Dedication of the Trujillo Peru Temple
When a temple for Trujillo, Peru, was announced Dec. 13, 2008, Sandra Henriquez of the Trujillo Peru East Stake said, “What a Christmas gift.”
Trujillo Peru Porvenir Stake President Ismael Diaz echoed Henriquez’s sentiment, which was shared among the Latter-day Saints across Trujillo.
“There have been many, many tears,” he said. “This is wonderful news. Everyone in Trujillo is thrilled.”
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, dedicated the Trujillo Peru Temple on Father’s Day, June 21, 2015. At the cornerstone ceremony before the dedication, he said, “We are here to celebrate, honor and worship our Heavenly Father — this is Father’s Day. What an honor and a wonderful privilege it is to give to our Heavenly Father this house of the Lord.”
Elder Juan A. Uceda, a native of Peru and president of the South America Northwest Area, served a missionary assignment to Trujillo in 1975, when there were only two branches in the city. Those branches grew to seven stakes at the time of the Trujillo temple’s dedication, which Elder Uceda saw as a miracle.
“I see in this temple the tender mercies of the Lord,” he said.
Dedicatory prayer excerpt: “Now, our Beloved Father in Heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ and by authority of the everlasting priesthood, we dedicate the Trujillo Peru Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We dedicate it unto Thee as Thy hallowed dwelling place. We dedicate it unto Thy Son as a house of worship, a house of covenants, a house of faith, a house of God.”
Read the dedicatory prayer of the Trujillo Peru Temple here.
Timeline of the Trujillo Peru Temple
A temple for Trujillo was announced Dec. 13, 2008. Construction began on the house of the Lord with its groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 14, 2011. Nearly 100,000 visitors attended the open house for the temple from May 8-30, 2015.
Youth from the temple district performed traditional musical and dance numbers at a cultural celebration in honor of the temple on June 20, 2015. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, dedicated the Trujillo Peru Temple on June 21, 2015.
Architecture and Design of the Trujillo Peru Temple
The Trujillo Peru Temple was built on a site next to Camposanto Parque Eterno, a historic cemetery in Trujillo. Grass fields and paved walkways fill the temple grounds, which are lit by small street lamps.
The entrance is marked by three high arches in front of the main doors, and the multileveled roof remains identical on the four sides of the building. A central tower featuring a golden-colored statue of the angel Moroni stands atop the temple.
Interior Photos of the Trujillo Peru Temple
