Angel Moroni Placed on 2 LDS Temples (PHOTOS)

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Tyler Girsberger

Joined: Mar 2014

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints placed Angel Moroni statues on the Cordoba Argentina Temple and the Trujillo Peru Temple this past week. Both temples were announced in 2008. Dedication dates have not been set.

Cordoba Argentina Temple

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Cordoba Argentina Temple was held in 2010 with Neil L. Anderson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presiding. The Cordoba Temple will be the second temple in Argentina. There are 421,971 members and 12 missions in Argentina.

Cordoba Temple 2   Cordoba Temple 4   Codoba Temple 1
Cordoba Temple 3   Cordoba Temple 5   Cordoba Temple 6
Artist Rendering Cordoba Argentina Temple (LDS.org)
Artist Rendering Cordoba Argentina Temple (LDS.org)

 

Trujillo Peru Temple 

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Trujillo Peru Temple was held in 2011 with Rafael E. Pino of the Seventy presiding. The Trujillo Peru Temple will be the second temple in Peru. There are 543,869 members and 12 missions in Peru.

Trujillo Peru Temple 2   Trujillo Peru Temple 4   Trujillo Peru Temple 1
Trujillo Peru Temple 3   Trujillo Peru Temple 5   Trujillo Peru Temple 8
Artist Rendering Trujillo Peru Temple  (LDS.org)
Artist Rendering Trujillo Peru Temple (LDS.org)

Photos from Deseret News