Groundbreaking of the Springfield Missouri Temple
Ground was broken for the Springfield Missouri Temple on June 6, 2026, with Elder Aroldo B. Cavalcante — a General Authority Seventy and second counselor in the United States Southeast Area presidency — presiding. Elder Cavalcante referred to the future house of the Lord as a “lighthouse” for Latter-day Saints and the communities within the temple district.
In his dedicatory prayer on the site, he pleaded: “We pray that this place, beginning today, may become sacred ground and a lighthouse to members and to the community it serves, bringing peace, joy, hope and courage to all — one by one — who desire to worship and come unto Thy Son, Jesus Christ.”
Timeline of the Springfield Missouri Temple
The Springfield Missouri Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on April 2, 2023. Ground was broken for the temple on June 6, 2026, with Elder Aroldo B. Cavalcante presiding.
Architecture and Design of the Springfield Missouri Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on June 22, 2024, the Springfield Missouri Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 29,000 square feet. The edifice will be built on a portion of a 38-acre site located at 2720 East Farm Road #188, Springfield, Missouri.
Architectural renderings of the house of the Lord show an off-white exterior surrounded by rectangular windows, with an arched entryway toward the front. A rectangular tower with arched windows stands above the center of the building. Trees and flower gardens of various colors will adorn the grounds.