The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Guatemala

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Guatemala reported 277,755 members in 49 stakes and 14 districts, 441 congregations (291 wards and 150 branches), six missions, and two temples in Guatemala as of December 31, 2018.[1]

An LDS meetinghouse in Guatemala

History

The first missionaries arrived in Guatemala in 1947. The first convert in Guatemala was baptized in 1948. The Central American Mission headquartered in Guatemala City was organized in 1952. The church obtained official recognition in Guatemala in 1966. Guatemala's first stake was formed in 1967 in Guatemala City.[2][1]

In October 2019, the Coban Guatemala Temple was announced by church president Russell M. Nelson. This was to be the third temple of the LDS Church in the country.[3]

In 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.[4]

Missions

Temples

32. Guatemala City Guatemala Temple

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Guatemala City, Guatemala
1 April 1981
14 December 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley
11,610 sq ft (1,079 m2) and 126 ft (38 m) high on a 1.4 acre (0.6 ha) site
Modern adaptation of six-spire design - designed by Church A&E Services and Jose Asturias

 136. Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple

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Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
17 December 2006
11 December 2011 by Dieter F. Uchtdorf
21,085 sq ft (1,959 m2) on a 6.47 acre (2.6 ha) site
Announced by Gordon B. Hinckley at the groundbreaking of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple,[5] and dedicated by Dieter F. Uchtdorf.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Guatemala", Newsroom, LDS Church, 31 December 2018, retrieved 2019-04-24
  2. "Country information: Guatemala", Church News Online Almanac, Deseret News, January 29, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-18
  3. Toone, Trent. "8 new Latter-day Saint temples announced by President Nelson at women's session". Deseret News. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. Lovett, Ian. "Mormon Church Cancels Services World-Wide Amid Coronavirus Crisis", The Wall Street Journal, 12 March 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  5. Moore, Carrie A. (December 17, 2006), "Ground broken for LDS temple", Deseret Morning News, retrieved 2012-10-15
  6. Swensen, Jason (December 11, 2011), "Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple: 'This temple will bring eternal families to this place and country'", Church News, retrieved 2012-10-15


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