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During his opening remarks at the April 2011 Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced that Canada's ninth temple would be built in Winnipeg, the capital, and largest city of Manitoba, Canada. | During his opening remarks at the April 2011 Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced that Canada's ninth temple would be built in Winnipeg, the capital, and largest city of Manitoba, Canada. | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 19 November 2016
During his opening remarks at the April 2011 Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Thomas S. Monson announced that Canada's ninth temple would be built in Winnipeg, the capital, and largest city of Manitoba, Canada.
There are currently eight temples in Canada to serve the 194,000 Latter-day Saints. The other temples are located in Calgary, Cardston, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Regina, Toronto and Vancouver. The Winnipeg Manitoba Temple will serve members of the Winnipeg area who currently travel 400 miles (600 kilometers)—a 6½-hour drive—to the Regina Saskatchewan Temple. The Winnipeg Manitoba Temple will be the first temple built in Manitoba.
The Winnipeg Manitoba Temple will stand on a beautiful tract of land at the entrance to The Neighbourhoods of Bridgwater located in the southwestern portion of the city. The design for the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple draws inspiration from the churches of old Winnipeg. It features a stone exterior, large sloped roof, and slender copper steeple over the main entrance. Plans include the use of Manitoba Tyndall stone.
When the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple is built, it will include a baptistry; instruction rooms, where members learn about the purpose of life and the role of Jesus Christ; sealing rooms, where marriages take place; and a celestial room, a room that represents eternal life with God. Temple worship is an important aspect of religious life for members of the Church. It helps them gain a big picture perspective, feel peace, receive answers to their prayers and recommit to living moral, virtuous lives. The temple is also important because it is where families are sealed together for eternity.
Groundbreaking and Site Dedication Announced
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are welcoming the announcement of the groundbreaking date for the first LDS temple in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Church leaders announced on 17 November 2016 that the event will be held on Saturday, 3 December 2016 at 12:00 pm. The temple site is located on 7.7 acres of land at 2 Center Street in Winnipeg.
The ceremony will be under the direction of Elder Ulisses Soares of the Presidency of the Seventy and Elder Larry Y. Wilson, of the Seventy and executive director of the Church’s Temple Department. Community, government, and interfaith leaders will also be in attendance. Due to limited space, attendance at the event is by invitation, with the general public invited to view the proceedings live from local Church meetinghouses.
Latter-day Saints in Manitoba
In Manitoba, there are 4,500 Latter-day Saints organized in 12 local congregations. These Church members currently travel to Regina or Minneapolis to participate in temple worship.
The Church currently has 154 operating temples worldwide.
