Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced plans to build a Temple in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Another Temple In Africa

Harare, Zimbabwe

Great excitement has been generated in Africa. With the ground breaking of the Durban, South Africa temple scheduled for saturday, 9 April, and the building of the Kinshash, DR Congo Temple just being started in February the members are joyous over this announcement.

Zimbabwe is home to approximately 14.2 million people and over 26,000 members of the Church. The temple planned for Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital and most populous city, will be the first in the country. The Church has three operating temples in Africa (Aba, Nigeria; Accra, Ghana; and Johannesburg, South Africa), one under construction (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) and three more announced (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Durban, South Africa; and Harare, Zimbabwe). The closest temple to Harare is in Johannesburg, a 13-hour drive.

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