San Salvador El Salvador Temple
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The San Salvador El Salvador Temple is the 135th temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is the fourth temple to be built in Central America and the first in El Salvador.[5]
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San Salvador El Salvador Temple | ||||
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Number | 135 | |||
Dedication | 21 August 2011, by Henry B. Eyring | |||
Site | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) | |||
Floor area | 27,986 sq ft (2,600.0 m2) | |||
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Announced | 7 November 2007, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Groundbreaking | 20 September 2008, by Don R. Clarke | |||
Open house | 1-23 July 2011 | |||
Current president | Emigdio Tiberio Santos Jimenez | |||
Location | Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador | |||
Geographic coordinates | 13°41′0.0492″N 89°14′48.5592″W | |||
Exterior finish | Branco Sienna Granite from Brazil | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
Notes | Announced in a letter dated 7 November 2007 from the First Presidency to priesthood leaders.[1][2] The public open house was held from Friday, 1 July 2011, until Saturday, 23 July 2011,[3] following which the temple was dedicated on Sunday, 21 August 2011, in three sessions.[4] | |||
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