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| − | Om 6 October 2012, during the semiannual [[General Conference]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced plans for a temple to be built in Tucson, Arizona. | + | Om 6 October 2012, during the Saturday morning session of the 182nd semiannual [[General Conference]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced plans for a temple to be built in Tucson, Arizona - Arizona's second largest city. |
The Tucson Arizona Temple will be the sixth Mormon temple in Arizona, the home of over 395,000 Latter-day Saints, meeting in over 800 congregations. The other temples in Arizona are the [[Mesa Arizona Temple]], [[Snowflake Arizona Temple]], [[Gila Valley Arizona Temple]], [[Phoenix Arizona Temple]], and the [[Gilbert Arizona Temple]]. The Mesa, Arizona, temple presents an Easter pageant every year that attracts tens of thousands of visitors. | The Tucson Arizona Temple will be the sixth Mormon temple in Arizona, the home of over 395,000 Latter-day Saints, meeting in over 800 congregations. The other temples in Arizona are the [[Mesa Arizona Temple]], [[Snowflake Arizona Temple]], [[Gila Valley Arizona Temple]], [[Phoenix Arizona Temple]], and the [[Gilbert Arizona Temple]]. The Mesa, Arizona, temple presents an Easter pageant every year that attracts tens of thousands of visitors. | ||
| + | The Tucson Arizona Temple is larger than the Gila Valley Temple and smaller than the Phoenix Temple. The two-story, 34,000-square-foot mission-style building includes a dome-shaped cupola. The temple will serve approximately 33,000 members who make up the eight stakes in the Tucson area - from Sierra Vista, Wilcox, Avra Valley, Marana, Oro Valley to Nogales. | ||
| − | + | ==History of the Church in Tucson, Arizona== | |
| + | Latter-day Saints first entered the area that is now Tucson in the winter of 1846 as part of the Mormon Battalion which was organized to help in the Mexican-American War. The trails they blazed across Arizona had started in Iowa and ended in California and ultimately became the “highways” for people headed west throughout the 1800s. Thirty-three members of the Battalion returned and settled in what is now Arizona. More members of the Church arrived in 1873, having been sent from Utah to establish settlements in Arizona. | ||
Revision as of 15:33, 27 January 2017
Om 6 October 2012, during the Saturday morning session of the 182nd semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Thomas S. Monson announced plans for a temple to be built in Tucson, Arizona - Arizona's second largest city.
The Tucson Arizona Temple will be the sixth Mormon temple in Arizona, the home of over 395,000 Latter-day Saints, meeting in over 800 congregations. The other temples in Arizona are the Mesa Arizona Temple, Snowflake Arizona Temple, Gila Valley Arizona Temple, Phoenix Arizona Temple, and the Gilbert Arizona Temple. The Mesa, Arizona, temple presents an Easter pageant every year that attracts tens of thousands of visitors.
The Tucson Arizona Temple is larger than the Gila Valley Temple and smaller than the Phoenix Temple. The two-story, 34,000-square-foot mission-style building includes a dome-shaped cupola. The temple will serve approximately 33,000 members who make up the eight stakes in the Tucson area - from Sierra Vista, Wilcox, Avra Valley, Marana, Oro Valley to Nogales.
History of the Church in Tucson, Arizona
Latter-day Saints first entered the area that is now Tucson in the winter of 1846 as part of the Mormon Battalion which was organized to help in the Mexican-American War. The trails they blazed across Arizona had started in Iowa and ended in California and ultimately became the “highways” for people headed west throughout the 1800s. Thirty-three members of the Battalion returned and settled in what is now Arizona. More members of the Church arrived in 1873, having been sent from Utah to establish settlements in Arizona.
The Tucson Temple site is located on N Skyline Drive.
Groundbreaking Announced for Tucson Arizona Temple
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that the groundbreaking for the Tucson Arizona Temple will take place on 17 October 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Attendance at the ceremonies is by invitation only, however, the general public is invited to view the proceedings live from local meetinghouses.
The Tucson Arizona Temple will be the Church’s sixth temple in the state, joining those in Mesa, Snowflake, The Gila Valley, Gilbert and Phoenix. The Tucson Arizona Temple site is located on North Skyline Drive.
