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| Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple | |||||||||||||||||
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| Number | TBD | ||||||||||||||||
| Announcement | 3 October 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Groundbreaking | 18 June 2011 by Walter F. González |
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| Site | 16.82 acres (6.8 hectares) | ||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 28,000 sq ft (2,600 m2) | ||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 26°4′21″N 80°21′22″W / 26.07250°N 80.35611°W
The Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple is a planned temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be constructed near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The announcement was made by President Thomas S. Monson on October 3, 2009, during the church's semi-annual General Conference.3 The temple was announced concurrently with the Brigham City Utah Temple, the Concepción Chile Temple, the Fortaleza Brazil Temple and the Sapporo Japan Temple; together, they bring the total number of temples worldwide to 151. It will be the second temple constructed in Florida and the first in the heavily populated southern part of the state. The Orlando Florida Temple, the only other LDS temple in the state, was constructed in 1994.
Subsequent to the announcement, a local church official indicated that the temple would likely be constructed somewhere in western Broward County rather than within the city of Fort Lauderdale itself. No specific location was disclosed.4
Ground was broken on June 18, 2011.56
See also
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida
References
- ^ Taylor, Scott (2009-10-03), "Brigham City among five new locales for LDS temples", Deseret News, retrieved 2012-11-02
- ^ Church Leaders Break Ground for Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple, "News Release", Newsroom (LDS Church), 18 June 2011, retrieved 2012-11-02
- ^ Taylor, Scott (2009-10-03), "Brigham City among five new locales for LDS temples", Deseret News, retrieved 2009-10-03
- ^ Turnbell, Michael (2009-10-04), "Mormons plan Broward temple", Florida Sun-Sentinel, retrieved 2012-11-02
- ^ Samuels, Jennifer; Benzion, Calli (June 25, 2011), "Groundbreaking for Ft. Lauderdale temple", LDS Church News, retrieved 2012-11-02
- ^ "New picture of planned Mormon temple: Mormons break ground for temple in South Florida", Florida Sun-Sentinel, June 20, 2011, retrieved 2012-11-02
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