Rome mayor visits LDS temple site

Rome mayor visits LDS temple site


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SALT LAKE CITY — The mayor of Rome, Italy, praised the work taking place at the construction site for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' temple being built in that city.

Mormon Newsroom reports Mayor Gianni Alemanno and Cristiano Bonelli, president of the IV Municipality of Rome, toured the temple site last month.

European LDS Church leader Elder José Teixeira and Elder Massimo De Feo of the Seventy, in addition to construction staff, escorted the local government leaders through the yard and into the various buildings under construction.

They pointed out a model of the temple and a rendering of what the final complex will look like. It includes four buildings:

  • A church for Sunday worship and weekday/night activities;
  • A visitor center with adjoining Family History Center;
  • A facility to welcome visitors who come from long distances;
  • The temple, which is the church's twelfth in Europe and first in Italy.

The mayor praised the project as a whole, saying it will enrich and beautify the community with gardens open to the public.

Rendering of temple complex
Rendering of temple complex

He was also impressed with the high construction standards and materials being used, including systems to manage water consumption, electrical production and the low environmental impact of the temple complex.

At the end of his visit, Alemanno told the media he appreciates service activities carried out by the church in Rome and church members' defense of family values, saying it is a positive contribution to the life of the city.

Plans to build the temple were announced in October 2008. A groundbreaking ceremony took place in 2010.

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