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The Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple was announced on 2 April 1980, and dedicated on 9 August 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley. [3] [4] The temple was built on a 5-acre (20,000 m 2) plot, has 2 ordinance rooms and 3 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 14,572 square feet (1,353.8 m 2).
The construction of the temple was completed ten days ahead of schedule, allowing for more non-member guests to visit the temple before the dedication. The King of Tonga was given a private tour of the temple by previous Tongan mission president John Groberg to explain the purposes of the building.
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.
LDS Tonga Temple. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tonga had 66,361 members on record (about 60% of the population) with 173 congregations as of 2019. [5] According to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Tonga has a higher per-capita number of Latter-day Saints than any other country in the world. [6]
Neiafu Tonga Temple: Under construction 17,000 sq ft (1,579 m 2) 4.81 acres (19,465 m 2) 11 September 2021 ‘Inoke F. Kupu edit: 213 Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple: Under construction 10,000 sq ft (929 m 2) 3.16 acres (12,788 m 2) 18 September 2021 Veasna Kuonno Neang edit: 214 Pago Pago American Samoa Temple: Under construction 17,000 sq ft ...
Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple: 2 April 1980 Spencer W. Kimball: 18 February 1981 Spencer W. Kimball: 19–30 July 1983 9 August 1983 Gordon B. Hinckley: Modern, single-spire design Emil B. Fetzer: 24 Operating Santiago Chile Temple: 2 April 1980 Spencer W. Kimball: 30 May 1981 Spencer W. Kimball: 24 August – 8 September 1983 15 September 1983
In addition to the LDS Church's stories about people sailing to the New World, there is also the story of Hagoth (/ ˈ h eɪ.ɡ ɑː θ / [a]), a Nephite ship builder who according to The Book of Mormon lived in or around 55 BCE, [12] and whom some church publications have stated sailed from the Americas to Polynesia.
Eric B. Shumway (born 1939) was the president of Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU-Hawaii) from 1994 to 2007. After completing his service as university president, he served as president of the Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2007 to 2010.