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Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the Antofagasta Chile Temple on Sunday, June 15, 2025, and taught that the house of the Lord is where all can learn of God’s plan of happiness and make covenants with Him and with the Savior, Jesus Christ.

“We are children of a loving Heavenly Father who desires that we return and live in His presence as an eternal family,” said the Apostle on the day when many parts of the world celebrate Father’s Day.

He said the Lord is inspiring His servants to build temples because the house of the Lord helps Heavenly Father’s children fulfill their divine potential, and temples are centered on families.

The Antofagasta Chile Temple stands in the foreground with the coastal city of Antofagasta and the Andes Mountains in the distance. The newly dedicated temple serves Latter-day Saints in northern Chile and strengthens eternal family connections.

“Understanding the eternal nature of the temple will draw you closer to your family; understanding the eternal nature of the family will draw you closer to the temple,” he said. “It is in the temple that sacred ordinances take place, which bind or seal families together eternally.”

“This is, as words carved over its doors proclaim, ‘The house of the Lord,’” Elder Stevenson said.

The new temple in northern Chile is the 207th dedicated temple for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the third in Chile, where three more are announced or under construction.

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Groundbreaking Announced for Winchester Virginia Temple

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the groundbreaking date for the Winchester Virginia Temple.

Groundbreaking services for the Winchester Virginia Temple will be held on Saturday, August 9, 2025. Elder Robert M. Daines, Second Counselor in the North America Northeast Area Presidency, will preside at the event.

Architectural rendering of the future Winchester Virginia Temple, scheduled to break ground in August 2025. This sacred structure will serve members in the North America Northeast Area.

As previously announced, this house of the Lord will be built on an 11.27-acre site located at 200 Merrimans Lane in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 30,000 square feet.

President Nelson announced this temple during the April 2023 general conference.

“Jesus Christ is the reason we build temples,” he said then. “Each is His holy house. Making covenants and receiving essential ordinances in the temple, as well as seeking to draw closer to Him there, will bless your life in ways no other kind of worship can.”

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