In the desert of Dubai, an LDS temple will rise. Here’s how it came to be and why it matters.

The LDS Church's first temple in the Middle East comes to a Muslim nation seeking to make religious diversity its calling card.

“We are sensitive to the culture and to government restrictions,” says Scott Halverson, a counselor in the Latter-day Saints’ Abu Dhabi Stake presidency. “We want to make sure that the Islamic people are protected, while they allow us the freedom to practice our faith.”

With that openness, Halverson says, comes plenty of opportunities for Latter-day Saints in five UAE wards and one branch to serve alongside other faith groups. Though their congregations are always changing — people moving in and out — and despite having to continue to meet virtually as they don’t yet have their own building in Dubai, they can’t imagine leaving.

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