- Recife Brazil Temple
The Recife Brazil Temple is the 101st operating temple of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .The Recife Brazil Temple sits on 5.59 acres in the city of
Recife , capital of the Brazilian state ofPernambuco , shaded by mango trees and towering royal palms, and is surrounded by a beautiful garden. The temple exterior is finished with Asa branca granite fromBrazil and features a single spire topped with a gold statue of theangel Moroni . This temple is larger than many Mormon temples being built in order to accommodate the 137,500 members of Church in northern Brazil. Previously, the closest temple was inSão Paulo .President
Gordon B. Hinckley , during a visit to members and Mormon missionaries in Brazil, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony on11 November 1996 . During the open house held prior to the dedication, 78,386 visitors toured the Mormon temple. President Hinckley and PresidentJames E. Faust each conducted two dedicatory sessions for the Recife Brazil Temple on15 December 2000 . More than 7,000 people attended.The Recife Brazil Temple has a total of 37,200 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.
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Temple (Mormonism)
*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) External links
* [http://www.lds.org/temples/main/0,11204,1912-1-136-0,00.html Official LDS Recife Brazil Temple page]
* [http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/recife/ Recife Brazil Temple page]
* [http://www.lds.org/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] - Official Site
* [http://www.mormon.org/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] - Visitors Site
* [http://www.religionfacts.com/mormonism/practices/temple_ordinances.htm Mormon Temple Ordinances] - ReligionFacts
* [http://home.uchicago.edu/~spackman/temple Resources about the History and Symbolism of Mormon Temples]
* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/2671/ECLDSEn.html Early Christianity and Mormonism: The LDS Temple Endowment: An Introduction]
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