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Oaks Dedicates Belo Horizonte Temple as 220th LDS Temple

8/17/2026

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Dallin H. Oaks dedicated the Belo Horizonte Temple on Aug. 16, 2026.
The temple became the LDS Church’s 220th temple worldwide and the 12th in Brazil, marking Oaks’s first international dedication.
Brazil has over 1.5 million members and 12 temples under construction, raising the total to 24.
Elder David A. Bednar dedicated the Cleveland, Ohio Temple, the 221st temple, on the same day, bringing the worldwide total to 385 temples.

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Dallin H. Oaks dedicated the Belo Horizonte Temple on Aug. 16, 2026.
The temple became the LDS Church’s 220th temple worldwide and the 12th in Brazil, marking Oaks’s first international dedication.
Brazil has over 1.5 million members and 12 temples under construction, raising the total to 24.
Elder David A. Bednar dedicated the Cleveland, Ohio Temple, the 221st temple, on the same day, bringing the worldwide total to 385 temples.