Guayaquil Ecuador Temple

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Guayaquil Ecuador Temple

Number	58	edit data
Announcement	1982-03-31
Groundbreaking	1996-08-10 by Richard G. Scott
Open House	23 June - 5 July 1999
Dedication	1999-08-01 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Designed by	Ravael Velez Calisto
Location	Calle 6ta y Avenida Rodrigo Chávez González Principado de las Lomas Urdesa Norte, Guayaquil Ecuador
Phone number	(593) 4-288-9388
Site	6.25 acres (2.5 hectares)
Total floor area	70,884 sq ft (6,585 m²)
Exterior finish	Brazilian granite, Asa Branca
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Ordinance rooms	4
Sealing rooms	3
Clothing rental	Yes
Cafeteria	Full services
Visitors' center	No
Preceded by	Bogotá Colombia Temple
Followed by	Spokane Washington Temple
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The Guayaquil Ecuador Temple is the 58th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

In 1982, President Spencer W. Kimball, then President of the Mormon Church, announced that there would be a Mormon temple built in Ecuador. It took fourteen years to secure the necessary government authorizations and the temple was not completed and dedicated until 1999.

Before the temple in Ecuador was finished, Mormons in Ecuador would travel by bus to attend the temple in Lima, Peru, three days journey away by bus. Before the Mormon temple was dedicated, an open house was free to all in the community, including government officials. Over one hundred thousand members and non-members came to support the arrival of the Mormon temple in their country.

The Guayaquil Ecuador Temple was dedicated on 21 August 1999 by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

The Ecuador Temple sits on a quiet peaceful section of northern Guayaquil, Ecuador's main port and most populous city. The Guayaquil Ecuador Temple has a total of 70,884 square feet, four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.