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Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
6 October 2024
ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson
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Description
Mozambique, a country in Southern Africa, is home to nearly 25,000 Latter-day Saints in about 70 congregations. Maputo, a city of over 1 million people, is the capital of Mozambique.
History
Missionary work officially began in the country in 1999.
Announcement
Plans to construct the Maputo Mozambique Temple were announced by President Russell M. Nelson on 06 October 2024, at the 192nd Semi-Annual General Conference.
“Why are we building temples at such an unprecedented pace?” asked the prophet, who has announced 185 temples — more than half of all temples in the Church — since 2018. “Why? Because the Lord has instructed us to do so. The blessings of the temple help to gather Israel on both sides of the veil. These blessings also help to prepare a people who will help prepare the world for the Second Coming of the Lord!”[1]“The Prophet Announces 17 New Temples at the October 2024 General Conference.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 6 Oct. 2024, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2024-general-conference-new-temples.
The Maputo Mozambique Temple will be the second house of the Lord in the country. The first was the Beira Mozambique Temple, announced in April 2021.
ANNOUNCED ORDER
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| Date | 2024 10 06 |
| By | Russell M. Nelson |
| Role | President |
| Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Kampala Uganda
Followed by Coeur d’Alene Idaho⮞
Announced 2024 10 06
- Juchitán de Zaragoza Mexico
- Santa Ana El Salvador
- Medellín Colombia
- Santiago Dominican Republic
- Puerto Montt Chile
- Dublin Ireland
- Milan Italy
- Abuja Nigeria
- Kampala Uganda
- Maputo Mozambique
- Coeur d’Alene Idaho
- Queen Creek Arizona
- El Paso Texas
- Huntsville Alabama
- Milwaukee Wisconsin
- Summit New Jersey
- Price Utah
Details
Region
TEMPLES IN AFRICA by country
| Angola | 1 | Luanda |
| Cabo Verde | 1 | Praia |
| DRC | 4 | Kananga · Kinshasa · Lubumbashi · Mbuji-Mayi |
| Ghana | 3 | Accra · Cape Coast · Kumasi |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | Abidjan |
| Kenya | 1 | Nairobi |
| Liberia | 1 | Monrovia |
| Madagascar | 1 | Antananarivo |
| Mozambique | 1 | Beira · Maputo |
| Nigeria | 5 | Aba · Abuja · Benin City · Calabar · Eket · Lagos |
| ROC | 1 | Brazzaville |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | Freetown |
| South Africa | 3 | Cape Town · Durban · Johannesburg |
| Uganda | 1 | Kampala |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | Dubai |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | Harare |
Sources and Citations
References
| ↑1 | “The Prophet Announces 17 New Temples at the October 2024 General Conference.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 6 Oct. 2024, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2024-general-conference-new-temples. |
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