Groundbreaking of the Londrina Brazil Temple
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Londrina Brazil Temple was presided over by Elder Ciro Schmeil, General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the Brazil Area presidency, on Aug. 17, 2024. With this commencement, it joined Brazil’s two other temples under construction, the Belo Horizonte and Ribeirão Preto temples. The Londrina temple will be the second house of the Lord in the Brazilian state of Paraná.
“May all members and nonmembers who reside in this temple district feel Thy love and mercy, and thus have the desire to draw closer to Thee through the sacred covenants made in the temples,” said Elder Schmeil in the dedicatory prayer on the site.
Timeline of the Londrina Brazil Temple
The Londrina Brazil Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on Oct. 2, 2022. Almost two years later, ground was broken for the temple on Aug. 17, 2024, with Elder Ciro Schmeil presiding.
Architecture and Design of the Londrina Brazil Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on Nov. 28, 2022, the Londrina Brazil Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 32,000 square feet. The edifice will be constructed in the Jardim São Jorge neighborhood of Londrina, in the state of Paraná in southern Brazil.
Architectural renderings of the house of the Lord released by the Church on Jan. 8, 2024, show an off-white exterior surrounded by vertical stained-glass windows. A tower with four varied levels topped by a steeple with an orb and needle stands above the center of the building. The main tower level is surrounded by four vertical stained-glass windows. Palm and other native trees, shrubs, grass fields and flower gardens adorn the grounds.