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The Panama City Panama Temple is the 127th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was announced in 2002 and was dedicated on August 10, 2008 by church president Thomas S. Monson.[1] Located in Cárdenas, a suburb of Panama City, it is the first church temple in Panama.[2]

The plans to build a temple in Panama City were announced by the LDS Church on August 23, 2002.[3][4] Ground was broken and the site was dedicated on October 30, 2005, by Spencer V. Jones, a member of the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy and the president of the church's Central America Area.[5] On May 4, 2007, a statue of the angel Moroni was added to the temple's spire.[2]

The temple is adjacent to the LDS Church's Cárdenas Ward meetinghouse, close to the Panama Canal.[5] The Panama City Panama Temple serves Latter-day Saints in all of Panama. There are 39,000 Latter-day Saints in Panama in seven stakes and eight mission districts.[5]

The open house for the temple began on the July 11 and ended on July 26, 2008.[6][7] During the open house, the temple was open to everyone; however, since it has been dedicated only members of the church in good standing can enter.[8] The temple's dedication was held on August 10, 2008 in four sessions. Prior to the dedication, a cultural celebration was held including performances by Panamanian youth members of the church.[1][2]

See also

Temples in Central America ()
= Operating
= Under construction
= Announced
= Temporarily Closed

References

  1. ^ a b Swensen, Jason (August 11, 2008). "LDS Church's 127th temple is dedicated in Panama". Deseret News. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  2. ^ a b c Satterfield, Rick, "Panama City Panama Temple", ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org, retrieved 2012-10-16
  3. ^ "Two new temples announced", Church News, p. 13, September 14, 2002, retrieved 2012-10-16
  4. ^ "New Temples Announced", Ensign, December 2002, retrieved 2012-10-16
  5. ^ a b c "Ground Broken for Construction of Panama City Panama Temple", Liahona, March 2006.
  6. ^ "Dedication Announced for Panama City Temple", Ensign, June 2008, retrieved 2012-10-16
  7. ^ "President Monson Dedicates Panama City Temple", Ensign, October 2008, retrieved 2012-10-16
  8. ^ Inician las Puertas Abiertas del Templo de Panamá, La Iglesia de JESUCRISTO de los Santos de los Últimos Días. Last Accessed 2008-07-12. Archived July 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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