The Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple is a

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under construction. The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president

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on April 5, 2015, during the Sunday morning session of the church's general conference.

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'', May 2015. The Bangkok Thailand and Port-au-Prince Haiti temples were announced at the same time. On November 8, 2018, a groundbreaking ceremony to signify the beginning of construction took place, with

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presiding. Marcus B. Nash and

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, general authority seventies, and

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the country's vice president and former prime minister of the Ivory Coast also participated in the groundbreaking.

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Official Church Temples Site
Temples (LDS Church) in Africa Christianity in Ivory Coast Religious buildings and structures in Ivory Coast Buildings and structures in Abidjan Proposed buildings and structures in Ivory Coast Temples (LDS Church) completed in 2005 {{LDS-stub

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