Groundbreaking of the Bacolod Philippines Temple
Elder Taniela B. Wakolo, a General Authority Seventy and president of the Philippines Area, led the groundbreaking ceremony for a temple in Bacolod, Philippines, on Dec. 11, 2021.
In the dedicatory prayer on the site, Elder Wakolo said that this temple will “stand not only as a symbol of our membership in the Church, but as a sign of our faith in life after death and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families.”
Accompanying Elder Wakolo at the ceremony was Elder Yoon Hwan Choi, a General Authority Seventy and second counselor in the Philippines Area presidency. “May the Lord continue to accept your dedicated part and help you to prepare to be more ready to receive all the blessings of the temple when it is built,” Elder Choi told the congregation at the groundbreaking. “I want you to know that the blessings will be given even before the temple is physically completed.”
Timeline of the Bacolod Philippines Temple
A temple for Bacolod, Philippines, was announced by President Russell M. Nelson on Oct. 5, 2019. Roughly two years later, on Dec. 11, 2021, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Bacolod Philippines Temple, where Elder Taniela B. Wakolo presided.
Architecture and Design of the Bacolod Philippines Temple
The Bacolod Philippines Temple will be built in Bacolod — located on Negros Island in the central Visayas islands.
Built as a single-story structure, it will be roughly 26,700 square feet in size, standing on 12.3 acres. With the temple, an ancillary building of approximately 18,000 square feet will also be built. The ancillary building will include patron housing, an arrival center and a distribution center.
The temple will have a white exterior with layered front-facing walls. A large archway in the front leads to the front doors, and a large tower will be built above the middle, topped with a gold-colored dome.
The grounds are decorated with a simple walkway, flowers, palm trees and other various trees and shrubs.
Groundbreaking Photos of the Bacolod Philippines Temple
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