Winnipeg Manitoba Temple
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Number | 167 | ||||||||||||||||
Announcement | 2 April 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Groundbreaking | scheduled for 3 December 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Floor area | TBD | ||||||||||||||||
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The Winnipeg Manitoba Temple is a planned temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to be constructed in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2] The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on April 2, 2011, during the church's semiannual general conference.
The Winnipeg Manitoba Temple will be the ninth temple built in Canada and the first in Manitoba. On November 16, 2016, the church announced that a groundbreaking, to signify beginning of construction, will take place on Saturday, December 3, 2016, with Ulisses Soares presiding.[3]
See also
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada
References
- ↑ Winnipeg Manitoba Temple, ldschurchtemples.com. Last accessed on 2 April 2011.
- ↑ "Church Announces New Temples in Canada, Colorado and Idaho". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ↑ "Groundbreaking Announced for New Mormon Temple in Canada", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2016-11-16
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