Lima Peru Temple
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The Lima Peru Temple is the 38th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Structures devoted to religious purposes are nothing new in Peru. The country has world-renowned Incan ruins including Machu Picchu and impressive cathedrals, particularly in Lima, where the influence of Spanish colonialism is still easily seen. In addition to these old and ancient edifices is a Mormon temple.
Because of the tremendous growth of the Church in Peru, Mormon leaders announced in 1981 that a temple would be built in the beautiful city of Lima. The six-spired Lima Peru Temple was constructed on 5 acres of undeveloped area. Church President Gordon B. Hinckley, then an apostle, dedicated the Peruvian temple on January 10, 1986.
The Lima Peru Temple serves more than four hundred thousand Mormon members in the country. The Lima Peru Temple has a total of 9,600 square feet, four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.
[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in South America
- Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
- Cochabamba Bolivia Temple
- Campinas Brazil Temple
- Curitiba Brazil Temple (under construction)
- Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
- Recife Brazil Temple
- São Paulo Brazil Temple
- Santiago Chile Temple
- Bogotá Colombia Temple
- Guayaquil Ecuador Temple
- Asunción Paraguay Temple
- Lima Peru Temple
- Montevideo Uruguay Temple
- Caracas Venezuela Temple
[edit] See also
- Temple (Mormonism)
- 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
