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− | On 6 October 2012, during the opening session of the 182nd Semiannual [[General Conference]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], [[Thomas S. Monson]], President and Prophet of the Church, announced that a temple would be built in southern Peru in the city of Arequipa. The Arequipa Peru Temple will be the third temple built in Peru. The other temples are the [[Lima Peru Temple]] (1986) and the [[Trujillo Peru Temple]] (2015).
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− | Seven [[stake]]s currently operate in the city with several additional stakes and [[district]]s in the surrounding region. The units that will be served by the Arequipa Peru Temple have not yet been announced.
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− | [http://www.meetmormonmissionaries.org Mormon missionary] work first started in Peru in 1956. In 1959 there were 300 members. [http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/facts-and-statistics/country/peru/] Since then, the Church has grown quickly in Peru. In January 1988, 32 years after missionary work began in Peru, seven stakes (diocese) were created in one weekend by a visiting Church Apostle, Elder [[M. Russell Ballard]]. At the end of 2011, there were 508,812 Latter-day Saints in 788 congregations in Peru, and 10 Mormon missions.
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− | Arequipa is Peru's second largest city, but its citizens must travel 500 miles to Lima to attend a [http://www.mormontemples.com Mormon temple].
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− | ==Additional Resources==
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− | *[http://www.lds.org/?lang=spa&country=snw Official LDS Church website for Peru]
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− | *[http://www.mormon.org Basic Mormon Beliefs and Real Mormons]
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− | *[http://www.aboutjesuschrist.org Jesus Christ in Mormonism]
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− | *[http://www.mormonbible.org The Holy Bible in Mormonism]
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− | *[http://www.mormonfaq.com Answering difficult questions about Mormonism]
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− | [[Category:Temples]]
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− | [[es:Templo mormón de Arequipa Perú]]
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