Elder James B. Patrick, an Area Seventy. Here we will seek to draw closer to God, to hear His voice, and seek to follow His teachings. Truly, this is the symbolic act to begin a foundation for a most sacred building. The temple is being built on a 4. Adjacent to an existing Church meetinghouse, the site is to include a distribution center. Announced on April 5, , by President Russell M.
Nelson , the Tallahassee Florida Temple was one of among eight new temples identified in the closing session of the April general conference. It is the first of those eight to start construction, with the Syracuse Utah Temple scheduled for its groundbreaking later this month. The site location and exterior rendering were released on Jan. Florida is home to more than , members in 33 stakes, congregations and four missions. The new Tallahassee temple will be the third in the state, joining the Orlando Florida Temple dedicated in and the Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple dedicated in Tallahassee currently is in the Orlando temple district, with that temple some miles away.
James Andrew Gray, Sr. Similar to other groundbreakings announced during the COVID pandemic, the ceremony was an invitation-only event adhering to local government social-distancing guidelines. Joining the onlookers at the groundbreaking ceremony were local civic and community leaders. As an alternative way to participate, members and friends of the Church were able to view the groundbreaking ceremony via live stream. View 13 more. By Scott Taylor. Rendering of the Tallahassee Florida Temple.
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