Guayaquil Ecuador Temple

LDS Church temple in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Number

Dedication

1 August 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley

Site

6.2 acres (2.5 ha)

Floor area

45,000 sq ft (4,200 m²)

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Church chronology

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Additional information

Announced

31 March 1982, by Spencer W. Kimball

Groundbreaking

10 August 1996, by Richard G. Scott

Open house

23 June – 5 July 1999

Rafael Velez Calisto, Architects & Consultants and Church A&E Services

Location

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Geographic coordinates

2°9′22.48559″S 79°54′17.55719″W / 2.1562459972°S 79.9048769972°W / -2.1562459972; -79.9048769972

Exterior finish

Brazilian granite, Asa Branca

Temple design

Classic modern, single-spire design

Baptistries

Ordinance rooms

4 (stationary)

Sealing rooms

Clothing rental

Yes

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The Guayaquil Ecuador Temple is the 58th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

History

In 1982, Spencer W. Kimball, then president of the LDS Church, announced a temple would be built in Ecuador. It took fourteen years to secure the necessary government authorizations and the temple was not completed and dedicated until 1999. The temple was built with Brazilian granite at a cost of US$14,456,000. It is topped by a statue of Moroni.^[1]

Before the temple in Ecuador was finished, church members in Ecuador would travel three days by bus to attend the Lima Peru Temple. Before the temple was dedicated, a public open house was held, which included attendance by government officials. Over one hundred thousand people participated in the open house.^{[citation needed]}

The Guayaquil Ecuador Temple was dedicated on August 1, 1999, by LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley.^[2]

The temple is on a hill in Urdesa, a suburb of northern Guayaquil, Ecuador's main port and most populous city. The Guayaquil Ecuador Temple has a total of 70,884 square feet (6,585.3 m²), four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.

Lynn Shawcroft was the first president to oversee the operations of the temple, serving from July 1999 to November 2002.

In 2020, like all others in the church, the Guayaquil Ecuador Temple was closed temporarily in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[3]

References

^ Los diez templos Mormones más costosos de Latinoamérica, Radio Caracol, 12/01/2016 (in Spanish)
^ "Pres. Hinckley dedicates LDS temple in Ecuador", Deseret News, August 2, 1999
^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.

Additional reading

"Amid tears, Ecuador temple ground broken", Church News, August 17, 1996
"100,000 expected at open house of Guayaquil Ecuador Temple", Church News, July 10, 1999
Hart, John L. (August 7, 1999), "Guayaquil Ecuador Temple dedication: 'A wondrous day' for members", Church News
"'This is a day of history'", Church News, August 7, 1999

External links

Media related to Guayaquil Ecuador Temple at Wikimedia Commons
Guayaquil Ecuador Temple Official site
Guayaquil Ecuador Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

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