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Elder [[Taniela B. Wakolo]], a [[General Authority]] [[Seventy]] and president of the Church’s Philippines Area, will preside at the event. [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/groundbreaking-date-set-for-the-bacolod-philippines-temple As reported by Newsroom], attendance at the event will be by invitation only.  
 
Elder [[Taniela B. Wakolo]], a [[General Authority]] [[Seventy]] and president of the Church’s Philippines Area, will preside at the event. [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/groundbreaking-date-set-for-the-bacolod-philippines-temple As reported by Newsroom], attendance at the event will be by invitation only.  
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==Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Bacolod Philippines Temple==
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On Saturday, 11 December 2021, Elder [[Taniela B. Wakolo]], a [[General Authority]] [[Seventy]] and Philippines Area president, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bacolod Philippines Temple. Joining him were his counselors, Elder [[Steven R. Bangerter]] and Elder [[Yoon Hwan Choi]], and their spouses; government officials; local interfaith leaders; and local Church leaders and members. A [https://news-ph.churchofjesuschrist.org/ newsroom story] of the event was published on Sunday, 12 December 2021.
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The Bacolod Philippines Temple is the seventh temple in the Philippines. According to the [https://news-ph.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/groundbreaking-held-for-the-bacolod-philippines-temple Philippines Newsroom], in the dedicatory prayer, Elder Wakolo shared how the Church members in Bacolod have sacrificed to travel to the temple. [https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2021-12-11/bacolod-philippines-temple-groundbreaking-ceremony-236297 He said], "<i>This temple will then stand not only as a symbol of our membership in the Church, but as a sign of our faith in life after death and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families.</i>"
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Elder Yoon Hwan Choi echoed what President [[M. Russell Ballard]], Acting President of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]], said to young adults about visiting the temple grounds and preparing to go to the temple. President Ballard said, "<i>Nothing prevents you or anyone else from visiting the temple grounds. The Lord wants you to prepare yourself to be worthy of a temple recommend and come to the temple as soon as you can.</i>”
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Elder Choi added, "<i>May the Lord continue to accept your dedicated part and help you to prepare to be more ready to receive all the blessings of the temple when it is built. I want you to know that the blessings will be given even before the temple is physically completed.</i>"
  
 
==Temples in the Philippines==
 
==Temples in the Philippines==

Revision as of 12:09, 14 December 2021

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The Bacolod Philippines Temple was announced by President Russell M. Nelson on 5 October 2019, at the 189th semiannual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Bacolod Philippines Temple will be the seventh temple built in the Philippines and the second built in the Visayas, following the Cebu Philippines Temple (2010).

More than 805,000 Latter-day Saints in approximately 1,200 congregations reside in the Philippines. Known as "The City of Smiles," Bacolod is the second most populous city in the Visayas following Cebu City. It is located on Negros Island in Western Visayas and is the capital of the Negros Occidental province. The Saints of Bacolod were all smiles when plans for the temple were announced. There are currently three stakes in Bacolod with a total of nine stakes and four districts on the island. Members of the Church on Negros Island currently travel to the island of Cebu to participate in temple ordinances at the Cebu Philippines Temple.

On 6 October 2021, the location for the Bacolod Philippines Temple was announced as a 12.3-acre site located on Bacolod Airport Access Road, north of Buri Road. The single-story temple will be approximately 26,700 square feeet. An 18,000-square-foot ancillary building — which will include patron housing, an arrival center, and a distribution center — is also planed for the site. Also on 6 October 2021, an official exterior rendering of the Bacolod Philippines Temple was released.


Groundbreaking Announced for the Bacolod Philippines Temple

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced a Saturday, 11 December 2021, groundbreaking for the Bacolod Philippines Temple.

Elder Taniela B. Wakolo, a General Authority Seventy and president of the Church’s Philippines Area, will preside at the event. As reported by Newsroom, attendance at the event will be by invitation only.

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Bacolod Philippines Temple

On Saturday, 11 December 2021, Elder Taniela B. Wakolo, a General Authority Seventy and Philippines Area president, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bacolod Philippines Temple. Joining him were his counselors, Elder Steven R. Bangerter and Elder Yoon Hwan Choi, and their spouses; government officials; local interfaith leaders; and local Church leaders and members. A newsroom story of the event was published on Sunday, 12 December 2021.

The Bacolod Philippines Temple is the seventh temple in the Philippines. According to the Philippines Newsroom, in the dedicatory prayer, Elder Wakolo shared how the Church members in Bacolod have sacrificed to travel to the temple. He said, "This temple will then stand not only as a symbol of our membership in the Church, but as a sign of our faith in life after death and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families."

Elder Yoon Hwan Choi echoed what President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said to young adults about visiting the temple grounds and preparing to go to the temple. President Ballard said, "Nothing prevents you or anyone else from visiting the temple grounds. The Lord wants you to prepare yourself to be worthy of a temple recommend and come to the temple as soon as you can.”

Elder Choi added, "May the Lord continue to accept your dedicated part and help you to prepare to be more ready to receive all the blessings of the temple when it is built. I want you to know that the blessings will be given even before the temple is physically completed."

Temples in the Philippines

Temples in the Philippines

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