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The São Paulo Brazil Temple (formerly the São Paulo Temple) is the 19th constructed and 17th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located in the Brazilian city of São Paulo , it was the first Latter-day Saint temple built in South America , and the first to use a single story, single spire design.
The Rio de Janeiro Brazil is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The intent to build the temple was announced on April 6, 2013, by church president Thomas S. Monson, during general conference. [4] It is the eighth temple in Brazil. The temple has a single attached end spire with a ...
The temple is then dedicated as a "House of the Lord," after which only members twelve years of age and older [1] who hold a valid temple recommend are permitted to enter. Weekly worship services are not held in temples, but ordinances that are part of Latter-day Saint worship are performed within temples.
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord. Temples are considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth.
The São Paulo Brazil Temple Visitors' Center was the first in South America. [54] It was converted from patron housing and opened in January 2019. [55] [54] There are several exhibits, including one which chronicles the history of the church in Brazil. [56] As in most temple visitors' centers there is a replica of Thorvaldsen's Christus. [56]
In 2002, the São Paulo Brazil Temple was closed and renovated; one of the most prominent additions was the gold angel Moroni statue on top of the spire. [35] Brazil's fifth temple in Curitiba began construction in March 2005. [13] As of 2009, there were 234 stakes and 27 missions in Brazil. [13]
The Belém Brazil Temple is the 174th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is located in Belém, Brazil, and is the ninth in the country.The intent to build the temple was announced on April 3, 2016, by church president Thomas S. Monson, during general conference. [6]
The temple was open to the public April 20, 2002 through May 11, 2002. Tens of thousands of people were able to take a tour through the temple and learn more about its sacred importance. LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Campinas Brazil Temple on May 17, 2002. Four sessions were held which allowed thousands to attend the ...