The Guatemala City Guatemala Temple (formerly the Guatemala City Temple) is the 34th constructed and 32nd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located in Guatemala City, capital city of Guatemala, it was built with a modern six-spire design.

History

In 1956, while Harold B. Lee (then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve) visited Guatemala City, he felt that it would be a center for Lamanite gatherings and predicted that a temple would be built there.

The LDS Church temple in Guatemala City was announced on April 1, 1981, and dedicated on December 14, 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley. The temple was built on a 1.4-acre (5,700 m) plot, has 4 ordinance rooms and 3 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 11,610 square feet (1,079 m).

Carmen O'Donnal was the first matron of the temple and was also the first native of Guatemala to be baptized into the LDS Church. Clate W. Mask, Jr. was a former temple president.

In 2011, a second temple in Guatemala, the Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple, was dedicated by Dieter F. Uchtdorf.

In 2020, the Guatemala City Guatemala Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

See also

Cobán Guatemala City Huehuetenango Miraflores Quetzaltenango Retalhuleu San Salvador San Pedro Sula Temples in and near Guatemala (edit) = Operating = Under construction = Announced = Temporarily Closed

• 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 (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Guatemala