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[[Image:Salta-Argentina-Temple-Rendering-2020.jpg|350px|thumb|<div align="left"><span style="color:#0000FF">Salta Argentina Temple rendering. ©2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reseverved.</span></div>|right]] | [[Image:Salta-Argentina-Temple-Rendering-2020.jpg|350px|thumb|<div align="left"><span style="color:#0000FF">Salta Argentina Temple rendering. ©2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reseverved.</span></div>|right]] | ||
| − | As part of a seven-temple announcement on 1 April 2018, during the 188th annual [[General Conference|general conference]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] named Salta Argentina as the location for a future temple. The Salta Argentina Temple will be the third Latter-day Saint temple constructed in the country. The other two temples are the [[Buenos Aires Argentina Temple]] (1986) and the [[Cordoba Argentina Temple|Córdoba Argentina Temple]] (2015). | + | As part of a seven-temple announcement on 1 April 2018, during the 188th annual [[General Conference|general conference]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] named Salta Argentina as the location for a future temple. The '''Salta Argentina Temple''' will be the third Latter-day Saint temple constructed in the country. The other two temples are the [[Buenos Aires Argentina Temple]] (1986) and the [[Cordoba Argentina Temple|Córdoba Argentina Temple]] (2015). |
| − | Argentina, a country of more than 40 million people, is home to approximately 470,000 Latter-day Saints organized into over 100 [[Stake|stakes]] and [[District|districts]]. The Salta Argentina Temple will serve members living the Argentine Northwest who currently travel to the Córdoba Argentina Temple to participate in temple services. The temple | + | Argentina, a country of more than 40 million people, is home to approximately 470,000 Latter-day Saints organized into over 100 [[Stake|stakes]] and [[District|districts]]. The Salta Argentina Temple will serve members living in the Argentine Northwest who currently travel to the Córdoba Argentina Temple to participate in temple services. The temple is being built on a large grassy field across from the airport in southern Salta. |
On 5 June 2020, an official exterior rendering of the Salta Argentina Temple was released. | On 5 June 2020, an official exterior rendering of the Salta Argentina Temple was released. | ||
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==Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Salta Argentina Temple== | ==Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Salta Argentina Temple== | ||
| + | Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a second postponement has been announced for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Salta Argentina Temple. The service was originally announced for 15 August 2020 and then postponed until 9 October 2020, but it is now anticipated to take place in November 2020. | ||
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Salta Argentina Temple was held on 4 November 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Elder [[Benjamin de Hoyos|Benjamín de Hoyos]], president of the South America South Area, presided at the event. Attendance at the temple site was by invitation only. Because of current COVID-19 restrictions, local social distancing guidelines were followed. The service was also broadcast to meetinghouses in the [[Temple district|temple district]]. | The groundbreaking ceremony for the Salta Argentina Temple was held on 4 November 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Elder [[Benjamin de Hoyos|Benjamín de Hoyos]], president of the South America South Area, presided at the event. Attendance at the temple site was by invitation only. Because of current COVID-19 restrictions, local social distancing guidelines were followed. The service was also broadcast to meetinghouses in the [[Temple district|temple district]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:38, 29 September 2022
As part of a seven-temple announcement on 1 April 2018, during the 188th annual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson named Salta Argentina as the location for a future temple. The Salta Argentina Temple will be the third Latter-day Saint temple constructed in the country. The other two temples are the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple (1986) and the Córdoba Argentina Temple (2015).
Argentina, a country of more than 40 million people, is home to approximately 470,000 Latter-day Saints organized into over 100 stakes and districts. The Salta Argentina Temple will serve members living in the Argentine Northwest who currently travel to the Córdoba Argentina Temple to participate in temple services. The temple is being built on a large grassy field across from the airport in southern Salta.
On 5 June 2020, an official exterior rendering of the Salta Argentina Temple was released.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Salta Argentina Temple
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a second postponement has been announced for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Salta Argentina Temple. The service was originally announced for 15 August 2020 and then postponed until 9 October 2020, but it is now anticipated to take place in November 2020.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Salta Argentina Temple was held on 4 November 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Elder Benjamín de Hoyos, president of the South America South Area, presided at the event. Attendance at the temple site was by invitation only. Because of current COVID-19 restrictions, local social distancing guidelines were followed. The service was also broadcast to meetinghouses in the temple district.
Temples in Argentina
- Bahia Blanca Argentina Temple
- Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
- Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple
- Cordoba Argentina Temple
- Mendoza Argentina Temple
- Rosario Argentina Temple
- Salta Argentina Temple
