President Oaks dedicates Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil — With an emphasis on the Savior and the covenants and ordinance work taking place in the temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide, President Dallin H. Oaks dedicated the Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple on Sunday, Aug. 16.

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“The temple is a house of the Lord, a house built for the sacred work of the Lord God of Israel, our Savior and our Redeemer, to prepare us for exaltation in the celestial kingdom of God,” he said.

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With its dedication, the Belo Horizonte temple becomes the 12th operating house of the Lord in Brazil and the 220th worldwide — with the Cleveland Ohio Temple also dedicated Sunday morning and following as the 221st.

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