SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is slowing down its most recent surge of new temple announcements, a week after the death of President Russell M. Nelson.

His death came just days before a deadly attack on a congregation in Michigan, both topics that faithful Latter-day Saints listened to during this weekend’s 195th Semiannual General Conference

In the first general conference since the death of Nelson, who announced 200 new temples during his presidency, President Dallin H. Oaks said no new temple announcements would be made at the conclusion of the 195th Semiannual General Conference Sunday at the Conference Center at Temple Square.

“He loved to announce new temples at the conclusion of each general conference, and we all rejoiced with him,” President O

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