Trujillo Perú Temple

The Trujillo Perú Temple—Peru's second—is planned for construction on the site of the Trujillo Perú Primavera Stake Center. The temple, still in the design and planning phase, will serve more than 88,000 members in the region.

In its announcement the First Presidency stated, "We are confident that this will be a blessing to the many faithful Saints in this and surrounding areas who have had to travel long distances to enjoy the blessings of the temple. We commend the Saints for their devotion and faithfulness, and are thankful for the blessings that will come to them through the construction of this new temple."¹

Peru's only operating temple, which currently serves 114 stakes and districts, was dedicated in Lima by President Gordon B. Hinckley in January 1986. Members in Trujillo currently travel 9–10 hours by bus to attend the temple, which is exceptionally busy on Saturdays. Buses arrive from all over the country full of patrons, who contentedly wait outside the temple—sometimes for hours—for their turn to get inside to participate in sacred ordinance work.²

The Trujillo Perú Temple will be the second temple built in Peru, following the Lima Perú Temple (1986).