6 new temples announced by President Nelson, including another Utah location

President Russell M. Nelson speaks during the Sunday morning session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 4, 2020. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

SALT LAKE CITY — President Russell M. Nelson concluded the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by announcing six new temples.

The locations are:

• Tarawa, Kiribati
• Port Vila, Vanuatu
• Lindon, Utah
• Greater Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Sao Paulo East, Brazil
• Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Latter-day Saint temples are sacred buildings used for the faith’s highest and most sacred ordinances.

Sunday’s news of six new temples brings the total number of temples announced by President Nelson to 49 since becoming the president of the church in 2018. He announced 19 new temples that year, 16 temples in 2019 and eight temples last April.

During his opening remarks in the Saturday morning session, President Nelson noted that although temples were closed for a time and some construction projects were briefly delayed, the church has continued to move forward and will break ground on 20 new temples by the end of the 2020.

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