WE BELIEVE IN CHANGE
Media day begins Monday, with open-house tours available prior to the June 15 dedication of the house of the Lord
The Antofagasta Chile Temple is the latest of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ sacred houses of the Lord to open its doors to the media, invited guests and general public.
The temple’s public open-house period began Monday, May 12, in Antofagasta, the port city and regional capital in northern Chile, with a media day featuring a morning news conference and then a tour of the temple for participating media representatives.
Welcoming the media attendees were four General Authority Seventies — Elder Craig C. Christensen of the Temple Department, and the Church’s South America South Area presidency, which includes Elder Joaquin E. Costa and his two counselors, Elder Alan R. Walker and Elder Eduardo Gavarret.
“I have a very personal connection with Chile,” said Elder Christensen at the news conference. ”I arrived here as a missionary 48 years ago, when there were only 30,000 members. Today, [there] are more than 600,000 in the country, with congregations throughout the territory.”
He continued: “Temples are the House of the Lord, sacred places where we learn about God’s plan, perform ordinances for ourselves and our ancestors and feel a deep reverence. This temple represents the sacrifice of millions of members worldwide, and we are happy to share it with the community during this open house.”
In conjunction with Monday’s media day, the Church released interior and exterior photographs of the Antofagasta Chile Temple on ChurchofJesusChrist.org, as well as a video of the interior.
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