Trujillo Peru Temple
| Trujillo Peru Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Number | 147 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 21 June 2015 by Dieter F. Uchtdorf |
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| Floor area | 28,201 sq ft (2,620 m2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Payson Utah Temple | |||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Indianapolis Indiana Temple | |||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 8°5′54″S 79°2′1.8″W / 8.09833°S 79.033833°W The Trujillo Peru Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The temple was completed in 2015 and is in Trujillo, Peru. At the time of its announcement, on 13 December 2008, the temple was expected to be the second in Peru and the 17th in South America. It serves approximately 88,000 members of the church.
The first LDS Church building constructed in Trujillo was dedicated in 1967 by LDS Church president Spencer W. Kimball. The first Trujillo stake was organized in 1978 by Thomas S. Monson.
Peru's only previous operating temple, which served approximately 114 stakes and districts, was dedicated in Lima by Gordon B. Hinckley in January 1986. Members from Trujillo would travel nine to 10 hours to the Lima Peru Temple. Due to the large number of church members attending in Lima, patrons sometimes waited for hours to participate in ordinance work. These factors contributed to the need for a temple in Trujillo.
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