Cordoba Argentina Temple Dedicated

The Church’s second temple in Argentina was dedicated on Sunday, May 17, 2015. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, presided over the services and gave the dedicatory prayer. Joining him was Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Also attending were Elder Kent F. Richards of the Seventy and the executive director of the Church Temple Department; Elders Walter F. Gonzalez, Jorge F. Zeballos, and Francisco J. Vinas, the South America South area presidency; and temple president and matron, President and Sister Mario Cecilio Cristóbal and Vilma Marta Cattaneo de Romero.

The Córdoba Argentina Temple was built on the site of one of the first chapels in Córdoba and the Argentina North Mission home. It is the same mission where Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presided as mission president. Elder Christofferson was one of his missionaries.

“It’s almost surreal,” said Elder Christofferson. “Something beyond my fondest imaginations that we [the Church] would be here dedicating a temple, some 50 years, more or less, from my mission service time. It’s a great blessing, a miracle, really.”

President Uchtdorf said they visited with the mayor of Córdoba and told him the temple was here. “It brings a light to the city.”

Two choirs made up of Latter-day Saints from the temple district provided music for the cornerstone ceremony and inside the temple for the dedication services.

The temple dedication was preceded by a cultural celebration Saturday evening in the Orfeo Superdome in Córdoba, Argentina.

Approximately 1,200 Latter-day Saint youth from communities near the temple presented the history of the Church through narration, song and dance.

The temple district includes the northwest half of Argentina. There are more than 380,000 members of the Church in Argentina and currently one operating temple, located in Buenos Aires.

The 34,369-square-foot (3,193-square-meter) building has extensive wood paneling, inlaid wood detail and inlaid marble flooring. The color scheme is natural colors with beautiful floral accents. There are also art glass windows, red marble counters and accent stone from Spain (Rojo Alicante). Hand-sculpted carpet designs mirror the extensive decorative painting and gold stenciling, as well as custom-made carpets for the bride’s room and the entryway. The chandeliers are Swarovski crystal by Schonbek Worldwide of New York.

Open House and Rededication Dates Announced for Montreal Quebec Temple

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house, cultural celebration and rededication dates for the Montreal Quebec Temple. The temple is being renovated.

The free public open house for the Montreal Quebec Temple will begin on Thursday, November 5, and go through Saturday, November 14, 2015, except for Sunday, November 8. The cultural celebration will be held Saturday, November 21, and the temple will be dedicated Sunday, November 22, in three sessions.

The temple was originally dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley, then president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 4, 2000.

The temple serves Latter-day Saints in Quebec and Ontario Canada, and Vermont, U.S.A.

Summer 2015 Opening for New Temples

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house, cultural celebration and dedication dates for the Trujillo Peru and Indianapolis Indiana Temples.

Trujillo Peru Temple
A free public open house for the Trujillo Peru Temple will begin on Friday, May 8, and go through Saturday, May 30, 2015, and run every day except Sundays, May 10, 17 and 24. The cultural celebration will be held Saturday, June 20, and the temple will be dedicated Sunday, June 21, in three sessions.

The dedication services will be broadcast at 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to meetinghouses in Peru. The three-hour block of meetings on the 21st will be cancelled so that Latter-day Saints can participate in the sessions.

The temple was announced by the First Presidency in December 2008, and ground was broken September 14, 2011.

The temple will serve more than 88,000 members of the Church in and around Trujillo.

Indianapolis Indiana Temple
A free public open house for the Indianapolis Indiana Temple will be held from Friday, July 17, through Saturday, August 8, 2015, and run every day except Sundays, July 19 and 26 and August 2. The cultural celebration will be held Saturday, August 22, and the temple will be dedicated in three sessions on Sunday, August 23.

The dedicatory sessions at 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. will be broadcast only within the temple district, and the three-hour block of meetings for those congregations will be cancelled for that Sunday.

The temple was announced by President Thomas S. Monson in October 2010, and ground was broken to begin construction September 29, 2012.

The temple will serve 25,000 Latter-day Saints in Indiana and eastern Illinois.

The temple will be located in the city of Carmel on the southwest corner of the intersection of W116th and Spring Mill Road.

The Trujillo and Indianapolis Temples will make the 147th and 148th operating temples in the world. Open house and dedication dates for the Córdoba Argentina and Payson Utah Temples were announced last month.