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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the groundbreaking ceremony for the Antananarivo Madagascar Temple. The future site of the Florianópolis Brazil Temple has also been released.
Antananarivo Madagascar Temple
The groundbreaking services for the Antananarivo Madagascar Temple will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Elder Denelson Silva, First Counselor in the Africa South Area Presidency, will preside.
The Antananarivo Madagascar Temple will be built on a 9.8 acre site located at Fokontany Andranoro, Ambohibao, Antehiroka, Andranomena, Madagascar. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 10,000 square feet, with patron housing and arrival facilities.
Church President Russell M. Nelson announced this temple during the October 2021 general conference.
“Everything taught in the temple, through instruction and through the Spirit, increases our understanding of Jesus Christ,” he said during the same general conference.
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country off the southeastern coast of Africa and is the world’s fourth-largest island. This temple will be the first in Madagascar, which is home to more than 15,000 Latter-day Saints in over 40 congregations.
The preaching of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ formally began there in 1998, with the formation of the Madagascar Antananarivo Mission. In September 2000, the Antananarivo Madagascar Stake was organized.
Florianópolis Brazil Temple
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