As previously announced, the Jakarta Temple will be built on nearly 1.5 acres located at Synthesis Square on Jalan Gatot, Subroto Kav. 64 No. 177A, Subdistrict of Menteng Dalam, District of Tebet, South Jakarta City, Jakarta Special Capital Region, Indonesia.
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Plans call for a three-story temple of nearly 50,000 square feet, an ancillary building with arrival facilities, a meetinghouse and patron housing.
Indonesia is home to almost 8,000 Latter-day Saints, in about 25 congregations. This will be the country’s first house of the Lord.
“Jesus Christ is the reason we build temples. Each is His holy house,” President Nelson said following the announcement of the Jakarta Temple in April 2023.
Latter-day Saint temples differ from chapels and meetinghouses, where members gather for Sunday worship services. Temples are considered houses of the Lord where Christ’s teachings are reaffirmed through sacred ordinances that unite families for eternity. Inside, members learn more about the purpose of life and make covenants to serve Jesus Christ and others.