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Church President Russell M. Nelson announced a temple for Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 2, 2022, during the October 2022 general conference. It was one of 18 temples announced at the conference.
This will be the second Latter-day Saint temple in South Korea.
When this house of the Lord was announced, South Korea had approximately 90,000 Latter-day Saints among 100 congregations.
The closest temple by land to Busan at the time of its announcement was the Seoul Korea Temple, a distance of approximately 200 miles away.
This will be the second Latter-day Saint temple in South Korea.
When this house of the Lord was announced, South Korea had approximately 90,000 Latter-day Saints among 100 congregations.
The closest temple by land to Busan at the time of its announcement was the Seoul Korea Temple, a distance of approximately 200 miles away.