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| − | '''The Tampa Florida Temple''' was among those announced by President [[Russell M. Nelson]] during the April 2022 General Conference of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Located in Central Florida, the Tampa Florida Temple will be the state’s fourth. [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-new-temples-april-2022] Other temples in operation or under construction are the [[Orlando Florida Temple]], [[Ft. Lauderdale Florida Temple|Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple]], and [[ | + | '''The Tampa Florida Temple''' was among those announced by President [[Russell M. Nelson]] during the April 2022 General Conference of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Located in Central Florida, the Tampa Florida Temple will be the state’s fourth. [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-new-temples-april-2022] Other temples in operation or under construction are the [[Orlando Florida Temple]], [[Ft. Lauderdale Florida Temple|Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple]], [[Tallahassee Florida Temple]], and the [[Jacksonville Florida Temple]]. |
| − | There are more than | + | There are more than 168,000 Latter-day Saints and some 280 congregations in the state. Possibly the first missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida was Phineas Young, who served a two-month mission in 1845. The first missionaries were not well-received. From 1869 to 1929 law officers met each train arriving in Tallahassee and prevented Latter-day Saint elders from getting off. As late as 1895, history notes that two elders were arrested and given the choice to leave or pay a $200 fine. In 1898, one Church congregational leader was murdered.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_in_Florida] In spite of such persecution, missionaries continued to preach in Florida. The state's first official Church congregation was created in Jefferson County in 1897.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/state/florida] |
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Revision as of 13:57, 28 February 2024
The Tampa Florida Temple was among those announced by President Russell M. Nelson during the April 2022 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Central Florida, the Tampa Florida Temple will be the state’s fourth. [1] Other temples in operation or under construction are the Orlando Florida Temple, Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple, Tallahassee Florida Temple, and the Jacksonville Florida Temple.
There are more than 168,000 Latter-day Saints and some 280 congregations in the state. Possibly the first missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida was Phineas Young, who served a two-month mission in 1845. The first missionaries were not well-received. From 1869 to 1929 law officers met each train arriving in Tallahassee and prevented Latter-day Saint elders from getting off. As late as 1895, history notes that two elders were arrested and given the choice to leave or pay a $200 fine. In 1898, one Church congregational leader was murdered.[2] In spite of such persecution, missionaries continued to preach in Florida. The state's first official Church congregation was created in Jefferson County in 1897.[3]
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The Tampa Florida Temple is currently in the planning stages. The single-story edifice of approximately 30,000 square feet will be built on a 16.2-acre site adjacent to an existing meetinghouse located at 4806 Bell Shoals Road in Valrico, Florida.
