Description

The Belém Brazil Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints planned to be built in Belém Brazil.

Anchoring a metropolitan area of over two million people, Belém is the 11th most populous city in Brazil. Known as the gateway to the Amazon River, the city stands on the banks of the Pará River, approximately 60 miles upriver from the Atlantic Ocean in northern Brazil. Church membership in the city has grown appreciably in recent years where there are five operating stakes and a total of seven stakes and two districts in the state of Pará. The Saints of Belém currently belong to the Recife Brazil Temple District, which serves over 80 stakes and districts throughout northeastern Brazil. Travel from Belém to Recife requires a two-and-a-half hour flight or a grueling 1,200-mile journey by land.

History

Announcement

On 3 April 2016, President Thomas S. Monson stood at the Conference Center pulpit for his opening remarks at the Sunday morning session of General Conference. “Brothers and Sisters,” he began, “before I begin my formal message today, I would like to announce four new temples, which in coming months and years will be built in the following locations.” After naming the Quito Ecuador Temple and Harare Zimbabwe Temple, the Saints of Brazil rejoiced to hear the announcement of Belém, Brazil.^[1]”Four New Temples Announced by President Monson,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2016. The announcement was then followed by the announcement for a second temple in Lima Peru, now called the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple.

The Belém Brazil Temple was announced in the 400th anniversary year of the founding of the city of Belém.

Groundbreaking

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Belém Brazil Temple will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2019. Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis, president of the Brazil Area, will preside. Attendance at the temple site will be by invitation only, but the proceedings will be broadcast live via the internet on the “A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias” Facebook page and the “Jovens da Igreja de Jesus Cristo” YouTube channel.

Dedication Order

The Belém Brazil Temple will be the ninth temple built in Brazil.

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