Announcement of the Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple
President Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced the Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple on April 2, 2023, during the Sunday afternoon session of the April 2023 general conference.
Isabel Torres, a Latter-day Saint who lives in Guatemala, celebrated the announcement of another temple coming to her country.
“I felt overjoyed when I heard the Prophet announcing a new temple in Guatemala,” Torres said. “The temple is a blessing for the country and the people who live there, and it’s a beacon of light.”
Timeline of the Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple
The Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple was announced by President Nelson on April 2, 2023. Details about the temple’s groundbreaking have not yet been released.
Architecture and Design of the Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple
According to site plans released March 31, 2025, the Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple will be built on a 5.51-acre site located at Km. 183, 5 Av., Calzada Las Palmas, RN-9, Municipio de San Sebastián, Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
Archetectural renderings of this house of the Lord show a flat, multilevel tower above the center of the building, with rectangular windows surrounding the off-white exterior and rectangular archways around the entrance.