Montevideo Uruguay Temple

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Montevideo Uruguay Temple
Number 103 edit data
Announcement 1998-11-02
Groundbreaking 1999-04-27 by
Richard G. Scott
Open House 28 February - 10 March 2001
Dedication 2001-03-18 by
Gordon B. Hinckley
Location Bolonia 1722
Carrasco
Montevideo
Uruguay
Phone number (598) 2-604-2212
Site 1.59 acres (0.6 hectares)
Total floor area 10,700 sq ft (990 m²)
Exterior finish Asa branca granite
Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design
Ordinance rooms 2
Sealing rooms 2
Clothing rental No
Cafeteria No services
Visitors'  center No
Preceded by Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
Followed by Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple
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The Montevideo Uruguay Temple is the 103rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mormon apostle Elder Richard G. Scott, who was one of the first Mormon missionaries in Uruguay, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Mormon temple in Montevideo. The first branch, a small congregation, of the Mormon Church was organized in 1944 and since then the Church has experienced phenomenal growth. By 2001 Uruguay had 73,000 members and a Mormon temple.

During the open house nearly 25,000 people visited the Montevideo Uruguay Temple. Among the visitors was Jorge Batlle, then President of Uruguay. Mormon Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Montevideo Uruguay Temple on 18 March 2001 with more than 6,500 people in attendance.

The temple has a single spire topped by a statue of the angel Moroni and the exterior is asa branca granite. The Montevideo Uruguay Temple has a total of 10,700 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

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  • Church News, 15 May 1999.
  • “News of the Church,” Ensign, May 2001, 109
  • "Dedicatory prayer: 'Here we will carry forward a great work,'" Church News 24 Mar. 2001, 25 Jun. 2005

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[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in South America