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Five New Mormon Temples

By , About.com Guide   October 5, 2009

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During the Saturday morning session of the 179th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Thomas S. Monson announced plans to build five new LDS temples which will be located in:
  1. Brigham City, Utah
  2. Concepción, Chile
  3. Fortaleza, Brazil
  4. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
  5. Sapporo, Japan
There are currently 130 working temples with another 16 in the planning or construction phase. With the addition of these five new temples there are now 21 temples in the process of completion making a total of 151 temples worldwide.

Learn more about these Five New Temples Announced from the Church Newsroom.
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October 12, 2009 at 9:54 pm
(1) patricia davis :

another temple in Fl that is great I wish another in Ga we have to travel so far to a temple why so many in Utah?

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