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 30,872-square-foot Yorba Linda temple hints at the region’s historic Spanish Mission architecture. Its exterior is composed of structural steel and insulated concrete, clad in white Blanco Macael marble with pink and gray Rosa Porrino granite accents. Located at 17130 Bastanchury Road, Yorba Linda, California, the temple stands on a 5.46-acre site that has been owned by the Church since the early 1980s.
Flooring throughout the temple includes decorative tile and custom patterned carpet, with a New Zealand wool rug in the bride’s room and additional area rugs elsewhere. Art-glass patterns use palm elements and rondels inspired by Spanish Mission architecture, along with custom jewels and hues of green, blue, soft white, orange and yellow.
Illuminating the building’s interior are crystal chandeliers and sconces; decorative light fixtures combine crystal with gold-colored metal, satin brass and plated stainless steel with acrylic lenses. Decorative paint integrates colors and patterns inspired by the local landscape and architecture, with 24-karat gold leaf accents in select areas.
Interior Photos of the Yorba Linda California Temple
