The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in El Salvador

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in El Salvador reported 127,573 members in 22 stakes, 163 congregations (134 wards and 29 branches), three missions, and one temple in El Salvador as of December 31, 2018.[1]

History

A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (El Salvador) or Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac (El Salvador)

In 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Missions
The Plan of salvation in Spanish.

Temple

The San Salvador El Salvador Temple was announced on November 7, 2007 by President Henry B. Eyring. The ground was broken for the temple in September 2008, with the temple being dedicated on August 21, 2011.[3]

 135. San Salvador El Salvador Temple

Location:
Announced:
Dedicated:
 Size:
 Notes:

San Salvador, El Salvador
7 November 2007
21 August 2011 by Henry B. Eyring
20,990 sq ft (1,950 m2) on a 6.5 acre (2.6 ha) site
Announced in a letter dated 7 November 2007 from the First Presidency to priesthood leaders.[4][5] The public open house was held from Friday, 1 July 2011, until Saturday, 23 July 2011,[6] following which the temple was dedicated on Sunday, 21 August 2011, in three sessions.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: El Salvador", Newsroom, LDS Church, 31 December 2018, retrieved 2018-04-24
  2. Lovett, Ian. "Mormon Church Cancels Services World-Wide Amid Coronavirus Crisis", The Wall Street Journal, 12 March 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  3. Walker, Joseph. "Open house begins Friday for San Salvador El Salvador LDS temple". deseretnews.com. Deseret News. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. Morales, Chris (November 24, 2007), "New temple for El Salvador", Church News, retrieved 2012-10-15
  5. Satterfield, Rick, "San Salvador El Salvador Temple", LDS ChurchTemples.com, retrieved 2012-10-15
  6. "Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the San Salvador El Salvador Temple", Newsroom (News Release), LDS Church, February 9, 2011, retrieved 2012-10-15
  7. "San Salvador El Salvador Temple Dedicated", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2011-08-11


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.