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  • Mormon Church members are joyful over news of temple to be built in Sapporo, Japan

    When the Tokyo Japan Temple was dedicated in October 1980, it was the only Mormon temple in the Orient. As other temples were built in the Far East, Tokyo primarily served members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan. It was centrally located in the island nation on its largest island of Honshu, but still required substantial travel for members from the southern island of Kyushu and the northern island of Hokkaido.
  • Five new temples are announced

    In the opening moments of the Church's 179th Semiannual General Conference, President Thomas S. Monson announced plans to build five new temples. With 130 temples currently operating and with another 16 in some phase of planning or construction, these five temples bring the worldwide total to 151.
  • New temple presidents

    Six new temple presidents have been called by the First Presidency, with their wives called as matrons. They will begin service soon.
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