Latter-day Saints president announces 17 new temples during final session of church conference

Members of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, above, sing during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' twice-annual church conference Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Salt Lake City. Top leaders delivered speeches to 10,000 in-person attendees for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. | AP Photo by Rick Bowmer, St. George News

SALT LAKE CITY — During the final session of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ general conference on Sunday, President Russell M. Nelson announced 17 new temples to be built around the world.

The 17 new temples will be built in the following locations:

  • Wellington, New Zealand
  • Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Birmingham, England
  • Cusco, Peru
  • Maceió, Brazil
  • Santos, Brazil
  • San Luis Potosí, Mexico
  • Mexico City Benemérito, Mexico
  • Tampa, Florida
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Cleveland, Ohio
  • Wichita, Kansas
  • Austin, Texas
  • Missoula, Montana
  • Montpelier, Idaho
  • Modesto, California

“These temples will bless countless lives on both sides of the veil,” President Nelson said.

President Nelson has announced 100 temples since he was sustained as the church’s prophet in 2018, according to a news release from the church.

Read the rest of the story here: KSL News.

Written by LISI MERKLEY, KSL.com.

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