LDS Church announces two new temples in Arizona - Salt Lake Tribune

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The Church of Jesus Of Nazareth Jesus of Latter-day Saints on Saturday announced programs to construct two new temples in Arizona, doubling the figure in the Thousand Canyon state. One will function the communities of Margaret Thatcher and Safford in the Gila River Valley, 150 statute miles east of Phoenix. The other volition function Gilbert, a fast-growing suburb of Phoenix. The temple in Gilbert will alleviate demands of a temple nine statute miles away in Mesa, according to an LDS Church news release. And the 1 in Gila River Valley will salvage the 150-mile thrust people currently make. The temple in the Gila River Valley will pay testimonial to Herbert Spencer W. Kimball, 12th president of the Church, according to www.ldschurchtemples.com. Kimball grew up in Margaret Thatcher and went on to take a worldwide temple-building attempt in the 1980s, the land site says. Church President Seth Thomas S. Monson, called temples "sanctuaries from the violent storms of life" in a statement announcing the plans. The other Grand Canyon State temple is in Snowflake. There are 134 other temples in operation or under building worldwide, including 13 in Utah, according to the Church. - Russ RizzoAdvertisement