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On October 1, 2023, President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced plans to construct a temple in João Pessoa, Brazil. The '''João Pessoa Brazil Temple''' is the 22nd announced temple for Brazil.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples]
 
On October 1, 2023, President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced plans to construct a temple in João Pessoa, Brazil. The '''João Pessoa Brazil Temple''' is the 22nd announced temple for Brazil.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples]
 
   
 
   
João Pessoa is a port city in northeastern Brazil and the largest city in Paraíba state. The first known members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to live in Brazil immigrated from Germany in 1913. In 1988, Brazil became just the third country outside the United States to have 50 organized stakes (a group of congregations, similar to a diocese). Today, there are nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in Brazil in approximately 2,175 congregations.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples]
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João Pessoa is a port city in northeastern Brazil, about 75 miles north of Recife. The city is the largest in Paraíba state. The first known members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to live in Brazil immigrated from Germany in 1913. In 1988, Brazil became just the third country outside the United States to have 50 organized stakes (a group of congregations, similar to a diocese). Today, there are nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in Brazil in approximately 2,175 congregations.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples]
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
  
The João Pessoa Brazil Temple is currently in the planning stages. No location has been announced.
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The João Pessoa Brazil Temple is currently in the planning stages. This sacred house of the Lord will be built on a 3.9-acre site located at Rua Paulino Pinto and Avenida Ministro José Américo de Almeida in the Cabo Branco neighborhood. Plans call for a temple of approximately 18,850 square feet.
  
 
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* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/joao-pessoa-brazil-temple?lang=eng Official João Pessoa Brazil Temple page]
 
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/joao-pessoa-brazil-temple?lang=eng Official João Pessoa Brazil Temple page]
 
* [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/joao-pessoa-brazil-temple/ João Pessoa Brazil Temple page]
 
* [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/joao-pessoa-brazil-temple/ João Pessoa Brazil 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]
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* [https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/a-prophets-temple-invitation-president-russell-m-nelson?lang=eng FamilySearch RootsTech, Temple Invitation by Russell M. Nelson]  
 
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/article/temples What Are Temples?]
 
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/article/temples What Are Temples?]
 
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Rendering of João Pessoa Brazil Temple ©2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

On October 1, 2023, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct a temple in João Pessoa, Brazil. The João Pessoa Brazil Temple is the 22nd announced temple for Brazil.[1]

João Pessoa is a port city in northeastern Brazil, about 75 miles north of Recife. The city is the largest in Paraíba state. The first known members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to live in Brazil immigrated from Germany in 1913. In 1988, Brazil became just the third country outside the United States to have 50 organized stakes (a group of congregations, similar to a diocese). Today, there are nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in Brazil in approximately 2,175 congregations.[2]

Location

The João Pessoa Brazil Temple is currently in the planning stages. This sacred house of the Lord will be built on a 3.9-acre site located at Rua Paulino Pinto and Avenida Ministro José Américo de Almeida in the Cabo Branco neighborhood. Plans call for a temple of approximately 18,850 square feet.

Videos


Temples in Brazil

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