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The Belém Brazil Temple was dedicated in Portuguese on Nov. 20, 2022, by Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. It was the ninth temple to be built in Brazil and Church’s 174th dedicated temple worldwide. At the time of its dedication, the temple district served members in 11 stakes and two districts in northern Brazil.
Dedicatory prayer excerpt: “We recognize that there is rejoicing on both sides of the veil for those who have been waiting for the construction of this temple. We feel highly favored to see the heavenly priesthood unite with the earthly priesthood and to sense Thy Spirit shower down from above and dwell with us.”
Read the dedicatory prayer of the Belém Brazil Temple here.
President Thomas S. Monson announced that a house of the Lord would be built in Belém, Brazil, on April 3 during the April 2016 general conference.
The groundbreaking was presided over by Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis, a General Authority Seventy and president of the Church’s Brazil Area, on Aug. 17, 2019.
The open house was held Oct. 22 through Nov. 5, 2022.
Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the temple. He offered the dedicatory prayer and his remarks in Portuguese in the three sessions and joined with other participating General Authority Seventies in greeting and welcoming attendees at the temple’s entrance.
The Belém Brazil Temple was announced in April 2016 general conference by President Thomas S. Monson. The groundbreaking was held on Aug. 17, 2019, and presided over by Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis, a General Authority Seventy and president of the Brazil Area. An open house was held from Oct. 22 through Nov. 5, 2022. The temple was dedicated Nov. 20, 2022 by Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
The Belém Brazil Temple is set on 6.7 acres of land and houses two instruction rooms, two sealing rooms, a baptistry and a celestial room. Its total floor area is 28,675 square feet, with its highest point reaching 89 feet tall.
The temple uses designs in its exterior stone that combines geometric elements from native Marajoara indigenous pottery, with a water lily native to Brazil. Scientific name Victoria amazonica, the lily is known for its beauty and was chosen for the temple by Brazilian landscape experts.
The lily is used elsewhere in the temple as well, notably in the glass art designs. The pink, yellow, blue and green color palette reflects the colors of the rainforest that surrounds the house of the Lord.
3 April 2016
17 August 2019
20 November 2022
Av. Centenário da Assembleia de Deus, 2200
Parque Verde
66635-894 Belém, Pará
Brazil
The Belém Brazil Temple is the ninth temple to be built in Brazil.
Two hours after the Belém Brazil Temple was dedicated, the Quito Ecuador Temple was dedicated. This was the first time since the year 2000 that two Latter-day Saint temples were dedicated on the same day.
The Belém Brazil Temple is the ninth temple to be built in Brazil.
Two hours after the Belém Brazil Temple was dedicated, the Quito Ecuador Temple was dedicated. This was the first time since the year 2000 that two Latter-day Saint temples were dedicated on the same day.
