Temples

Learn about the new temple president and matron called to serve in Honduras
By Church News Staff
President and Sister Merlo have been called to serve as president and matron of the Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in September.
Elder Bednar dedicates first temple in Guam, asking members to ‘connect Jesus Christ with the temple’
By Jon Ryan Jensen
After dedicating the Yigo Guam Temple, Elder David A. Bednar shared counsel about temples and how they help individuals become more like the Savior.
Read about the new temple president and matron called to serve in Philadelphia
By Church News Staff
President and Sister Mains have been called to serve as president and matron of the Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in September.
Sarah Jane Weaver: How President Russell M. Nelson made the Salt Lake Temple renovation relevant worldwide
By Sarah Jane Weaver
From the scaffolding on the roof of the Salt Lake Temple to the foundation, President Russell M. Nelson inspected the smallest details of the largest renovation project in the history of the Church.
Learn about the new leaders of 3 temples in Brazil, Washington and California
By Church News Staff
These new temple presidents and matrons have been called to serve by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in September with the exception of the Fernandeses who will begin when the temple is dedicated.
Read Elder Stevenson’s prayer for Latter-day Saints during the dedication of the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple
In the dedicatory prayer, Elder Stevenson blessed the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple to be "a defense and for a refuge" and that the members will be "a light unto this great nation."
‘Never forget what you felt,’ Elder Stevenson tells Latter-day Saints in Rio de Janeiro
By Jon Ryan Jensen
The work is not done, Elder Stevenson told Church members gathered on the temple grounds after the conclusion of the final dedicatory session of the new Rio de Janeiro Brazil Brazil Temple.
On the eve of the temple dedication in Rio de Janeiro, Elder Stevenson answers questions about the gospel path
By Jon Ryan Jensen
Elder Gary E. Stevenson and other Church leaders participated in a question-and-answer session with more than 1,000 youth in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.