Nukuʻalofa Tonga Temple

The Nukuʻalofa Tonga Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. It was announced on April 2, 1980, by church president Spencer W. Kimball during a news conference. It is the first in Tonga and the 23rd operating temple worldwide. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on February 18, 1981. The temple was dedicated on August 9, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley, a counselor in the First Presidency. It has a single spire with a statue of the angel Moroni on its top. After renovations in 2006 and 2007, the temple was rededicated on November 4, 2007, by Hinckley, who by then was serving as church president.