The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the groundbreaking date for the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple. An artist’s rendering of the João Pessoa Brazil Temple has also been released.
Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple
Groundbreaking services will be held for the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple on August 31, 2024. Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr., Philippines Area President, will preside at the event. …
The Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple will be built on a 4.9-acre site at Lot 2163-c and Lot 2163-d Rosario Limketkai Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental.
Plans for the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple call for a two-story structure of approximately 18,449 square feet (1,714 square meters). An ancillary building will also be constructed, including an arrival center, patron housing, and distribution center. …
João Pessoa Brazil Temple
An artistic rendering of the João Pessoa Brazil Temple has been released.
The site location was released in 2023. This house of the Lord will be constructed on a 3.9-acre site located at Rua Paulino Pinto and Avenida Ministro José Américo de Almeida in the Cabo Branco neighborhood. Plans call for a temple of approximately 18,850 square feet.
President Russell M. Nelson announced the João Pessoa Brazil Temple in October 2023. “The Lord is directing us to build these temples to help us think celestial. God lives. Jesus is the Christ. His Church has been restored to bless all of God’s children,” the prophet said after 20 new temples were announced, including the one in João Pessoa.
Brazil has 23 temples in use, announced or under construction.
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