Montevideo Uruguay Mormon Temple
June 11, 2008 by admin
Filed under Temples in South America
The Montevideo Uruguay Mormon Temple is the 103rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church). It is situated on 1.59 acres at Bolonia 1722, Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay. The temple is 10,700 square feet with two ordinance rooms and two sealing rooms. The architectural style is classic modern with a single spire topped by a statue of the angel Moroni, and the temple is faced with asa branca granite.
The temple was announced on 2 November 1998, and the groundbreaking took place on 27 April 1999. The temple was dedicated on 18 March 2001 by Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley with 6,500 Latter-day Saints in attendance.
The temple building site was acquired by the Church during the 1960’s. It also houses two mission headquarters, a distribution center and Church offices. Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, served a mission to Uruguay as a young man. He presided at the temple’s groundbreaking ceremony. He said, “Where I once served as president of the Montevideo District, now I see many worthy families, many missionaries, many stakes in the blossoming of the work. I am grateful to the Lord for what was done; it is as leaven for the entire country. I pray that the Lord will be with you in your preparations to enjoy the blessings of the temple.”
The first branch, a small congregation of the Church, was organized in 1944, and since then the Church has experienced phenomenal growth. In 2001 the country of Uruguay had 73,000 members and a Mormon temple.
During the open house nearly 25,000 people visited the Montevideo Uruguay Temple. Many visitors of other faiths commented that, “They felt like they had left this world when they entered the temple, that they’d left their cares and worries behind. Others said it is the most beautiful building in the country.”
Physical Address:
Bolonia 1722
Carrasco
12500 Montevideo
URUGUAY
Uruguay
Mailing address:
c/o South America South Administration Office
POUCH
Uruguay
Phone: (598) 2-604-2212
For more information about Mormon temples visit the sites below:
LDS (Mormon) Temple resources
LDS Temples – Mormon Temples – Salt Lake Temple
Teachings About Mormon Temples
(1) “News of the Church,” Ensign, July 2002, 74
(2) El Norte, 8 August 2000.
(3) “Dedicatory prayer: ‘Open the windows of heaven,’” Church News 11 May 2002, 26 Jun. 2005
(4) “Dedicatory prayer: ‘Open the windows of heaven,’”
(5) “Dedicatory prayer: ‘Open the windows of heaven,’”
