Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple

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The Nukuʻalofa Tonga Temple is the 25th constructed and 23rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is located in the middle of Tonga's main island Tongatapu near Matangiake but more commonly known as Liahona, the name of the school near to it. Despite its name, the temple is not in the capital Nukuʻalofa itself. In fact the Liahona temple was built because Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, the king of Tonga ordered an older and smaller temple in town to be closed fearing too much political interference in affairs by Mormons. That old building is now the OBN Television station.

The Liahona temple was built with a modern single-spire design, similar to the Bern Switzerland Temple and the London England Temple. Most of the construction work on the temple was done by labor missionaries from New Zealand and other South Pacific Islands.

The Nukuʻalofa Tonga Temple was announced on 2 April 1980, and dedicated on 9 August 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley. The temple was built on a 5 acre plot, has 2 ordinance rooms and 3 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 14,572 square feet.