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During the 192nd Semiannual [[General Conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], on October 2, 2022, President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced plans to construct a temple in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

The '''Grand Rapids Michigan Temple''' will be the second house of the Lord in Michigan. The [[Detroit Michigan Temple]] was dedicated in 1999 by President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]]. The Church’s first building in Detroit was completed in 1928. Michigan is home to more than 45,000 Latter-day Saints in 99 wards and branches. Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan and the seat of Kent County.

:Havelah Allen lives in the Grand Rapids Michigan Stake.

:“We have been praying and fasting as a stake to prepare ourselves for a temple in western Michigan,” she said. “We just started crying when it was announced.”

:Allen said it has been sweet to hear the children and youth pray for a temple.

:“I really hope that they understand that the Lord heard them.”[https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2022/10/2/23383826/president-nelsons-temple-announcement-prompts-members-to-rejoice-worldwide]

==Location==

The Grand Rapids Michigan Temple is currently in the planning stages. On November 7, 2022, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released its location as a 10.5-acre site located at 2400 Forest Hill Avenue SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 20,000 square feet.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/grand-rapids-michigan-temple-location]

==Groundbreaking Announced==
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Elder [[Mathias Held]], First Counselor in the North America Northeast Area Presidency, will preside.

==External Links==
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/grand-rapids-michigan-temple?lang=eng Official Grand Rapids Michigan Temple page]
* [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/grand-rapids-michigan-temple/ Grand Rapids Michigan Temple page]
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/families-and-temples/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-temple?lang=eng What is the Purpose of the Temple]
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/article/temples What Are Temples?]
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