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Temple Update: News on 7 Houses of the Lord in the Americas 

Locations Announced for Six Temples in the Americas

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An artist's rendering of the Fort Worth Texas Temple.2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Locations for six temples in North and South America have been released. Four of the temples were first announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson in April 2022. The other two were named in October 2020 and October 2021.

Read more about this announcement below.

Ground Broken For Willamette Valley Oregon Temple

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Invited guests participate in the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple on Saturday, October 29, 2022. 2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Ground was broken for the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Elder Valeri V. Cordón, a General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the North America West Area Presidency, presided at the ceremony.

“We pray that the temple will be a beacon of hope and peace that inspires this community to come unto Christ even in its construction phase,” said Elder Cordón in the dedicatory prayer.

Read more about the groundbreaking ceremony at the link below.

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