Recife Brazil Temple
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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 (2.3 ha) in the city of Recife
, capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco
, shaded by mango trees and towering royal palms, and is surrounded by a beautiful garden. The temple exterior is finished with Asa branca granite from Brazil
and features a single spire topped with a gold statue of the angel Moroni. This temple is larger than many Mormon temples being built in order to accommodate the 137,500 members of the Church in northern Brazil. Previously, the closest temple was in São Paulo
.
President Gordon B. Hinckley
, during a visit to members and Mormon missionaries
in Brazil, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony on 11 November 1996. During the open house held prior to the dedication, 78,386 visitors toured the Mormon temple. President Hinckley and President James E. Faust
each conducted two dedicatory sessions for the Recife Brazil Temple on 15 December 2000. More than 7,000 people attended.
The Recife Brazil Temple has a total of 37200 square feet (3,456 m²), two ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.
Temple (LDS Church)
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and they are considered by Church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Recife Brazil Temple sits on 5.59 acres (2.3 ha) in the city of Recife
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
, capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
, shaded by mango trees and towering royal palms, and is surrounded by a beautiful garden. The temple exterior is finished with Asa branca granite from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and features a single spire topped with a gold statue of the angel Moroni. This temple is larger than many Mormon temples being built in order to accommodate the 137,500 members of the Church in northern Brazil. Previously, the closest temple was in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
.
President Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from March 12, 1995 until his death...
, during a visit to members and Mormon missionaries
Mormon missionary
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in Brazil, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony on 11 November 1996. During the open house held prior to the dedication, 78,386 visitors toured the Mormon temple. President Hinckley and President James E. Faust
James E. Faust
James Esdras Faust was an American religious leader, lawyer, and politician. Faust was Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1995 until his death, an LDS Church apostle for 29 years, and a general authority of the church for 35...
each conducted two dedicatory sessions for the Recife Brazil Temple on 15 December 2000. More than 7,000 people attended.
The Recife Brazil Temple has a total of 37200 square feet (3,456 m²), two ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.
See also
- Temple (Latter Day Saints)
- 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 SaintsComparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBelow is a chronological list of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with sortable columns. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth...
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)