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The '''Lima Peru Temple''' is the 38th operating [[Temple (LDS Church)|temple]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church).

==History==
Due to growth in [[Peru]], church leaders announced in 1981 that a temple would be built in the city of [[Lima]]. The six-spired Lima Peru Temple was constructed on {{convert|5|acre|ha|round=0.5|order=flip}} of undeveloped area. [[Gordon B. Hinckley]], then a counselor in the church's [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]], dedicated the Lima Peru temple on January 10, 1986.

The Lima Peru Temple serves more than four hundred thousand [[Latter-day Saints]] in the country. The temple has a total floor area of {{convert|9600|sqft|m2|order=flip}}, four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.

On April 3, 2016, church president [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced the intent to construct a second temple in the city.<ref name="2016 Temples">{{citation |url= https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/four-new-temples-announced-president-monson |title= Four New Temples Announced by President Monson: Temples to be built in Africa and South America |work= Newsroom |publisher= [[LDS Church]] |date= 2016-04-03 }}</ref> This temple will be called the [[Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple]].<ref name="2016 Temples"/> Upon completion of this second temple, Lima will be the third city (and first outside of Utah) to have more than one temple, following the [[Utah]] cities of [[South Jordan, Utah|South Jordan]] and [[Provo, Utah|Provo]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651468/President-Monson-announces-4-new-temples-at-Sunday-morning-session.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160403174036/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651468/President-Monson-announces-4-new-temples-at-Sunday-morning-session.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= April 3, 2016 |title= President Monson announces 4 new temples at Sunday morning session |last= Toone |first= Trent |date= 3 April 2016 |newspaper= [[Deseret News]]  }}.</ref>

In 2020, the Lima Peru Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>Stack, Peggy Fletcher. [https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/03/26/all-latter-day-saint/ "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus"], ''[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]'', 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Addison Pratt]], a major figure in this mission, 1840s
* [[Dean L. Larsen]], a former temple president
* [[Comparison of temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[List of temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[List of temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region]]
* [[Temple architecture (LDS Church)]]
* [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Peru]]
* [[Pachacamac]], ancient temple site southeast of Lima

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/lima-peru-temple?lang=eng Lima Peru Temple Official site]
* [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/lima-peru-temple/ Lima Peru Temple] at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

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[[Category:20th-century Latter Day Saint temples]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lima]]
[[Category:Temples (LDS Church) completed in 1986]]
[[Category:Temples (LDS Church) in Peru]]
[[Category:1986 establishments in Peru]]