The Panama City Panama Temple is the 127th operating

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(LDS Church). It was announced in 2002 and was dedicated on August 10, 2008 by church president

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. Located in Cárdenas, a suburb of

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, it is the first church temple in Panama. The plans to build a temple in Panama City were announced by the LDS Church on August 23, 2002. Ground was broken and the site was dedicated on October 30, 2005, by Spencer V. Jones, a member of the church's

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and the president of the church's

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."Ground Broken for Construction of Panama City Panama Temple"
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'', March 2006. On May 4, 2007, a statue of the

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was added to the temple's spire. The temple is adjacent to the LDS Church's Cárdenas Ward meetinghouse, close to the

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. The Panama City Panama Temple serves

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s in all of Panama. There are 39,000 Latter-day Saints in Panama in seven stakes and eight mission

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. The open house for the temple began on the July 11 and ended on July 26, 2008. During the open house, the temple was open to everyone; however, since it has been dedicated only members of the church in good standing can enter.Inician las Puertas Abiertas del Templo de Panamá
La Iglesia de JESUCRISTO de los Santos de los Últimos Días. Last Accessed 2008-07-12. The temple's dedication was held on August 10, 2008 in four sessions. Prior to the dedication, a cultural celebration was held including performances by Panamanian youth members of the church.

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Panama City Panama Temple Official sitePanama City Panama Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Panama City Panama Temple 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples Buildings and structures in Panama City Religious buildings and structures in Panama Religious buildings and structures completed in 2008 Temples (LDS Church) in Latin America Temples (LDS Church) in North America The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Panama 2008 establishments in Panama

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