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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the location of the Birmingham England Temple and the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple.
Birmingham England Temple
The Birmingham England Temple will be built on a 2.7-acre site located at 185-187 Penns Lane, Sutton, Coldfield, Birmingham, England.
Plans call for a one-story temple of approximately 10,800 square feet, with patron housing and arrival facilities. Church President Russell M. Nelson announced the temple during the Church’s conference in April 2022. “Positive spiritual momentum increases as we worship in the temple and grow in our understanding of the magnificent breadth and depth of blessings we receive there,” the prophet said. “I plead with you to counter worldly ways by focusing on the eternal blessings of the temple. Your time there brings blessings for eternity,” he said, as 17 new temples, including the Birmingham England Temple, were announced.
The preaching of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ began in 1837 in Britain as missionaries, including two members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, began teaching in Preston. During the nineteenth century, more than 52,000 converts emigrated from Britain to join the main body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States. By 1870, nearly half of Utah’s population consisted of British immigrants.
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