- Campinas Brazil Temple
The Campinas Brazil Temple, in
Campinas , São Paulo, is the 111th operating temple ofThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .Plans to build the Campinas Brazil Temple were announced on
April 3 ,1997 . The Campinas Temple is the fourth to be built inBrazil .The first Mormon missionaries did not arrive in Brazil until the 1920s. Most of the early converts in Brazil were German immigrants coming to Brazil after
World War I . In 1931, the 80 members of the small branch nearSão Paulo built the first Mormon meetinghouse in Brazil. DuringWorld War II Mormon missionaries were removed from Brazil, but when missionaries returned after the war Brazilian natives began joining the Church by the hundreds. The Mormon membership in Brazil continues to grow quickly. The Campinas Temple serves more than 117,000 members from 36 stakes in the area. Brazil is home to more Mormons than any other country in the world except theUnited States andMexico .A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication were held on
May 1 ,1998 . It was presided over byJames E. Faust a member of the First Presidency who had served as a Mormon missionary in Brazil in the 1940s. The temple site has 6.18 acres. The site is on a hill overlooking the 1 million-population city ofCampinas , and can easily be seen from all around. The temple has a total area of 48,100 square feet, which includes four ordinance rooms and three sealing rooms. Hundreds of people came for the groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication.The Mormon temple was open to the public
April 20 ,2002 throughMay 11 ,2002 . Tens of thousands of people were able to take a tour through the temple and learn more about its sacred importance. Church PresidentGordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Campinas Brazil Temple onMay 17 ,2002 . Four sessions were held which allowed thousands to attend the dedication. Before the dedication President Hinckley met with a large group outside and the finalcornerstone was placed in the temple. The construction was then officially completed.ee also
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*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/0,11204,1912-1-155-0,00.html Official LDS Campinas Brazil Temple page]
* [http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/campinas/ Campinas 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.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/mormon/worship/temple.shtml Mormon Temple Worship] - BBC Religion & Ethics
* [http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/temples/history.html History of Mormon Temples] - Lightplanet
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