Panamá City Panamá Temple

Announced in 2002, the Panamá City Panamá Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) was dedicated on 2008-08-10 by Thomas S. Monson, making it the 127th operating temple of the church.cite news|url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,5143,700249856,00.html |title=LDS Church's 127th temple is dedicated in Panama |first=Jason |last=Swensen |publisher=Deseret News |date=2008-08-11 |accessdate=2008-08-12] Located in Cárdenas, a suburb of Panamá City, it is the first LDS Church temple in Panamá. [http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/panamacity/ Panamá City Panamá Temple] .]

The plans to build a temple in Panamá City were announced by the LDS Church on August 23, 2002. ["Two new temples announced," "Church News", 14 September 2002, p. 13.] Ground was broken and the site was dedicated on October 30, 2005, by Spencer V. Jones, a member of the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy and the president of the church's Central America Area. [http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,40-1-3273-5,00.html "Ground Broken for Panamá City Panamá Temple"] .] On May 4, 2007, a statue of the Angel Moroni was added to the temple's spire.

The temple is adjacent to the LDS Church's Cárdenas Ward meetinghouse, close to the Panama Canal. The Panamá City Panamá Temple serves Latter-day Saints in all of Panamá. There are 39,000 Latter-day Saints in Panamá in seven stakes and eight mission districts.

The open house for the temple began on the July 11 and ended on July 26, 2008. During the open house, the temple was open to everyone; however, since it has been dedicated only members of the church in good standing can enter. [http://www.mormones.org.gt/Articulos/TemploPanama/TemploPanama.html Inician las Puertas Abiertas del Templo de Panamá] , La Iglesia de JESUCRISTO de los Santos de los Últimos Días. Last Accessed 2008-07-12.] The temple's dedication was held on August 10, 2008 in four sessions. Prior to the dedication, a cultural celebration was held including performances by Panamanian youth members of the church.

ee also

* List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
* Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)

References

External links

* [http://www.lds.org/temples/main/0,11204,1919-1-30-2,00.html Panamá City Panamá Temple official website]