Speakers at temple groundbreakings for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are quick to point out similarities between discipleship and building houses of the Lord.

As soil is turned at a groundbreaking, for example, it’s a reminder for Latter-day Saints to turn their hearts to Jesus Christ. They can spiritually prepare themselves to receive the Lord as the ground is prepared to receive a temple.

Six temple groundbreakings are planned for this month of August:

• Aug. 1—Santos Brazil Temple
• Aug. 8—Naga Philippines Temple
• Aug. 15—Huntsville Alabama Temple
• Aug. 22—Tulsa Oklahoma Temple
• Aug. 22—Victoria British Columbia Temple
• Aug. 29—Coeur d’Alene Idaho Temple

That’s at least one groundbreaking for five consecutive weeks.

Yet it’s not the most groundbreakings the Church has held in a single month—seven. A seven-groundbreaking month occurred three times, actually: March 1999, May 1999 and November 2020.

Visit the Church News to learn more about the first same-year, same-month and same-day groundbreakings for temples.

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