Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Temple Facts

The Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple was be the fourth temple built in Guatemala, following the Guatemala City Guatemala Temple (1984), the Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple (2011), and the Cobán Guatemala Temple (2024).

The Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple was the fifth temple built in the same city as another operating temple, the Guatemala City Guatemala Temple (1984), making Guatemala City, Guatemala, the fifth city in the world to have more than one temple, following South Jordan, Utah; Provo, Utah; Lima, Peru; and St. George, Utah.

The Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple was the third temple built outside of the United States in the same metropolitan area as another operating temple, the Guatemala City Guatemala Temple (1984), making the Guatemala City metropolitan area the third metropolitan area outside of the United States with more than one temple, following the Lima metropolitan area in Peru and the Greater Manila Area in the Philippines.

Temple History

Announcement

On October 4, 2020, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct a second temple in greater Guatemala City, Guatemala, joining the heavily utilized Guatemala City Guatemala Temple dedicated in 1984. The Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple would be the fourth in the country, which was home to nearly 300,000 Latter-day Saints organized into 51 stakes and 12 districts. The first missionaries were sent to preach the gospel in Guatemala in 1947 with the first official church meeting of 66 congregants occurring the next year in a rented hall.¹

Site

On September 23, 2021, the location of the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple was announced as the site of the Roosevelt Ward meetinghouse at 13 Calle 5-56, Zona 11, Guatemala City. Plans called for a two-story temple of approximately 30,000 square feet.²

Rendering

On September 23, 2021, the official exterior rendering of the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple was released.

Name

On July 1, 2022, a Church news release revealed the official name for the temple announced for the greater Guatemala City area as the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple.³

Groundbreaking

Ground was broken for the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Elder Patricio M. Giuffra, second counselor in the Central America Area presidency, presided at the event. During the program, a pioneering member of the Church shared that he had been a temple worker for almost three decades and that he knew of the joy of our ancestors who have their ordinance work performed in the House of the Lord. Elder Giuffra said that Heavenly Father has asked us to construct temples on the earth as a place of refuge and worship for His children.⁴

Open House and Dedication

A public open house for the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple was held Thursday, August 27, through Saturday, September 12, 2026 (excluding Sundays). The event began with a media day held on Monday, August 24, 2026, followed by two days of tours for invited guests. Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presided at the dedication on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 10 a.m. with a rebroadcast at 2 p.m. The dedicatory session was broadcast to all units in the temple district.⁵