Winnipeg Manitoba Temple

The Winnipeg Manitoba Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) under construction in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Winnipeg Manitoba Temple
Dedication Postponed
Number 170
Dedicated TBD[1] (TBD[1])
Floor area TBD
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History

The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on April 2, 2011, during the semiannual general conference.[3]

The Winnipeg Manitoba Temple will be the ninth temple built in Canada and the first in Manitoba. On December 3, 2016, a groundbreaking ceremony to signify beginning of construction took place with Larry Y. Wilson, executive director of the church's Temple Department, presiding.[4]

On April 30, 2020, the LDS Church announced that a public open house was scheduled to occur from October 22 through 31, 2020, excluding Sunday October 25. A youth devotional had been originally scheduled for November 7, 2020, with the dedication anticipated the next day. Gerrit W. Gong, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles had been assigned to preside at those events. Subsequently, on September 1, 2020, the temple's open house and dedication were postponed due to COVID-19, with revised opening dates to be set once large public gatherings are deemed safe.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Postponed: Winnipeg Manitoba Temple Open House and Dedication Dates Announced". churchofjesuschrist.org. September 1, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  2. Winnipeg Manitoba Temple, ldschurchtemples.com. Last accessed on April 2, 2011.
  3. "Church Announces New Temples in Canada, Colorado and Idaho". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. April 2, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  4. "Ground Is Broken for Winnipeg Manitoba Temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, December 3, 2016
  5. "Postponed: Winnipeg Manitoba Temple Open House and Dedication Dates Announced: Apostle Gerrit W. Gong will dedicate Canada's ninth temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, September 1, 2020
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