Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple

The Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras. It is the first temple constructed in the country and the sixth built in Central America. The temple was announced on June 9, 2006, by the First Presidency. A groundbreaking ceremony was initially held on June 9, 2007, at a site near the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, but due to civic concerns, construction was relocated, and a second groundbreaking occurred on September 12, 2009, near Toncontín International Airport. The temple was dedicated in three sessions on March 17, 2013, by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency. Designed by VCBO Architecture, the two-story building was designed using Mesoamerican influences and the exterior is gray granite. Its decorative elements include native orchid motifs and lattice patterns. The temple contains two ordinance rooms, two sealing rooms, and a baptistry, and is on a landscaped 13.6-acre site lined with palm trees. During the 2013 public open house, more than 100,000 visitors toured the temple, and a cultural celebration featuring 4,100 youth was held prior to the dedication.

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