Kyiv Ukkraine LDS Temple

The Kyiv Ukraine Temple was the first temple built in the former Soviet Union and the eleventh built in Europe. The announcement of the Kyiv Ukraine Temple came just three weeks following the dedication of Ukraine's first meetinghouse in Donetsk on June 28, 1998.

Nearly nine years since its announcement, ground was broken for the temple on Saturday, June 23, 2007, coinciding with the 97th birthday of President Gordon B. Hinckley. The event was indeed a fitting tribute to this inspired leader, whose program for accelerated temple construction worldwide paved the way for this temple in Ukraine.

Though only recently introduced in 1991, the Church has grown steadily in this eastern European nation. At 8,500 members strong, the Church in Ukraine reached a milestone on May 30, 2004, when Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles organized the first stake of seven wards in Kyiv. Elder Nelson blessed members to love their neighbors as Christ that many more stakes might be organized. He also encouraged them in their family history work in preparation for the temple.

The temple will be formally dedicated on Sunday, 29 August 2010 (two days before Elder Larimore departs the MTC to begin his missionary service in Kyiv).

To see more pictures of the Kyiv Ukraine Temple Elder Larimore would like to invite you to visit:

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