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The Cebu City Philippines Temple is the 133rd operating
temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...
of
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(LDS Church). Located in Lahug in
Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu Province. Acc ...
, it is the second LDS temple in the
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.


History

Announced in 2006, the temple was dedicated in three sessions on June 13, 2010, following a two-week open house period. The plans to build a temple in Cebu City were announced by the LDS Church to local church leaders on 18 April 2006. Ground was broken and the site was dedicated on 14 November 2007 by
Dallin H. Oaks Dallin Harris Oaks (born August 12, 1932) is an American religious leader and former jurist and academic who since 2018 has been the first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was ...
, a member of the church's
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to ''Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised'', the ...
. The temple was built on an site that it shares with a church meetinghouse, patron house, residences for the
temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...
and
mission Mission (from Latin ''missio'' "the act of sending out") may refer to: Organised activities Religion *Christian mission, an organized effort to spread Christianity *Mission (LDS Church), an administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...
presidents, and a
mission Mission (from Latin ''missio'' "the act of sending out") may refer to: Organised activities Religion *Christian mission, an organized effort to spread Christianity *Mission (LDS Church), an administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...
office. In 2020, the Cebu City Philippines Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the
coronavirus pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identifie ...
.Stack, Peggy Fletcher
"All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus"
'' The Salt Lake Tribune'', 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.


See also

*
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines (Filipino: ''Ang Simbahan ni Jesucristo ng mga Banal sa mga Huling Araw'') refers to the organization and its members in the Philippines. The Philippines ranks as having the most m ...
* Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region *
Temple architecture (LDS Church) On December 27, 1832, two years after the organization of the Church of Christ, the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, stated he received a revelation that called upon church members to restore the practice of temple worship. The Latter Day Saint ...


References


External links


Cebu City Philippines Temple Official siteCebu City Philippines Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org {{LDS-Asia The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines Temples (LDS Church) in the Philippines Buildings and structures in Cebu City 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples Religious buildings and structures completed in 2010 2010 establishments in the Philippines