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    Lima Peru Temple

    Lima Peru Temple

    Av. Javier Prado Este 6420
    La Molina
    Lima 12
    Peru

    Plans to construct the temple were announced 1 April 1981, Church leaders broke ground 11 September 1982, and President Gordon B. Hinckley, then a member of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dedicated the Lima Peru Temple 10 January 1986. The temple serves Latter-day Saints in Peru.

       
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      The 9,600-square-foot temple’s exterior is local granite.

      Currently, there are more than 20 temples in various stages of construction or have been announced throughout the world.

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