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President Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced the João Pessoa Brazil Temple on Oct. 1, 2023, during the Sunday afternoon session of October 2023 general conference. The announcement of a house of the Lord for João Pessoa was one of two announced for Brazil — and one of 20 such sacred edifices announced worldwide by the Church President. The other Brazil city receiving a temple is Goiânia.
For Ruy Ramalho Rodrigues, having a house of the Lord in João Pessoa, Brazil, will mean “our children will become closer to the Lord, and we will have a growing desire to be together forever.”
A resident of João Pessoa, Rodrigues said his family had to travel four days to be sealed in the temple in São Paulo. Later, they attended the Recife Brazil Temple.
“For our family, having a temple here in João Pessoa is certainly a great blessing,” Rodrigues related. “Now the announcement of the temple in our city, where we could see the Church’s growth, is indescribable. Our family and others will be incredibly blessed.”
At the close of the Sunday afternoon session of October 2023 general conference, President @NelsonRussellM announced plans to build 20 new temples in new locations, increasing The @Ch_JesusChrist's total temples — dedicated, under construction or in planning — to 335 worldwide. pic.twitter.com/xB0AlwhHCW
— Church News (@the_churchnews) October 2, 2023
Church President Russell M. Nelson announced a temple for João Pessoa, Brazil, on Oct. 1, 2023, during October 2023 general conference. It was one of 20 temples announced at the conference — and one of two for this South American nation.
The João Pessoa Brazil Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on Oct. 1, 2023. Details about the temple’s groundbreaking have not yet been released.
This will be the 22nd Latter-day Saint temple in Brazil.
When this house of the Lord was announced, Brazil had approximately 1.5 million Latter-day Saints among some 2,175 congregations.
The closest temple to João Pessoa is currently the Recife Brazil Temple, a distance of approximately 65 miles away to the south.
This port city along the eastern coast of South America will be one of more than 10 Brazilian port cities that will have a temple operating or in planning stages. At the time of the João Pessoa temple’s announcement, these also included Belém, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Natal, Santos, Vitória and Maceió.
João Pessoa, the capital of the state of Paraíba, is just five miles northwest of Cape Branco, the easternmost point of the South American continent. The Cape Branco Lighthouse at “Ponta do Seixas” marks the most easterly point of Brazil.
Cape Branco is noted for its beautiful white sand beaches that are bordered by flat-topped mesas rising sharply above the beaches and reaching 150 to 500 feet.
This will be the 22nd Latter-day Saint temple in Brazil.
When this house of the Lord was announced, Brazil had approximately 1.5 million Latter-day Saints among some 2,175 congregations.
The closest temple to João Pessoa is currently the Recife Brazil Temple, a distance of approximately 65 miles away to the south.
This port city along the eastern coast of South America will be one of more than 10 Brazilian port cities that will have a temple operating or in planning stages. At the time of the João Pessoa temple’s announcement, these also included Belém, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Natal, Santos, Vitória and Maceió.
João Pessoa, the capital of the state of Paraíba, is just five miles northwest of Cape Branco, the easternmost point of the South American continent. The Cape Branco Lighthouse at “Ponta do Seixas” marks the most easterly point of Brazil.
Cape Branco is noted for its beautiful white sand beaches that are bordered by flat-topped mesas rising sharply above the beaches and reaching 150 to 500 feet.