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Apr 8, 2024 · Marielle Scott, Deseret News. There was a collective smile and feeling of joy among Latter-day Saints outside the Conference Center following President Russell M. Nelson’s announcement of 15 new temples in the last session of April 2024 general conference on Sunday, April 7. Tears flowed easily for Maria Griffiths.
Apr 7, 2024 · President Nelson announces locations of 15 new temples at conclusion of April 2024 general conference. ‘The temple is the gateway to the greatest blessings God has in store for each of us,’ said the Prophet, who has announced 168 of the Church’s 350 total houses of the Lord. By Scott Taylor 7 April 2024, 3:54 PM MDT.
- Retalhuleu, Guatemala
- Iquitos, Peru
- Teresina, Brazil
- Natal, Brazil
- Tuguegarao City, Philippines
- Iloilo, Philippines
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Hamburg, Germany
- Lethbridge, Alberta
- San Jose, California
Silvia Perez and Isabel Torres, Latter-day Saints who live in Guatemala, celebrated the announcement of another temple coming to their country. “I felt overjoyed when I heard the Prophet announcing a new temple in Guatemala,” Torres said. “The temple is a blessing for the country and the people who live there, and it’s a beacon of light.” Mabi Lapa...
Martín Aspajo Arista, a 25-year-old Latter-day Saint in Tarapoto, Peru, lived in Iquitos until he was 15. “Mom and I were like: ‘Oh look, there will be new temples. That’s great!’ But when we heard that one of them is from our city, our reaction was different.” Aspajo never thought a temple would come to Iquitos, but after its announcement, he rejo...
Bruna Verçoza Fernandes, who is from Teresina and moved to Natal with her family a month ago, described the Prophet’s announcement as “a double dose of joy.” “For a long time we’ve waited to hear the temple of our beloved Teresina being announced, and it finally happened,” she said. “We were so excited. I was shaking with so much emotion. I feel so...
Bishop Paraguassu Pereira, from the Cidade Verde Ward, Natal Ponta Negra Stake, described the announcement as “a dream of so many people coming true.” In an email with Church News, he shared: “We shouted joyfully as if our national soccer team had scored at a World Cup!” As in many places worldwide, members of that part of Brazil first had to trave...
When Jared Smith was serving in the city of Tuguegarao in the Philippines Cauayan Mission, he and his companion sometimes walked by a plot of Church-owned land and joked that a temple would be built on it someday. “I do not know if that plot of land is going to be used for the temple, but I am excited to hear that a temple is going to be placed in ...
Rodrigo Navarro served in the Philippines Cebu/Bacolod Mission in the late 1980s. He never imagined there would be so many temples in that country. “These are manifestations of faithful Latter-day Saints in that part of the world,” said Navarro, originally from Legaspi, Philippines, but now residing in Sandy, Utah. “The Savior loves the Filipino br...
Judy and Stuart Lyon, who served a senior mission in Thailand from 2015 to 2017, have many dear friends from Indonesia. Stuart Lyon said, “We are thrilled with the blessings that a temple in Indonesia will bring to those wonderful people and that beautiful country.” In 1985, he became an Army foreign area officer with a focus on Southeast Asia. Dur...
Despite the late hour in Germany, the happy news of a new temple in Hamburg was noised abroad through messages flying back and forth, said Hamburg Germany Stake President Niels Ole Jensen. “This has been a strong hope of many members in the north of Germany,” he wrote in an email to the Church News. “A lot of young men and women as well as families...
Although Sister Caroline Downey grew up on the eastern side of Canada, she was still thrilled to learn that Lethbridge, Alberta — located in one of Canada’s western provinces — is getting a temple. Canada has only nine completed temples, so Sister Downey, a missionary serving on Temple Square, said she is “super excited” any time the country gets a...
Elder Keahi Tu’itavuki, a missionary from Northern California, said the newly announced San Jose California Temple will be built about two hours from where he grew up, making it the closest temple to his home. Elder Tu’itavuki said he was excited and grateful to hear the announcement. The new temple will help members in that area do small and simpl...
Apr 1, 2024 · Of the 153 temples President Nelson has announced in the past 6 years, 11 are dedicated, 7 are scheduled for dedication and 40 are under construction. By Scott Taylor 1 April 2024, 12:29 PM MDT. President Russell M. Nelson turns the first soil at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ephraim Utah Temple in Ephraim on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The Red Cliffs Temple, left, was dedicated March 24, 2024. The nearby historic St. George Temple was rededicated Dec. 10, 2023.
Dec 29, 2023 · Temples in 2023, Part 1: President Nelson announces 35 temple locations for 2nd straight year. With 35 each in 2023 and 2022 and 34 in 2021, the President of the Church has announced 104 temple locations in just three years and 153 so far in his 6-year tenure. By Scott Taylor 29 Dec 2023, 3:04 PM MST.
Apr 8, 2024 · 0:00. 0:52. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on Sunday that fifteen new temples will be built across the world, including one in Yuma. The news was given by President ...
