LDS Church breaks ground for first temple in Zimbabwe

by Amber Rhoades, KUTVSunday, December 13th 2020AA

8VIEW ALL PHOTOSLDS Church hosts groundbreaking for Zimbabwe Harare Temple. (Photo: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

(KUTV) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced in a news release that a groundbreaking ceremony for Zimbabwe’s first temple was held on Saturday.

Due to local COVID-19 restrictions, attendance at the ceremony was limited. President Emmerson Mnangagwa was in attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony, according to the LDS Church.LDS Church hosts groundbreaking for Zimbabwe Harare Temple. (Photo: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

The temple will be located in the Highland area of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city. It is planned to be a single-story building of approximately 17,250 square feet. It will be the 13th temple on the African continent, seven of which having been announced or under construction. Plans for a Harare temple were first announced in 2016.
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The Church will announce details for the open house and temple dedication at a later date.

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consider temples to be the “house of the lord” and are different from the Church’s meetinghouses, or chapels.

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