Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
- Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple is the 102nd operating Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Temple construction began on May 2, 1998. The Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley on December 17, 2000. The Temple sits on a hill in Porto Alegre's Vila Jardim district.
The Porto Alegre Temple overlooks the city from the east toward a large river and port for which the city is named. It has an exterior of white granite and a single spire topped with a statue of the angel Moroni. The temple has a total of convert|10700|sqft|m2, two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
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
* Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
External links
* [http://www.lds.org/temples/main/0,11204,1912-1-137-2,00.html The official Porto Alegre Brazil Temple page]
* [http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/portoalegre/ Porto Alegre Brazil Temple page]
* [http://www.cpovo.net/jornal/A106/N62/PDF/Fim03.pdf News article from 12/01/2000 about the Porto Alegre Temple Open House] "(in Portuguese)"
* [http://www.religionfacts.com/mormonism/practices/temple_ordinances.htm Latter-day Saint Temple Ordinances] - ReligionFacts
* [http://mormanity.blogspot.com/2005/01/mormon-temples-and-secrecy.html Mormon Temples and Secrecy]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2004-04-26-mormon-usat_x.htm Mormons Open Temple Doors to Share Beliefs] - USA Today
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