Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple Wiki
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Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
5 October 2019
ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson
GROUNDBREAKING
22 April 2023
GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
Peter F. Meurs
DEDICATED
TBA
DEDICATED BY
TBA
Additional Facts
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Description
Port Moresby is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. Members currently fly to the Fijian islands to participated in temple ordinance work at the Suva Fiji Temple.
History
The Port Moresby Branch, the first nation’s first congregation, was organized on October 10, 1979. The Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission was created on February 13, 1992.[1]”President Nelson Announces Eight New Temples During General Conference,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 5 Oct. 2019.
Announcement
On October 5, 2019, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple at the 189th Semiannual General Conference. In a surprise move, he announced the new temples during general women’s session. [2]Nelson Russell, M. “Spiritual Treasures“. 189th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 5 October 2019, Web, [3]Toone, Trent (October 5, 2019). “8 new Latter-day Saint temples announced by President Nelson at women’s session“. Deseret News. Retrieved October 17, 2019. [4]Bennett, Craig (October 7, 2019). “Eight new temples announced in LDS Church semiannual conference“. KDXU News. Retrieved October 17, 2019. [5]Noyce, David (October 5, 2019). “Latter-day Saint temples coming to Orem and Taylorsville, upping Utah’s eventual total to 23“. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 17, 2019. [6]Walker, Sean (October 6, 2019). “5 takeaways from the 189th semiannual general conference“. KSL.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
ANNOUNCED ORDER
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| Date | 2019 10 05 |
| By | Russell M. Nelson |
| Role | President |
| Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Orem Utah
Followed by Bentonville Arkansas⮞
Announced 2019 10 05
- Freetown Sierra Leone
- Orem Utah
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea
- Bentonville Arkansas
- Bacolod Philippines
- McAllen Texas
- Cóban Guatemala
- Taylorsville, Utah temples
Location Announcement
On September 15, 2020, the location of the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple was announced. The temple will be constructed on Muniogo Crescent in the Badili neighborhood of Port Moresby on the site of an existing meetinghouse that overlooks beautiful Walter Bay.[7]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “Rendering Released and Location Announced for Papua New Guinea Temple,” 15 Sept. 2020.
Render Released
On September 15, 2020, the official rendering of the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple was publicly released.[8]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “Rendering Released and Location Announced for Papua New Guinea Temple,” 15 Sept. 2020.
Groundbreaking Announced
On 27 March 202 the Church announced the groundbreaking of the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple. Groundbreaking services will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Elder Peter F. Meurs, General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the Pacific Area Presidency, will preside at the event.
It was announced in conjunction with the open house announcement for the Bangkok Thailand Temple, the groundbreaking for the Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple, a new groundbreaking date for Port Vila Vanuatu Temple, and the render for the Cody Wyoming Temple.[9]“News for Temples in Five Nations.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 27 Mar. 2023, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/news-for-temples-in-five-nations.
Groundbreaking
The groundbreaking of the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple was presided over by Elder Peter F. Meurs, first counselor in the Church’s Pacific Area presidency, on April 22, 2023. Some at the event had walked around 60 miles (96 km.) over mountainous terrain to be in attendance.
Honored guests included His Excellency, Sir Bob Dadae, Governor General of Papua New Guinea; Tauvasa Tanuvasa Chou-Lee, Solicitor General; and Joe Zadrozny, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
In his dedicatory prayer on the site, Elder Meurs said, “We pray for the surrounding communities. May the emerging temple become a symbol of peace and blessings for them. May it plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers and cause the hearts of the children to turn to the fathers.”[10]”Papua New Guinean Saints Rejoice as Ground is Broken for New Temple,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 23 Apr. 2023.
GROUNDBREAKING ORDER
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| Date | 2023 04 22 |
| By | Peter F. Meurs |
| Role | Seventy |
| Attendees | # |
⮜Preceded by Port Vila Vanuatu
Followed by Belo Horizonte Brazil⮞
Details
Location
The temple will be constructed on Muniogo Crescent in the Badili neighborhood of Port Moresby on the site of an existing meetinghouse that overlooks beautiful Walter Bay.
Location
Muniogo Crescent
Badili
Port Moresby
| Latitude | # |
| Longitude | # |
Phone
Elevation
| Feet | Meters |
|---|---|
| 82 | 25 |
Site
| Acres | Hectares |
|---|---|
| 3.76 | 1.5 |
Interior
Plans call for a three-story temple of approximately 9,550 square feet.
| Area | 9,550 f2 (887 m2) |
| Floors above grade | 1 |
| Floors below Grade | 0 |
| Baptistries | 1 |
| Initiatories | 4* |
| Endowment Rooms | 1 |
| Sealing Rooms | 1 |
Region
TEMPLES IN OCEANIA by country
| American Samoa | 1 | Pago Pago |
| Australia | 6 | Adelaide · Brisbane · Brisbane South · Melbourne · Perth · Sydney |
| Fiji | 1 | Suva |
| French Polynesia | 2 | Papeete · Uturoa |
| Guam | 1 | Yigo |
| Kiribati | 1 | Tarawa |
| New Zealand | 3 | Auckland · Hamilton · Wellington |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | Port Moresby |
| Samoa | 2 | Apia · Savai’i |
| Tonga | 2 | Neiafu · Nuku’alofa |
| Vanuatu | 1 | Port Vila |
Sources and Citations
References
| ↑1 | ”President Nelson Announces Eight New Temples During General Conference,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 5 Oct. 2019. |
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| ↑2 | Nelson Russell, M. “Spiritual Treasures“. 189th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 5 October 2019, Web, |
| ↑3 | Toone, Trent (October 5, 2019). “8 new Latter-day Saint temples announced by President Nelson at women’s session“. Deseret News. Retrieved October 17, 2019. |
| ↑4 | Bennett, Craig (October 7, 2019). “Eight new temples announced in LDS Church semiannual conference“. KDXU News. Retrieved October 17, 2019. |
| ↑5 | Noyce, David (October 5, 2019). “Latter-day Saint temples coming to Orem and Taylorsville, upping Utah’s eventual total to 23“. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 17, 2019. |
| ↑6 | Walker, Sean (October 6, 2019). “5 takeaways from the 189th semiannual general conference“. KSL.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019. |
| ↑7, ↑8 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “Rendering Released and Location Announced for Papua New Guinea Temple,” 15 Sept. 2020. |
| ↑9 | “News for Temples in Five Nations.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 27 Mar. 2023, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/news-for-temples-in-five-nations. |
| ↑10 | ”Papua New Guinean Saints Rejoice as Ground is Broken for New Temple,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 23 Apr. 2023. |