- Montevideo Uruguay Temple
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Montevideo Uruguay Temple Number 103 Dedication 18 March 2001 by
Gordon B. HinckleySite 1.59 acres (0.6 hectares) Floor area 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) Preceded by Porto Alegre Brazil Temple Followed by Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple Official website • News & Images Additional Information Announcement 2 November 1998 Groundbreaking 27 April 1999 by
Richard G. ScottOpen House 28 February – 10 March 2001 Designed by Edvardo Signorelli Location Bolonia 1722
Carrasco
Montevideo
UruguayPhone number (598) 2-604-2212 Exterior finish Asa branca granite Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 with Movie, two-stage progressive sessions Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No services Visitors' center No Coordinates: 34°53′18.39839″S 56°4′26.71680″W / 34.8884439972°S 56.074088°W The Montevideo Uruguay Temple is the 103rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Mormon apostle Elder Richard G. Scott, who was one of the first Mormon missionaries in Uruguay, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Mormon temple in Montevideo. The first branch, a small congregation, of the LDS Church was organized in 1944 and since then the Church has experienced phenomenal growth. By 2001 Uruguay had 73,000 members and a Mormon temple.
During the open house nearly 25,000 people visited the Montevideo Uruguay Temple. Among the visitors was Jorge Batlle, then President of Uruguay. LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Montevideo Uruguay Temple on 18 March 2001 with more than 6,500 people in attendance.
The temple has a single spire topped by a statue of the angel Moroni and the exterior is asa branca granite. The Montevideo Uruguay Temple has a total of 10,700 square feet (990 m2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
The Montevideo Uruguay Temple was the first temple of the LDS Church to be dedicated in the 21st century.
See 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
- Church News, 15 May 1999.
- “News of the Church,” Ensign, May 2001, 109
- "Dedicatory prayer: 'Here we will carry forward a great work,'" Church News 24 Mar. 2001, 25 Jun. 2005
External links
Latter-day Saint temples in southern South America See also : Temples in other geographic regionsArgentina Buenos Aires Argentina Temple · Córdoba Argentina Temple (announced)
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Categories:- Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South America
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- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Uruguay
- 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples
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