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Groundbreaking services for the Bentonville Arkansas Temple were held on Nov. 7, 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presided over the ceremony remotely and offered the prayer dedicating the site and construction processes.
The dedication of the Bentonville temple is planned for Sept. 17, 2023, and will be presided over by Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
President Russell M. Nelson announced a temple for Bentonville, Arkansas, during October 2019 general conference.
Presiding remotely, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the site for the temple on Nov. 7, 2020.
The Bentonville temple will hold an open house from June 17 to July 1, 2023, excluding Sundays. A media day will also be held on June 12, and tours for invited guests will be given from June 13 to June 16.
Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the Bentonville temple on Sept. 17, 2023. This will be the same day as the Brasília Brazil Temple and the Moses Lake Washington Temple dedications.
The Bentonville temple was announced Oct. 5, 2019, by President Russell M. Nelson. The groundbreaking and site dedication were held on Nov. 7, 2020, and presided over by Elder David A. Bednar. He will also dedicate the temple on Sept. 17, 2023.
The temple will be a single-story building of approximately 25,000 square feet, with a single-attached central tower, two instruction rooms, two sealing rooms and one baptistry.
5 October 2019
7 November 2020
17 September 2023
1101 McCollum Road
Bentonville, Arkansas
United States
This will be the first Latter-day Saint temple in the state of Arkansas.
A former University of Arkansas professor, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles had organized two stakes in Arkansas, one being the Bentonville Arkansas Stake; the temple will be built adjacent to the stake’s meetinghouse.
The temple is located less than 15 miles south of the Arkansas-Missouri border.
It will be dedicated on the same day as the Brasília Brazil Temple and the Moses Lake Washington Temple.
This will be the first Latter-day Saint temple in the state of Arkansas.
A former University of Arkansas professor, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles had organized two stakes in Arkansas, one being the Bentonville Arkansas Stake; the temple will be built adjacent to the stake’s meetinghouse.
The temple is located less than 15 miles south of the Arkansas-Missouri border.
It will be dedicated on the same day as the Brasília Brazil Temple and the Moses Lake Washington Temple.
