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The groundbreaking for the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple was presided over by Elder Enrique R. Falabella, a General Authority Seventy and president of the South America Northwest Area, on June 8, 2019.
The Lima Peru Temple, the country’s first and dedicated in 1986, was one of the Church’s smallest temples, although being the only temple in Peru until 2015. The Los Olivos temple, which will be Peru’s fourth house of the Lord, is being built in the same metropolitan area as Lima’s first temple, allowing more Latter-day Saints in the metro area to enjoy temple blessings.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is set to dedicate the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple on Jan. 14, 2024.
President Thomas S. Monson announced a second house of the Lord for Lima, Peru, on April 3, 2016, during April 2016 general conference.
The temple’s groundbreaking ceremony was held June 8, 2019, with Elder Enrique R. Falabella, a General Authority Seventy and president of the South America Northwest Area, presiding.
A public open house for the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple is being held from Nov. 10 to Dec. 9, 2023. A media day was also held Nov. 6, and invited guests toured the building from Nov. 7 to Nov. 9, 2023.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple on Jan. 14, 2024, during two sessions. This will be 38 years and four days after the dedication of Lima’s first temple.
The Los Olivos temple was announced April 3, 2016, by President Thomas S. Monson. The temple’s groundbreaking and site dedication were held June 8, 2019, and presided over by Elder Enrique R. Falabella, president of the South America Northwest Area.
After a public open house from Nov. 10 to Dec. 9, 2023, the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple will be dedicated Jan. 14, 2024, by Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
The 47,413-square-foot Los Olivos temple is a symmetrical precast concrete structure in a simple art deco architectural style, with a white-granite exterior. Atop the temple is a flat-roofed, windowed tower, reaching 81 feet tall, over the celestial room. This house of the Lord was designed without a central spire to better fit the semi-urban feel of the neighborhood.
The interior of the temple features carvings and paintings of olive branches, as well as the symbol of the scroll, a baroque motif commonly found in the city’s civic and religious architecture. Materials include solid travertine quarried in Peru, rugs in the shades of beige and white, and stained cherry wood doors and millwork. Hand-sculpted carpets and art-glass windows include the design of the cantuta — or climbing trumpet flower — with its scarlet buds and blossoms.
Landscaping on the 2.46-acre temple grounds include evergreens, palm trees, succulents, perennials and cantutas, as well as four mature olive trees to reflect the temple’s Spanish name “Los Olivos,” or “The Olive Trees.” Near the temple are two housing structures — one for missionaries and one for temple patrons — as well as an underground parking garage.
3 April 2016
14 January 2024
Avenida Eloy Espinoza 680
San Martín de Porres
Lima, Lima Province
Peru
This will be the fourth Latter-day Saint temple in Peru. It will also be the second temple in the capital city of Lima.
Peru contains one of the highest populations of Latter-day Saints worldwide. At the time of the temple’s announcement in 2016, around 500,000 members of the Church lived in Peru. When construction finished on the temple in late 2023, the country had more than 630,000 Latter-day Saints.
The city of Lima organized the first stake in all of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. When the Los Olivos temple was announced, Lima had more than 40 stakes organized alone in that city.
The temple site once housed the Lima North Institute of Religion building and a meetinghouse for two wards. These buildings were permanently closed on Jan. 27, 2019, to be demolished.
It will be the first house of the Lord outside of the United States to be dedicated in the same metropolitan area as another operating temple.
This will be the fourth Latter-day Saint temple in Peru. It will also be the second temple in the capital city of Lima.
Peru contains one of the highest populations of Latter-day Saints worldwide. At the time of the temple’s announcement in 2016, around 500,000 members of the Church lived in Peru. When construction finished on the temple in late 2023, the country had more than 630,000 Latter-day Saints.
The city of Lima organized the first stake in all of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. When the Los Olivos temple was announced, Lima had more than 40 stakes organized alone in that city.
The temple site once housed the Lima North Institute of Religion building and a meetinghouse for two wards. These buildings were permanently closed on Jan. 27, 2019, to be demolished.
It will be the first house of the Lord outside of the United States to be dedicated in the same metropolitan area as another operating temple.
