Groundbreaking of the Yorba Linda California Temple
Elder Mark A. Bragg, a General Authority Seventy and president of the North America West Area, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Yorba Linda California Temple on June 18, 2022.
“It is an honor to be here on this beautiful California summer day to dedicate this site for the construction of a sacred temple,” Elder Bragg said at the event.
Yorba Linda has a city motto: “Land of gracious living.” Elder Bragg echoed this motto and promised blessings that the new temple would bring to the area. “This house of the Lord will represent the highest in gracious living, and those who enter will leave with a higher commitment to gracious living. ... We commit to being neighbors of gracious living.”
The Yorba Linda California Temple is scheduled to be dedicated June 7, 2026. A presiding leader has not yet been announced.
Timeline of the Yorba Linda California Temple
The Yorba Linda California Temple was announced April 4, 2021, by President Russell M. Nelson. Nearly a year later, a groundbreaking ceremony for the temple was held June 18, 2022, by Elder Mark A. Bragg.
After a public open house from April 30 to May 23, 2026, the Yorba Linda California Temple will be dedicated June 7, 2026, with a presiding authority not yet announced.
Architecture and Design of the Yorba Linda California Temple
The Yorba Linda temple will be a 30,000-square-foot, single-story structure standing on 5.4 acres. It will be located at the intersection of Bastanchury Road and Osmond Street in Yorba Linda, California.
It will feature a white exterior with the front wall coming forward in layers and an arch leading to the front doors. The temple will have a single tower above the entrance, with a terracotta-clay-tile roof across the top of the building.
The grounds will be planted with a series of flowers wrapping around a walkway leading up to the temple. Palm trees and other bushes will line the outer grounds.
Groundbreaking Photos of the Yorba Linda California Temple
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