Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Micronesia Asia North Area will celebrate the one year anniversary of the Yigo Guam Temple with their family and friends on May 22, 2023. A series of Facebook and Instagram memes with trivia questions about the temple were posted for people to answer as they ponder on the blessings of a temple on the island. The Yigo Guam temple is the first temple built in the Micronesia islands and in the territory of Guam.
The Yigo Guam Temple was among a pioneering group of temples designed to offer more flexibility in temple spaces. On February 1, 2019, the official exterior rendering for the Yigo Guam Temple was released to the public. It depicted a two-toned exterior with a domed steeple rising over the entrance. On Saturday, May 4, 2019. Elder Yoon Hwan Choi, president of the Asia North Area, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Yigo Guam Temple. "Temples are not just buildings," he said. "A temple is a university for us to learn how to return to Heavenly Father."
Here are the answers to those questions: 1) What is the date the temple was dedicated? May 22, 2022
2) What apostle dedicated the temple? Elder David A. Bednar
3) What is the exterior of the temple? Painted hand-trowled stucco and Moleanos limestone from Portugal
4) How many acres does the temple sit on? 5.8 acres
5) What was there on the temple site before the temple? An existing meetinghouse. Before that is was sacred Chamorro land
6) How many days a week is the temple open? 3 days
7) Who is the first temple president and matron? President Marlo Lopez and Sister Memnet Lopez