| San Salvador El Salvador Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Temple in late April 2011 |
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| Number | 135 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 21 August 2011 by Henry B. Eyring |
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| Site | 6.5 acres (2.6 hectares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 20,990 sq ft (1,950 m2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Kyiv Ukraine Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Announced in 2007, construction began on the San Salvador El Salvador Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in September 2008. Ground was broken for the temple and the site was dedicated by Don R. Clarke, of the Seventy, Area President of the Central America on 20 September 2008. When completed, the temple will be the fourth temple of the church in Central America. This is the first temple that the church has built in El Salvador.[5]
The temple is in Antiguo Cuscatlán, an affluent district southwest of San Salvador. The San Salvador volcano provides a background for the temple grounds and the three-story building.
A public open house was scheduled for Friday, 1 July 2011 through Saturday, 23 July 2011 (not be open on Sundays). The temple was dedicated on Sunday, 21 August 2011, in three dedicatory sessions.[6]
The San Salvador El Salvador Temple in July 2011
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