The Urdaneta Philippines Temple is a planned

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(LDS Church) under construction in

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History

On 2 October 2010, during opening remarks at the Saturday morning session of the LDS Church's 180th Semiannual General Conference, church president

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announced the construction of a temple in

. The temple will be located approximately 100 miles north of

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, the largest and most populated island in the Philippines. The Urdaneta Philippines Temple will help serve the 99 stakes and districts in the Luzon Island Group currently served by the

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. In September 2010, ground was broken for the new mission home and office, which will be located next to the recently remodeled and expanded Urdaneta Philippines Stake Center. In June 2011, the Philippines Baguio

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was relocated to Urdaneta City, which offers a more central and accessible location for members and

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in the area. On January 16, 2019, a groundbreaking to signify beginning of construction was held, with

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presiding. The temple is expected to be completed in 2022.Johnson, Stacy
"15 Latter-day Saint temples currently under construction, now including Saratoga Springs"
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Temples in the Philippines

The Urdaneta Philippines Temple will be the third LDS temple built in the Philippines, following the

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(1984) and

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(2010) temples. Four more temples were announced in 2018 and 2019, which are the

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, Davao and

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temples, but no dates have been set for the groundbreaking ceremonies."First Presidency Announces Groundbreaking Date for 4th Temple in PH"
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References

External links

Urdaneta Philippines Temple Official announcementUrdaneta Philippines Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org Proposed buildings and structures in the Philippines Proposed religious buildings and structures of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temples (LDS Church) in the Philippines The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples Buildings and structures in Pangasinan Urdaneta, Pangasinan {{LDS-stub

History

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See also

References

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