Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
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The Buenos Aires Argentina Temple is the 39th operating temple
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located in Ciudad Evita
, near Buenos Aires
, Argentina
.
LDS Church leaders announced plans to build a temple in Buenos Aires
in April 1980. Three years later, ground was broken and the site was dedicated by Bruce R. McConkie
. After the building's completion an open house was held December 17–24, 1985. Because of the location, visitors traveling from the airport to downtown Buenos Aires drive right past the temple.
President Thomas S. Monson
presided over the temple dedication on January 17, 1986. The Buenos Aires Argentina Temple has a total of 11980 square feet (1,113 m²), four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.
The Buenos Aires Temple is currently closed for a renovation and expansion that will add two smaller wings to the temple, set at angles to the existing structure. The renovated temple is expected to be rededicated and reopened sometime in 2012.
Temple (LDS Church)
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and they are considered by Church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located in Ciudad Evita
Ciudad Evita
Ciudad Evita is a city in La Matanza Partido, within the Greater Buenos Aires metro area. Ciudad Evita currently has about 70,000 inhabitants, and is situated about 20 kilometers from Downtown Buenos Aires and 6 kilometers from Ministro Pistarini International Airport...
, near Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
LDS Church leaders announced plans to build a temple in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
in April 1980. Three years later, ground was broken and the site was dedicated by Bruce R. McConkie
Bruce R. McConkie
Bruce Redd McConkie was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1972 until his death...
. After the building's completion an open house was held December 17–24, 1985. Because of the location, visitors traveling from the airport to downtown Buenos Aires drive right past the temple.
President Thomas S. Monson
Thomas S. Monson
Thomas Spencer Monson is an American religious leader and author, and the 16th and current President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . As president, Monson is considered by adherents of the religion to be a "prophet, seer, and revelator" of God's will on earth...
presided over the temple dedication on January 17, 1986. The Buenos Aires Argentina Temple has a total of 11980 square feet (1,113 m²), four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.
The Buenos Aires Temple is currently closed for a renovation and expansion that will add two smaller wings to the temple, set at angles to the existing structure. The renovated temple is expected to be rededicated and reopened sometime in 2012.
See also
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsComparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBelow is a chronological list of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with sortable columns. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth...
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)