Groundbreaking of the Teresina Brazil Temple
Ground was broken for the Teresina Brazil Temple on April 18, 2026, with Elder Ciro Schmeil — a General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the Brazil Area presidency — presiding. Elder Schmeil noted in his remarks that temples are a demonstration of God’s love. “The role of the temple is to connect us with the Savior, Jesus Christ, because without Him we cannot return to live in the presence of our Heavenly Father.”
In his dedicatory prayer on the site and construction process, he added a blessing for the construction workers, that they would have the desire, determination and physical and mental strength to work in the best way possible. Elder Schmeil asked that “the spirit of unity and cooperation may prevail throughout the construction.”
Timeline of the Teresina Brazil Temple
The Teresina Brazil Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on April 2, 2023. Ground was broken for the temple on April 18, 2026, with Elder Ciro Schmeil presiding.
Architecture and Design of the Teresina Brazil Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on Aug. 28, 2023, the Teresina Brazil Temple will be approximately 25,400 square feet and will stand on a 3.60-acre site in the Noivos sector of Teresina in the northeastern state of Piauí.
Architectural renderings of the house of the Lord show a white exterior surrounded by tall, rectangular windows, with an arched window above the entrance. A two-story tower with eight rectangular windows stands above the center of the building.