Announced: In a letter from the First Presidency to be read in sacrament meetings, Nov. 18, 2007.
Location: Avenida el Espino, Colonia, San Benito, Frente al Redondel Roberto, D'Abuisson, Antiguo Cascatlan, San Salvador, El Salvador.
Site: 6.5 acres.
Exterior finish: Branco Sienna Granite from Brazil.
Architect: VCBO Architecture, Salt Lake City; Contractor: Castaneda Ingenierous, San Salvador.
Rooms: Two ordinance rooms, two sealing rooms, baptistry, celestial room, brides room.
Total floor area: 27,986 square feet
District: Nineteen stakes and two districts in El Salvador, Nicaragua, part of Honduras and Belize.
Groundbreaking: Sept. 20, 2008, with Elder Don R. Clarke of the Seventy and president of the Central America Area presiding.
Dedication: Aug. 21, 2011, by President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency.
