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Title: Bahía Blanca Temple Dedication Prayer – Elder Soares

by Lucas Fernandez – World Editor November 25, 2025

written by Lucas Fernandez – World Editor

Prayer Dedicates bahía Blanca Argentina Temple, Invoking blessings on Saints and Rising Generation

Bahía blanca, Argentina – A dedicatory prayer offered Sunday, November 23, 2025, consecrated the Bahía Blanca Argentina⁣ Temple, extending blessings upon⁢ those who will serve within its walls and the generations who will enter its doors. The prayer, delivered during‍ dedication services, focused on themes of wisdom, love, patience, and devotion for all connected ⁤to the‍ temple.

The dedication of the Bahía ‍blanca Temple marks a significant milestone for members‍ of The⁢ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⁣in Argentina and beyond, providing ⁢a sacred space for ordinances and covenants. ⁣The prayer specifically implored divine blessings upon “all Thy Saints within this temple district and ⁢especially upon the rising generation who will enter this holy house,” asking⁣ that they “walk faithfully before Thee, honoring the sacred covenants they make within these walls.”‌

The⁢ dedicatory prayer also expressed gratitude and renewed commitment to service, concluding in the name of Jesus Christ.Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the twelve Apostles was present for the dedication, having ‌previously viewed the temple grounds on Saturday, November 22, 2025. The prayer requested divine guidance and a joyful spirit for all who labor⁤ or render ⁤service in the⁤ temple, stating, “Let their hearts rejoice in Thy service, and may they ever feel Thy guiding‌ Spirit and⁤ Thy holy presence in this, Thy house.”

November 25, 2025 0 comments

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Elko Nevada Temple Dedication Prayer: Elder Stevenson’s Prayer

by Emma Walker – News Editor October 13, 2025

written by Emma Walker – News Editor

Elko Nevada Temple ‍Dedicated⁤ with Prayers for Protection, Patron⁢ Blessing

ELKO, NEVADA – October ‍12, 2025 – The Elko Nevada⁣ temple was dedicated today with a prayer invoking divine‌ protection and blessings upon its patrons, temple workers, and the surrounding community. The dedicatory‍ prayer, offered by a Church leader, consecrated⁤ the temple grounds, structure, and all its facilities as a ⁣house of the Lord.

The prayer specifically dedicated the baptistry, ordinance rooms, and ⁢celestial room as spaces for “solace and sacred communion” with God. ‍A plea was made for protection “from the ravages of nature, time and any ⁤hands who‌ would do it harm,” and for the temple to⁢ serve as “a symbol of light and‌ peace and a strength for all eyes that fall‍ upon it.”

blessings ‍were also requested for the⁣ temple presidency, matron, assistants, and all future temple workers. the‍ prayer emphasized a hope that ‍patrons would ⁤receive “spiritual⁣ insight” into the ordinances ⁤performed within its ⁤walls – baptism, ⁤washing and anointing, the endowment, and sealing – for both themselves and their ⁣ancestors.

The dedicatory prayer also expressed a desire that the⁢ temple’s proximity would ⁢bless members ⁣of the temple district, encouraging frequent worship and a strong covenant path for the rising generation. A specific prayer was offered that youth would “always be worthy to⁣ hold a temple recommend⁣ and⁤ to use it frequently enough,” and that the “power of godliness will be manifest unto them.”

The Elko Nevada Temple⁤ is the 187th temple operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide.

October 13, 2025 0 comments

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Elder Andersen to preside over Tampa Florida Temple groundbreaking – Church News

by Emma Walker – News Editor July 8, 2025

written by Emma Walker – News Editor

7 July 2025, 2:08 p.m. MDT

For the first time since 2022, an Apostle will dedicate the site of a house of the Lord of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Tampa Florida Temple will be held Aug. 23, with Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presiding.

Information about the upcoming groundbreaking was published in a news release on Monday, July 7, on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

After meeting at Brigham Young University and later marrying in the Salt Lake TempleElder Andersen and Sister Kathy Andersen lived and raised their family in Tampa. Elder Andersen would later serve as Tampa Florida Stake president and was called as a General Authority Seventy in 1993.

The most recent groundbreaking presided over by a senior Church leader was that of the Heber Valley Utah Temple on Oct. 8, 2022, with Church President Russell M. Nelson.

As previously announcedthe Tampa temple will be a single-story building of approximately 29,000 square feet. It will be built on a 12-acre site at 9445 Camden Field Parkway in Riverview, Florida.

Site location map for the Tampa Florida Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

About the Church in Florida

President Nelson announced a temple for Tampa, Florida, on April 3, 2022, during April 2022 general conference. It was one of 17 temple locations he identified at the conference, totaling 100 temples announced by the Church President through that time.

Florida currently has three dedicated houses of the Lord: the Orlando Florida Temple (dedicated in 1994), the Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple (2014) and the Tallahassee Florida Temple (2024). The Orlando temple is currently undergoing renovations that started in July 2024.

In addition to the Tampa temple, another temple is in planning stages in Jacksonvilleannounced in 2022. This makes the Tampa and Jacksonville temples the only duo of Florida temples announced in the same year.

After missionaries first arrived in Florida in 1845, growth of the Church started slow in the state. Florida’s first Latter-day Saint branch, the Hassell Branch, was created on May 9, 1897, in Jefferson County.

By 1904, the state had 1,230 Church members. Today, Florida is home to more than 176,000 Latter-day Saints in around 280 congregations.

July 8, 2025 0 comments