Bentonville Arkansas Temple

The Bentonville Arkansas Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) under construction in Bentonville, Arkansas. The Bentonville Arkansas Temple will be the LDS Church's first temple in the state of Arkansas.[2][3]

Bentonville Arkansas Temple
Under Construction
Number TBD
Announcement 5 October 2019
Groundbreaking 7 November 2020 by
David A. Bednar
Site 8.8 acres (3.6 hectares)
Official website • News & images

History

On October 5, 2019, during the church's general conference, church president Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Bentonville Arkansas Temple.[4]

The temples location was announced on April 23, 2020, on an 8.8 acre lot adjacent to a current meetinghouse on McCollum Drive.[5][6][7]

On August 28, 2020, the LDS Church released an exterior rendering of the temple and announced that a groundbreaking ceremony would be held on in November 2020, with David A. Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, presiding remotely at the event.[8] The groundbreaking took place on November 7, 2020,[9] the same date on which ground was broken for the Red Cliffs Utah Temple.[10]

See also

References
  1. "President Nelson Announces Eight New Temples at October 2019 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 5 October 2019
  2. "Bentonville Arkansas Temple | ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org". Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  3. Walch, Tad (2020-04-23). "Church announces location of Bentonville Arkansas Temple". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  4. "President Nelson Announces New Temples During General Conference". newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  5. "Bentonville Arkansas Temple Location Announced". newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  6. "McCollum Dr". McCollum Dr. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  7. "Latter-day Saint church announces location of temple in Arkansas". KSTU. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  8. Update on Three US Temples, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 28 August 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. Church Breaks Ground for Bentonville Arkansas Temple, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. Groundbreaking Held for Red Cliffs Utah Temple, Newsroom, churchofesuschrist.org, 7 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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