Richmond Virginia Temple
| Richmond Virginia Temple | |||||||||||
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| Under construction | |||||||||||
| Number | 183 | ||||||||||
| Announcement | 1 April 2018 | ||||||||||
| Groundbreaking | 11 April 2020 by Randall K. Bennett | ||||||||||
| Site | 11.17 acres (4.5 hectares) | ||||||||||
| Floor area | 40,531 sq ft (3,765 m2) | ||||||||||
| Official website • News & images | |||||||||||
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The Richmond Virginia Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under construction in Richmond, Virginia.[2]
History[]
The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Russell M. Nelson on April 1, 2018. The Richmond Virginia Temple was announced concurrently with 6 other temples.[3] At the time, the number of operating or announced temples was 189.[4]
On April 11, 2020, a groundbreaking to signify beginning of construction was held, with Randall K. Bennett, president of the church's North America Northeast Area, presiding.[5][6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the groundbreaking ceremony was limited to a handful of leaders and was broadcast to meetinghouses in the temple district as originally planned.[2]
See also[]
Red = Operating
Blue = Under construction
Yellow = Announced
Black = Closed for renovation
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Virginia
- 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)
References[]
- ^ "Seven Temples Announced as April 2018 General Conference Closes: Mormon temples to be built in Asia, Europe, North and South America". Newsroom. LDS Church. April 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Richmond Virginia Temple, churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved 2021-01-08
- ^ The Salta Argentina, Bengaluru India, Managua Nicaragua, Cagayan de Oro Philippines, Layton Utah, and Russia temples.
- ^ "7 New Temples Announced during April 2018 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2018-04-01
- ^ Talya Cunningham (2020-03-03), Ahead of Mormon temple groundbreaking, church donates 40,000 pounds of goods, WRIC-TV
- ^ "Construction on Richmond-Area Mormon Temple Set for Spring", Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report, 2020-01-24
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