- Cebu Philippines Temple
Announced in 2006, the Cebu Philippines Temple of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is under construction. Located in Lehug inCebu City , it will be the second LDS temple in thePhilippines .The plans to build a temple in Cebu City were announced by the LDS Church to local church leaders on
2006-04-18 . ["Temple announced: Cebu, Philippines, will be site for sacred edifice," "Church News",29 April 2006 , p. 2.] Ground was broken and the site was dedicated on2007-11-14 byDallin H. Oaks , a member of the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. [Cherry Baluyot, "Cebu temple — Groundbreaking in Philippines," "Church News",2007-11-17 , p. 5.]The temple is being built on an 11 acre site that it will share with a church meetinghouse, residences for the
temple president andmission president , and a mission office. [ [http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/cebu/ Cebu Philippines LDS (Mormon) Temple] .]References
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