Groundbreaking of the Lethbridge Alberta Temple
Ground was broken for the Lethbridge Alberta Temple on April 26, 2025, with Elder Randall K. Bennett — a General Authority Seventy and president of the Church’s North America Central Area — presiding. More than 550 attended the invitation-only event, including around 100 interfaith, government, business and Indigenous representatives.
“My prayer today is that no matter how close or how far away you live, you’ll be intentional about scheduling time to be in the temple,” said Elder Bennett, who was born in Magrath, Alberta, just 20 miles south of Lethbridge. “I promise you it will change your life.”
Timeline of the Lethbridge Alberta Temple
The Lethbridge Alberta Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on April 2, 2023. Just over two years later, ground was broken for the temple on April 26, 2025, with Elder Randall K. Bennett presiding.
Architecture and Design of the Lethbridge Alberta Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on Sept. 5, 2023, the Lethbridge Alberta Temple will be a multistory building of approximately 45,000 square feet. The edifice will stand on a 9-plus-acre site on Mauretania Road West in the western portion of Lethbridge. Construction plans include an adjacent distribution center.
Architectural renderings of the house of the Lord show a gray exterior surrounded by tall, rectangular windows. A tall, arched window and a tower with a pointed spire stand above the entrance of the building.