including the lower grand hall, the creation room, the garden room and the world room. He said plans for the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square and the adjoining plaza near the Church Office Building will be announced on Friday, April 19, 2019. He said plans for the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square, and the adjoining plaza near the Church Office Building will be announced on Friday, April 19, 2019. The featured dedication took place in Rome in March, when all 15 of the senior Brethren convened as President Russell M. Nelson dedicated the Rome Italy Temple in sessions spanning three days, March 10-12. This will be the fourth temple in the state of Washington. Cobán, Guatemala. At the conclusion of the 189th Annual General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to build eight new temples. Also of note is May 4, when ground was broken for three international temples on the same day — the Praia Cabo Verde Temple by Elder Paul V. Johnson of the Europe Area; the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple by Elder Walter F. Gonzaléz, president of the Caribbean Area; and the Yigo Guam Temple by Elder Yoon Hwan Choi of the Asia North Area. And in the Saturday evening women’s session of October 2019 general conference, he announced temples to be located in Freetown, Sierra Leone; Orem, Utah; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Bentonville, Arkansas; Bacolod, Philippines; McAllen, Texas; Cobán, Guatemala; and Taylorsville, Utah. See also Geographical List of Temples. Orem, Utah. In an unexpected announcement during the women’s session of the 189th Semiannual General Conference, President Nelson surprisingly announced that eight new temples will be built! He said plans for the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square and the adjoining plaza near the Church Office Building will be announced on Friday, April 19, 2019. Rendering of the new temple annex perspective showing the west tower of the St. George Utah Temple. In the April 2019 general conference, President Nelson announced templesfor Pago Pago, American Samoa; Okinawa, Japan; Neiafu, Tonga; San Pedro Sula, Honduras; Antofagasta, Chile; Budapest, Hungary; Tooele, Utah; and Moses Lake, Washington. ), “This work will require that each temple be closed for a period of time,” President Nelson said. McAllen Texas Temple The McAllen Texas Temple will be built on a 10.6-acre site located on the northwest corner of … On May 22, the Church offered more details and renderings about the renovation project. Following just two temples dedicated and two more rededicated in 2018, the Church more than tripled those totals in 2019, with six dedications and two rededications occurring outside the United States and an additional five U.S. temples rededicated after renovations. “Church members may continue to enjoy temple worship and service in other temples nearby. Japan, a country of 127 million people, is home to nearly 130,000 Latter-day Saints spread throughout more than 260 congregations. President Nelson also provided an updated on the renovation of pioneer-era temples. Budapest, Hungary. This temple will be the second in Honduras and the seventh in Central America. In his concluding remarks during the October 2019 general conference, President Nelson listed the temple recommend interview questions — including some that had been revised for clarity  — that Latter-day Saints are asked by local leaders to confirm their worthiness and readiness to enter the temple. Women and children who are baptized can now serve as witnesses to baptisms, the Church announced Oct. 2, 2019. That number increases by another 3-5 when considering additional temples for which a groundbreaking is likely to be held between January 1 of next year and the weekend of the April 2020 General Conference. New LDS temple site locations announced in Texas and Utah The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the locations of three temples announced in October 2019 … Of the First Presidency’s 11 temple-site announcements in 2019, two were done by President Nelson himself as he spoke in the actual cities during ministry stops — the Auckland New Zealand Temple site during a May 21 devotional with 12,000 at Auckland’s Spark Arena; and the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple site and exterior rendering during a Nov. 19 devotional at the city’s Premier Centre Sen Sok exhibition center. He said plans for the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square and the adjoining plaza near the Church Office Building will be announced on Friday, April 19, 2019. President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shakes hands with dignitaries prior to speaking during a press conference in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 19, 2019 about renovations to the Salt Lake Temple and grounds. St. George Temple was dedicated in 1877 and is today the oldest continually operating temple in the Church. President Nelson spoke to some 49,000 Latter-day Saints at Safeco Field in Seattle in September 2018. Elder Bednar spoke on the importance of … See more ideas about lds, lds temples, the church of jesus christ. “As the Church grows, more temples will be built so that more families can have access to … The Okinawa Japan Temple will be the country’s fourth house of the Lord. Tonga’s 65,500 Latter-day Saints make up 60 percent of the country’s 108,000 residents—making Tonga the most densely populated Latter-day Saint country in the world. Eight new temples were announced in each of the year’s two general conferences, bringing the total to 35 new temple locations named by President Nelson in his short tenure as Church president since January 2018. The change in policy established a global standard in the Church regarding civil marriages and temple sealings, the ordinances performed by priesthood authority through which families can be united eternally. “The Lord wants all His children to partake of the eternal blessings available in His temple,” President Nelson said. President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claps during the cornerstone ceremony for the dedication of the Rome Italy Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Rome, Italy, on Sunday, March 10, 2019. The Oakland California Temple is illuminated at dusk on Friday, June 14, 2019. A third closure was that of the Hong Kong China Temple — announced in January and closed in August. Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will rededicate this beautifully renovated temple on Sunday, October 20th of 2019. Los Angeles California Temple Los Angeles, California, United States 11 March 1956. In the April 2019 general conference, President Nelson announced temples for Pago Pago, American Samoa; Okinawa, Japan; Neiafu, Tonga; San Pedro Sula, Honduras; Antofagasta, Chile; Budapest, Hungary; Tooele, Utah; and Moses Lake, Washington. Additionally, women who are endowed can serve as witnesses to temple sealings. Its ordinances are sacred and are not discussed outside a holy temple.”. This brings the total number of operating temples (162) and temples announced or under construction (47) to 209 worldwide. There are as many 3-5 announced temples (in addition to Saratoga Springs Utah and Puebla Mexico) which are almost certain to have groundbreakings before the end of the year. The others are located in Richland, Bellevue, and Spokane. Plans for the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square, and the adjoining plaza near the Church Office Building will be announced April 19, 2019. Traffic on 3000 East near 1580 South where the future LDS Washington County Utah Temple will be built, St. George, Utah, Nov. 8, 2019 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News The Memphis Tennessee (May 5), Oklahoma City Oklahoma (May 19), and Oakland California (June 16) Temples are scheduled for rededication. Comparison of temples of The Church … President Russell M. Nelson, center, waves to conferencegoers before the general women’s session of the 189th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. The Saratoga Springs Temple was announced at the April 2017 general conference, and the Layton Utah Temple was announced in April 2018. Stay tuned for that information! The second temple Concepción in was dedicated in October of 2018. The first was the Nuku’alofa Tonga Temple, completed in 1983. Other houses of the Lord in the region include the Tegucigalpa Honduras, San José Costa Rica, San Salvador El Salvador, Guatemala City Guatemala, Managua Nicaragua (announced) and Panama City Panama Temples. McAllen, Texas. The temple will close Nov. 4 for extensive renovations. Church membership in Honduras has grown exponentially in the past 40 years. The exceptions were the year’s first two events – Elder Holland for the Urdaneta Philippines Temple on Jan. 16 and Elder Robert C. Gay of the Presidency of the Seventy on Jan. 26 for the Bangkok Thailand Temple. Local laws in more than half the countries where the Church operates require a couple marry civilly before being sealed in the temple, making the scenario common outside the United States. Last October he announced 12 (the largest number of temples announced on the same day) and last April he announced seven new temples. The Church’s other temples in the region are the Bern Switzerland, Copenhagen Denmark, Frankfurt Germany, Freiberg Germany, Kyiv Ukraine, Lisbon Portugal (under construction), London England, Madrid Spain, Paris France, Preston England, Rome Italy, Russia (announced in October 2018) and Stockholm Sweden Temples. 8 new Latter-day Saint temples announced by President Nelson at women’s session. The new temple in Tooele, located west of Salt Lake City, will be Utah’s 21st house of the Lord. Plans for the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square, and the adjoining plaza near the Church Office Building will be announced April 19, 2019. Louisville Kentucky Temple Crestwood, Kentucky, United States 19 March 2000. The new temple, announced by church President Russell M. Nelson in April 2018, will be built on an 11.8-acre site at the corner of Oak Hills Drive … The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had a small presence in Hungary since the late 1800s, though legal recognition did not come until 1988. Since becoming Church president in January 2018, President Nelson has announced 27 new temples. Visitors wander through the visitors’ center during dedication of the Rome Italy Temple in Rome, Italy, on Sunday, March 10, 2019. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News, Deseret News. In 2020, the Lisbon Portugal Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. A historic weekend for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continued Sunday as LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson announced more changes to how the church will operate with regard to ministering to its members and announced the building of seven new temples. [Oct 2019] President Nelson announced plans to build eight new temples throughout the world. 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