Apia Samoa Temple

The Apia Temple is the 24ste built and the 22nd active temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( Mormons). After being destroyed by a fire in 2003, it was built on the same site.

The temple in Apia, capital of Samoa, was announced on 15 October 1977. The foundation stone was laid and consecration of the land was carried out on 19 February 1981 by Spencer W. Kimball. Both the original as well as the newly built temple were performed in a classic modern style with a tower and on a plot of 8100 m². The original temple had in 1353, the new 1736 m² of floor space. The facade of the temple was carried out in granite. It includes two Ordinierungs and two sealing rooms. Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the first temple on August 5, 1983, the rebuilt on 4 September 2005. Apia The temple is one of the most visited his church and is responsible for approximately 56,000 members from 16 stakes ( Mormon church districts ), in American Samoa and the islands of Upolu and Savaii.

Fire and reconstruction

On 9 July 2003 a fire destroyed the temple. No one was hurt because the temple was closed for the extension and renovation and the fire broke out in the evening after the workers had gone. A week later, on 16 July 2003, the First Presidency sent a letter to the people of the region, that the temple might be rebuilt. A few months later, on 19 October 2003, the property was re-consecrated and laid the foundation stone. On 25 January 2005, the statue of the angel Moroni, who had survived the fire, mounted on top of the tower of the new building.

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