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Yorba Linda California Temple

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

April
04
2021
Announced
A temple for Yorba Linda, California, was announced during April 2021 general conference by President Russell M. Nelson. It was one of 20 temples announced that day.
June
18
2022
Groundbreaking
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Yorba Linda California Temple was held June 18, 2022. Elder Mark A. Bragg, president of the North America West Area, presided at the ceremony.
April
30
2026
Open house
A public open house for the temple will be held from April 30 to May 23, 2026. A media day will also be held April 27, and invited guests will tour the building April 28-29, 2026.
June
07
2026
Dedication
The Yorba Linda California Temple will be dedicated on June 7, 2026, during a single session.

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

Additional Facts

Fact #1
This was the ninth Latter-day Saint temple announced in California.
Fact #2
It will be the second Latter-day Saint temple in Orange County, California. The other Orange County temple is the Newport Beach California Temple.
Fact #3
The Yorba Linda temple is scheduled to be dedicated on the same day and at the same time as the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple’s dedication. This will mark the first time in Church history that two temples are dedicated both on the same day and in the same time zone. Before then, the closest this distinction came to occurring was May 21, 2000, with the dedications of the Nashville Tennessee Temple and Villahermosa Mexico Temple — although they share a time zone from November to March, they are one hour apart from March to November, when most of the United States observes daylight saving time.

Quick Facts

Announced
4 April 2021
DEDICATED
7 June 2026
TO BE DEDICATED BY
To Be Announced
Current President and Matron
Location

17142 Bastanchury Road

Yorba Linda, California 92886

United States

Additional Facts

Fact #1
This was the ninth Latter-day Saint temple announced in California.
Fact #2
It will be the second Latter-day Saint temple in Orange County, California. The other Orange County temple is the Newport Beach California Temple.
Fact #3
The Yorba Linda temple is scheduled to be dedicated on the same day and at the same time as the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple’s dedication. This will mark the first time in Church history that two temples are dedicated both on the same day and in the same time zone. Before then, the closest this distinction came to occurring was May 21, 2000, with the dedications of the Nashville Tennessee Temple and Villahermosa Mexico Temple — although they share a time zone from November to March, they are one hour apart from March to November, when most of the United States observes daylight saving time.