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ANNOUNCED
4 April 2021

ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson

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Description

There are more than 15,000 Latter-day Saints in Mozambique, organized into 40 congregations.  More than a half million people reside in the city of Beira, which lies on the coast of the Indian Ocean in central Mozambique

History

The Church organized its first branch in Beira in 1999, and the first branch in Mozambique was created in Maputo in 1996. Beira was likely chosen as the site of the Church’s first temple in Mozambique due to its central location and recent rapid growth. Mozambique currently pertains to the Johannesburg South Africa Temple. There are five stakes (two in Beira, two in Maputo, one in Nampula) and one district (Chimoio) in Mozambique – all of which will likely be assigned to the new temple once it is completed. The Church organized its first stakes in Mozambique in 2015 with one stake each in Beira and Maputo. This summer the Church will organize the Mozambique Beira Mission from a division of the Mozambique Maputo Mission (organized in 2005).

Announcement

The Beira Mozambique Temple, the first temple to be constructed in Mozambique, was announced by President Russell M. Nelson At the conclusion of the 191st General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, held on Easter Sunday, 4 April 2021. . Missionaries work in the country began in early 1999.[1]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “At April 2021 Conference, Prophet Announces 20 More Temples to Be Constructed,” 4 Apr. 2021.

President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to build 20 new temples, the most announced in a single day since 1998.

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Date2021 04 04
ByRussell M. Nelson
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ViaGeneral Conference

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Followed by Cape Town South Africa⮞

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Region

TEMPLES IN AFRICA by country

Angola1Luanda
Cabo Verde1Praia
DRC4Kananga · Kinshasa · Lubumbashi · Mbuji-Mayi
Ghana3Accra · Cape Coast · Kumasi
Ivory Coast1Abidjan
Kenya1Nairobi
Liberia1Monrovia
Madagascar1Antananarivo
Mozambique1Beira · Maputo
Nigeria5Aba · Abuja · Benin City · Calabar · Eket · Lagos
ROC1Brazzaville
Sierra Leone1Freetown
South Africa3Cape Town · Durban · Johannesburg
Uganda1Kampala
United Arab Emirates1Dubai
Zimbabwe1Harare

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↑1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “At April 2021 Conference, Prophet Announces 20 More Temples to Be Constructed,” 4 Apr. 2021.