Temples

‘We were one people today — the people of Jesus Christ,’ says Elder Rasband at Durban temple dedication
By Scott Taylor
With a diverse body of Saints from South Africa, Lesotho and Mozambique joining together as "the people of the Church of Jesus Christ," Elder Ronald A. Rasband dedicates the Durban South Africa Temple.
Durban South Africa Temple: Connections with Zulu royal family, members, youth and converts
By Scott Taylor
One day before the dedication of the Durban South Africa Temple, Elder Ronald A. Rasband hosted the Zulu royal family in a temple tour and spoke to the youth in a Saturday night devotional.
New Church History Museum exhibit helps children experience the power of the temple
By Sydney Walker
Designed for children ages 1-11, the new "Temples Dot the Earth" exhibit features 25 interactive activities to help them learn more about the House of the Lord. The exhibit opens on Feb. 13.
Church announces groundbreakings for temples in Virginia, Philippines and Utah
By Aubrey Eyre
Church releases dates for the groundbreaking ceremonies of the Richmond Virginia Temple, Alabang Philippines Temple and Layton Utah Temple and details who will preside at each ceremony.
The Salt Lake Temple is currently being decommissioned. What does that mean?
By Sydney Walker
After closing on Dec. 29, 2019, the Salt Lake Temple began the process of being converted from a working temple to a construction site. Here's a look at what that process entails.
2019 was full of temple announcements, dedications, policy changes and more — Here’s a look at all that happened
By Scott Taylor
Here is an overview of temple dedications, rededications, groundbreakings, policy changes and other announcements regarding temples in 2019.
Members, citizens of Peru blessed with spiritual sensitivity in Arequipa temple dedicatory prayer
Here is the text of the prayer written by President Russell M. Nelson and read by Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to dedicate the Arequipa Peru Temple on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.
Tears, gratitude and devotion define Sunday’s dedication of Church’s newest temple: the Arequipa Peru Temple
By Jason Swensen
A son of South America, Elder Ulisses Soares, dedicates Peru's third temple — offering Latter-day Saints in southern Peru an unforgettable holiday gift.
Elder Cook reflects on Hurricane Katrina during rededication and how the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple is a refuge from the storm
By Aubrey Eyre
Elder Quentin L. Cook returned to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the first time in 13 years to rededicate the temple. Here's why it was a meaningful experience for him.
Look inside the first visitors’ center in South America
By Sarah Jane Weaver
The Sao Paulo Brazil Temple Visitors’ Center — which includes interactive exhibits and a Christus statue — was dedicated on Jan. 21. It is one of 12 visitors’ centers worldwide and the first in South America.
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