Difference between revisions of "Neiafu Tonga Temple"

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On 7 April 2019, at the closing session of the 189th annual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson announced that a new temple will be built in Tonga. The Neiafu Tonga Temple will be the second temple built in Tonga, following the Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple (1983).

Tonga has the highest percentage of Latter-day Saints of any other country in the world. With a population of approximately 108,000 people, 65,500 are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Neiafu is located on the island of Vava'u on the northern side of Tonga. There are four stakes operating on the island of Vava'u. Currently, members have to take either a 90-minute flight or an overnight ferry from Neiafu to the Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple.

The Neiafu Tonga Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 17,000 square feet. A distribution center will be constructed on site in addition to housing for the temple president and matron and for temple missionaries.

On 14 August 2020, the official rendering of the Neiafu Tonga Temple was released and the location of the temple was announced. The temple will be constructed on Tu’i Road at the site of the Church-owned Saineha High School. No school buildings will be impacted by the construction of the temple.