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Salta Argentina Temple. ©2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.</span></div>|right]] | Salta Argentina Temple. ©2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.</span></div>|right]] | ||
| − | As part of a seven-temple announcement on 1 April 2018, during the 188th Annual [[General Conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] named Salta Argentina as the location for a future temple. The '''Salta Argentina Temple''' | + | As part of a seven-temple announcement on 1 April 2018, during the 188th Annual [[General Conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] named Salta, Argentina as the location for a future temple. The '''Salta Argentina Temple''' is the third Latter-day Saint temple constructed in the country and is the 194th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| − | Argentina, a country of more than 40 million people, is home to approximately | + | Argentina, a country of more than 40 million people, is home to approximately 481,000 Latter-day Saints organized into over 100 [[Stake|stakes]] and [[District|districts]]. The Salta Argentina Temple will serve members living in the Argentine Northwest who currently travel to the Córdoba Argentina Temple to participate in temple services. The 27,111-square-foot Salta temple is built on a 17.66-acre site across from the airport in the city’s southern area. |
| − | An accommodation center and Church meetinghouse | + | An accommodation center and Church meetinghouse were also constructed alongside a residence for the temple president and matron. |
On 5 June 2020, an official exterior rendering of the Salta Argentina Temple was released. | On 5 June 2020, an official exterior rendering of the Salta Argentina Temple was released. | ||
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The groundbreaking ceremony for the Salta Argentina Temple was held on 4 November 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Elder [[Benjamin de Hoyos|Benjamín de Hoyos]], president of the South America South Area, presided at the event. Attendance at the temple site was by invitation only. Because of current COVID-19 restrictions, local social distancing guidelines were followed. The service was also broadcast to meetinghouses in the [[Temple district|temple district]]. | The groundbreaking ceremony for the Salta Argentina Temple was held on 4 November 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Elder [[Benjamin de Hoyos|Benjamín de Hoyos]], president of the South America South Area, presided at the event. Attendance at the temple site was by invitation only. Because of current COVID-19 restrictions, local social distancing guidelines were followed. The service was also broadcast to meetinghouses in the [[Temple district|temple district]]. | ||
| − | ==Open House | + | ==Open House== |
| − | The public | + | The public toured the Salta Argentina Temple from Friday, May 3, through Saturday, May 18, 2024, excluding Sundays. Prior to the public open house, a media day occurred on Monday, April 29, and other invited guests visited on May 1 and May 2. |
| − | + | The temple’s architecture reflects the rich heritage of the Salta region, featuring design elements such as the cardon cactus flower, a prominent plant in the area, and the guarda pampa pattern motif, traditionally used in regional costumes and handcrafts. The color palette incorporates shades of blue, green, yellow, red, and ocher, mirroring the vibrant hues found in the local landscape. | |
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| + | ==Dedication== | ||
| + | Elder [[D. Todd Christofferson]] of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] dedicated the Salta Argentina Temple on Sunday, June 16, 2024. The temple in Salta is one of two temples dedicated Sunday. Fellow Apostle Elder [[David A. Bednar]] dedicated the [[Layton Utah Temple]] three hours after the Salta dedication, brings the Church’s total number of dedicated temples to 195. | ||
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| + | Elder Christofferson was accompanied by his wife, Kathy; Bishop [[L. Todd Budge]], Second Counselor in the [[Presiding Bishopric]], and his wife, Lori; Elder [[Alan R. Walker]], a [[General Authority[[ [[Seventy]] and Second Counselor in the South America South Area Presidency, and his wife, Inés; and Elder [[Juan Pablo Villar]], a [[General Authority Seventy]] and assistant executive director in Temple Department, and his wife, Carola Villar. | ||
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| + | Elder Christofferson recalled working as a young missionary to help build the first chapel in Salta on several preparation days, then later returning with his mission president, President [[Richard G. Scott]] (who later served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles), when the chapel was dedicated in 1966. | ||
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| + | The temple in Salta will not only provide Latter-day Saints living across northern Argentina closer proximity for temple worship and work, but the temple district extends into southern Bolivia, including several districts and stakes there. | ||
==Picture Gallery of the Salta Argentina Temple== | ==Picture Gallery of the Salta Argentina Temple== | ||
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File:Salta-Argentina-Temple.png|Salta Argentina Temple | File:Salta-Argentina-Temple.png|Salta Argentina Temple | ||
| + | File:Salta-Argentina-Temple-exterior-3.jpg|Salta Argentina Temple | ||
File:Salta-Temple-exterior-1.jpg|Salta Argentina Temple | File:Salta-Temple-exterior-1.jpg|Salta Argentina Temple | ||
File:Salta-Temple-exterior-2.jpg|Salta Argentina Temple | File:Salta-Temple-exterior-2.jpg|Salta Argentina Temple | ||
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File:Salta-Temple-13.jpg|A sealing room in the Salta Temple | File:Salta-Temple-13.jpg|A sealing room in the Salta Temple | ||
File:Salta-Temple-14.jpg|The celestial room of the Salta Temple | File:Salta-Temple-14.jpg|The celestial room of the Salta Temple | ||
| − | File:Salta-Temple- | + | File:Salta-Temple-3.png|A crystal chandelier in the celestial room of the Salta Temple |
File:Salta-Temple-exterior-night.jpg|Salta Argentina Temple at night | File:Salta-Temple-exterior-night.jpg|Salta Argentina Temple at night | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | + | All images ©2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. | |
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* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/salta-argentina-temple?lang=eng Official Salta Argentina Temple page] | * [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/salta-argentina-temple?lang=eng Official Salta Argentina Temple page] | ||
* [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/salta-argentina-temple/ Salta Argentina Temple page] | * [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/salta-argentina-temple/ Salta Argentina Temple page] | ||
| + | * [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/salta-argentina-temple/prayer/2024-06-16?lang=eng Salta Argentina Temple dedicatory prayer] | ||
| + | * [https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2024/06/16/salta-argentina-temple-dedication-elder-christofferson/ Church News, "‘Salta the beautiful’: Elder Christofferson dedicates Salta Argentina Temple"] | ||
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/families-and-temples/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-temple?lang=eng What is the Purpose of the Temple] | * [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/families-and-temples/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-temple?lang=eng What is the Purpose of the Temple] | ||
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/article/temples What Are Temples?] | * [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/article/temples What Are Temples?] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:37, 25 June 2024
As part of a seven-temple announcement on 1 April 2018, during the 188th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson named Salta, Argentina as the location for a future temple. The Salta Argentina Temple is the third Latter-day Saint temple constructed in the country and is the 194th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Argentina, a country of more than 40 million people, is home to approximately 481,000 Latter-day Saints organized into over 100 stakes and districts. The Salta Argentina Temple will serve members living in the Argentine Northwest who currently travel to the Córdoba Argentina Temple to participate in temple services. The 27,111-square-foot Salta temple is built on a 17.66-acre site across from the airport in the city’s southern area.
An accommodation center and Church meetinghouse were also constructed alongside a residence for the temple president and matron.
On 5 June 2020, an official exterior rendering of the Salta Argentina Temple was released.
Contents
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Salta Argentina Temple
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the groundbreaking ceremony was postponed twice.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Salta Argentina Temple was held on 4 November 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Elder Benjamín de Hoyos, president of the South America South Area, presided at the event. Attendance at the temple site was by invitation only. Because of current COVID-19 restrictions, local social distancing guidelines were followed. The service was also broadcast to meetinghouses in the temple district.
Open House
The public toured the Salta Argentina Temple from Friday, May 3, through Saturday, May 18, 2024, excluding Sundays. Prior to the public open house, a media day occurred on Monday, April 29, and other invited guests visited on May 1 and May 2.
The temple’s architecture reflects the rich heritage of the Salta region, featuring design elements such as the cardon cactus flower, a prominent plant in the area, and the guarda pampa pattern motif, traditionally used in regional costumes and handcrafts. The color palette incorporates shades of blue, green, yellow, red, and ocher, mirroring the vibrant hues found in the local landscape.
Dedication
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the Salta Argentina Temple on Sunday, June 16, 2024. The temple in Salta is one of two temples dedicated Sunday. Fellow Apostle Elder David A. Bednar dedicated the Layton Utah Temple three hours after the Salta dedication, brings the Church’s total number of dedicated temples to 195.
Elder Christofferson was accompanied by his wife, Kathy; Bishop L. Todd Budge, Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, and his wife, Lori; Elder Alan R. Walker, a [[General Authority[[ Seventy and Second Counselor in the South America South Area Presidency, and his wife, Inés; and Elder Juan Pablo Villar, a General Authority Seventy and assistant executive director in Temple Department, and his wife, Carola Villar.
Elder Christofferson recalled working as a young missionary to help build the first chapel in Salta on several preparation days, then later returning with his mission president, President Richard G. Scott (who later served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles), when the chapel was dedicated in 1966.
The temple in Salta will not only provide Latter-day Saints living across northern Argentina closer proximity for temple worship and work, but the temple district extends into southern Bolivia, including several districts and stakes there.
Picture Gallery of the Salta Argentina Temple
Salta Argentina Temple
Salta Argentina Temple
Salta Argentina Temple
Salta Argentina Temple
Spire of the Salta Argentina Temple
Salta Argentina Temple front doors
Recommend desk of the Salta Temple
Paintings in a hallway of the Salta Temple
Baptistry of the Salta Temple
Detail of stained glass windows of the Salta Temple
Bride's room of the Salta Temple
An instruction room in the Salta Temple
A sealing room in the Salta Temple
The celestial room of the Salta Temple
A crystal chandelier in the celestial room of the Salta Temple
Salta Argentina Temple at night
All images ©2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
Temples in Argentina
- Bahia Blanca Argentina Temple
- Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
- Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple
- Cordoba Argentina Temple
- Mendoza Argentina Temple
- Rosario Argentina Temple
- Salta Argentina Temple
External Links
- Official Salta Argentina Temple page
- Salta Argentina Temple page
- Salta Argentina Temple dedicatory prayer
- Church News, "‘Salta the beautiful’: Elder Christofferson dedicates Salta Argentina Temple"
- What is the Purpose of the Temple
- What Are Temples?
- Church News, “Inside Church Headquarters: The location, design and construction of Latter-day Saint temples
- FamilySearch RootsTech, Temple Invitation by Russell M. Nelson
