Guatemala City Guatemala Temple

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Guatemala City Guatemala Temple
Number	32	edit data
Announcement	1981-04-01
Groundbreaking	1982-09-12 by Richard G. Scott
Open House	27 November - 10 December 1984
Dedication	1984-12-14 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Location	24 Avenida 2-20, Zona 15 Vista Hermosa 1 Guatemala City Guatemala
Phone number	(502) 2369-3426
Site	1.4 acres (0.6 hectares)
Total floor area	11,610 sq ft (1,079 m²)
Height	126 ft (38 m)
Exterior finish	Natural white Guatemalan marble
Temple design	Modern adaptation of six-spire design
Ordinance rooms	4 with movie sessions
Sealing rooms	3
Clothing rental	Yes
Cafeteria	Full services
Visitors' center	No
Preceded by	Taipei Taiwan Temple
Followed by	Freiberg Germany Temple
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The Guatemala City Guatemala Temple (formerly the Guatemala City Temple) is the 34th constructed and 32nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Guatemala City, capital city of Guatemala, it was built with a modern six-spire design. In 1956, while Harold B. Lee (then a member of the Quorum on the Twelve) visited Guatemala City, he felt that it would be a center for Lamanite gatherings and prophesied that a temple would be built there.

The LDS temple in Guatemala City, Guatemala was announced on April 1, 1981, and dedicated on December 14, 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley. The temple was built on a 1.4 acre plot, has 4 ordinance rooms and 3 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 11,610 square feet.