- Gila Valley Arizona Temple
The Gila Valley Arizona Temple is a planned temple of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , to be constructed in the town of Central between the communities of Pima and Thatcher inArizona . The announcement of the temple onApril 26 ,2008 came concurrently with theGilbert Arizona Temple , and together were the first new temples announced sinceThomas S. Monson assumed responsibilities as the President of the LDS church. [cite news |first=Mike |last=Branom |title=New Mormon temple slated for Gilbert |url=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/114955 |publisher=The East Valley Tribune |date=2008-04-27 |accessdate=2008-04-28]Local church leadership announced on September 21, 2008 that the temple would be built on church owned property adjacent to
US Route 70 in the unincorporated community of Central. A petition to grant an exception to building height restrictions to accommodate the temple's steeple was given a favorable recommendation by the Graham County Planning and Zoning Commission, and will be formally decided by the county on October 20. [cite news|title=Temple could be in Central|publisher=Eastern Arizona Courier|date=2008-09-29|accessdate=2008-09-30|last=Saunders|first=Diane|url=http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2008/09/29/news/doc48dd8a4384d11464477187.txt]The new temple will serve the significant LDS population in the eastern part of Arizona's
Gila River Valley , who currently must travel to theMesa Arizona Temple 150 miles to the west. Thatcher, which was founded by LDS pioneers in1881 , was home to former LDS church presidentSpencer W. Kimball during his youth in the early part of the 1900s. [cite news |title=LDS Church announces two new temples in Arizona. |url=http://www.sltrib.com/lds/ci_9071215?source=rss |publisher=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=2008-04-27 |accessdate=2005-04-28]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 References
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