Difference between revisions of "Cordoba Argentina Temple"

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The first members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Argentina were European immigrants who requested missionaries in the 1920's. Since then the Church in Argentina has continued to grow at a steady rate, with now over 380,000 members.

On 4 October 2008, during the 178th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Thomas S. Monson announced that a temple would be built in Córdoba, Argentina. The temple is being built in the northwestern quarter of the city of Córdoba next to the recently rebuilt Argentina Córdoba Mission home on the grounds of the Villa Belgrano meetinghouse, which houses the Córdoba Argentina Sierras Stake.^[1]

Ground was broken on 30 October 2010 and the temple site was dedicated by Elder Neil L. Anderson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (view video below). The traditional gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni was installed atop the spire of the Córdoba Argentina Temple on 13 August 2014. Prior to the construction of this new temple,members in the northern areas of Argentina have had to travel some 400 miles to reach the one existing Argentina temple in Buenos Aires.

Public Open House and Temple Dedication

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the dates for the open house and dedication of the Córdoba Argentina Temple. The public is invited to attend a free open house beginning on Friday, 17 April 2015, and going through Saturday, 2 May 2015. Open house will not be conducted on Sunday, 19 April 2015 or Sunday 26 April 2015. A cultural celebration will be held on Saturday, 16 May 2015, and the temple will be dedicated on Sunday, 17 May 2015, in three sessions. Once the temple is dedicated, it will be the 145th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ.

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