Nukuʻalofa Tonga Temple

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The Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple (formerly Tongan Temple ) is the 25th temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the 23rd in service. It is located in the middle of Tongatapu , the main island of the island state of Tonga , near Matangiake . The area is commonly referred to as the Liahona after the church's high school . The eponymous capital of Tonga, Nukuʻalofa , is several kilometers away.

architecture

The temple is the only temple of the church in Tonga. Its construction plan is similar to that of the other temples in the South Pacific ( e.g. Apia Samoa Temple , 2005; Papeete Tahiti Temple ) and was built on the model of the modern one - tower temple ( Bern Temple , London Temple ). Most of the construction was carried out by labor missionaries from New Zealand and other South Pacific islands.

The temple stands on a piece of land of 2 hectares, has two Ordinance Rooms and three Sealing Rooms and a total floor space of 1,353.8 m².

history

The Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple was announced on April 2, 1980 and inaugurated on August 9, 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley .

In July 2006 it was temporarily closed for renovation work. It was then offered open house from September 29 to October 20, 2007 , and the temple was solemnly rededicated on November 4, 2007 by Russell M. Nelson .

Eric B. Shumway became Temple President in 2007 after serving as President of Brigham Young University-Hawaii .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Utah's People of Color; Significant Events in the Ethnic Communities of Utah. Salt Lake Tribune December 27, 1998.
  2. ↑ a b LDS church rededicates Tonga temple. AP, Salt Lake Tribune November 5, 2007.
  3. ↑ Public to Tour Renovated Temple in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. Newsroom, LDS Church 2007-07-10
  4. ^ Sara Jane Weaver: LDS Tonga Temple rededicated. Deseret Morning News 2007-11-05.
  5. ↑ President of BYUH to take post in Tonga. Honolulu Star Bulletin, February 6, 2007.

Web links

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Coordinates: 1 ° 9 ′ 46 ″  S , 175 ° 16 ′ 19.9 ″  W.