Temples

Learn about these 7 new temple presidents who will serve from Switzerland to Bangkok

Published Feb 2, 2023 6:18 p.m. EST

The seven temples include three which have yet to be dedicated — the Bangkok Thailand, McAllen Texas and Orem Utah temples.

Groundbreaking announced for temple in Vanuatu, an archipelago of 80-plus South Pacific islands

By Scott Taylor

Published Jan 30, 2023 4:03 p.m. EST

The First Presidency has announced a groundbreaking date for the Port Vila Vanuatu Temple, which was announced in October 2020.

Salt Lake Temple and Temple Square renovation: Revisiting 2022 progress and projecting 2023 efforts

By Scott Taylor

Published Jan 25, 2023 11:29 a.m. EST

The Church also provided recent photos, video and link detailing the multiyear project, its processes and its progress.

Plans for Anchorage Alaska Temple — resizing, reconstructing and relocating

By Scott Taylor

Published Jan 23, 2023 4:10 p.m. EST

The First Presidency announced plans to build the enlarged temple on the site of an adjacent stake center on the temple property.

Photo of Elder Jeffrey R. and Sister Patricia Holland together outside the Cedar City Utah Temple.

Sarah Jane Weaver: The message of hope delivered in S. Utah, Puerto Rico — ‘You are not forgotten’

By Sarah Jane Weaver

Published Jan 19, 2023 6:31 p.m. EST

How Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s message from Southern Utah and the dedication of the San Juan temple signal “a future filled with hope.”

Dedicatory prayer includes blessing upon Puerto Rico’s people and leaders, period of calm and respite

By Church News Staff

Published Jan 16, 2023 4 p.m. EST

Elder D. Todd Christofferson dedicated the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Read the dedicatory prayer.

See photos from the dedication of the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple

By Sarah Jane Weaver

Published Jan 16, 2023 12:07 a.m. EST

Elder D. Todd Christofferson dedicated the third Latter-day Saint temple in the Caribbean.

Elder D. Todd Christofferson shakes hands on the grounds of the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple on the dedication day

A prophetic promise fulfilled: San Juan Puerto Rico Temple is dedicated

By Mary Richards

Published Jan 15, 2023 6:08 p.m. EST

President Russell M. Nelson’s assurance that “better days are ahead” for Puerto Rico came to pass with Elder D. Todd Christofferson’s dedication of the new San Juan temple.

Look back on the journey that led to the dedication of the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple

By Sarah Jane Weaver

Published Jan 15, 2023 8:40 a.m. EST

The temple is a symbol of hope for Puerto Rico, which has endured a series of challenges and catastrophic events.

Puerto Rican pioneers hold joyful reunion ahead of temple dedication

By Mary Richards

Published Jan 14, 2023 1:16 p.m. EST

First- and second-generation members of the Church in Puerto Rico met to celebrate the new temple in San Juan.

3 General Authority Seventies lead groundbreaking services for Querétaro Mexico Temple

By Scott Taylor

Published Jan 9, 2023 4:30 p.m. EST

Construction officially starts for the temple, one of 23 in the Central American country.

First Presidency announces site for Barcelona Spain Temple

By Scott Taylor

Published Jan 9, 2023 4:05 p.m. EST

Announced by President Nelson at April 2022 general conference, the temple will be Spain’s second.

Boat trip across the Congo River unites families for eternity in the temple

By Mary Richards

Published Jan 3, 2023 11:37 a.m. EST

Latter-day Saints from the Republic of the Congo sacrificed and saved to get to the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple.

Temple milestones in 2022, Part 3: 35 temples announced is the most in a single year

By Scott Taylor

Published Dec 31, 2022 11 a.m. EST

President Nelson announced 17 temples in April 2022 general conference and another 18 in October — one more than he announced in 2021.

Temple milestones in 2022, Part 2: Little pandemic impact as temple groundbreakings, construction continue to surge

By Scott Taylor

Published Dec 30, 2022 2:09 p.m. EST

Church logged 16 groundbreakings in 2022 and 49 total to start the 2020s, with 56 temples overall under construction.

Temple milestones in 2022, Part 1: Dedications, rededications just a part of Church’s historic temple building

By Scott Taylor

Published Dec 29, 2022 1:27 p.m. EST

Total temples reach 300, dedicated temples at 175 and most-in-a-year 35 new temples announced in 2022.

See the renderings released for 4 new temples — in Singapore, Taiwan, California and Tennessee

By Scott Taylor

Published Dec 19, 2022 4:08 p.m. EST

All four temples were announced by President Nelson in the past two years and have had their sites released in the past two months.

See the locations for 3 new temples — in Ohio, Texas and Chile

By Scott Taylor

Published Dec 19, 2022 4:08 p.m. EST

Site locations have been released for the Cleveland Ohio Temple, Austin Texas Temple and Santiago West Chile Temple.

Speakers and leaders break ground for the Torreón Mexico Temple on Dec. 10, 2022

Ground broken for Torreón Mexico Temple, 1 of country’s 23 temples overall

By Scott Taylor

Published Dec 14, 2022 10:43 a.m. EST

Elder Montoya said “it is not the building itself that allows us to feel joy but what takes place inside the building.”

Site location map for the Lone Mountain Nevada Temple.

Site location released for Lone Mountain Nevada Temple, Church’s second in Las Vegas

By Scott Taylor

Published Dec 12, 2022 4:14 p.m. EST

President Nelson announced the new temple just two months ago in October 2022 general conference.

See photos of the Oakland California Temple Christmas lights

By Mary Richards

Published Dec 6, 2022 2:05 p.m. EST

The display runs through Dec. 31 with free Christmas concerts and events on Oakland’s Temple Hill

Ground broken for Guatemala’s fourth temple — second for the capital city

By Scott Taylor

Published Dec 5, 2022 4:05 p.m. EST

Local Latter-day Saints expressed joy at the Dec. 3 Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple groundbreaking services.

Video: Why the Presiding Bishopric calls temple-building ‘a miracle’

By Sydney Walker

Published Dec 1, 2022 5:04 p.m. EST

The Presiding Bishopric talks about how Latter-day Saint temples are identified, designed and constructed.

Christmas lights return to the Washington D.C. Temple grounds; Elder Cook and Singapore’s ambassador press button to turn them on

By Tad Walch

Published Nov 30, 2022 2:04 p.m. EST

Elder Quentin L. Cook and Singapore’s ambassador to the United States, Ashok Mirpuri, together press the button to illuminate the light.

See interior, exterior photos of the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple as its open house begins

By Scott Taylor

Published Nov 28, 2022 9:21 p.m. EST

First temple on U.S. territory island offers hope to Saints weathering life’s storms.

See the sites released for 6 temples worldwide

By Scott Taylor

Published Nov 28, 2022 4:17 p.m. EST

The First Presidency has released the site locations of six temples — three in Brazil and one each in Bolivia, New Zealand, Taiwan.

Groundbreaking for Managua Nicaragua Temple

Joy at groundbreaking for Nicaragua’s first temple

By Mary Richards

Published Nov 28, 2022 4:10 p.m. EST

“Temples are a representation of what we try to be as people,” said Elder Taylor G. Godoy.

Inside Church Headquarters: The location, design and construction of Latter-day Saint temples

By Sydney Walker

Published Nov 27, 2022 12 a.m. EST

How are temple locations identified? The Presiding Bishopric answers this and other questions about temples.

Dedication, open house dates set for Saratoga Springs Utah Temple

By Scott Taylor

Published Nov 21, 2022 4:13 p.m. EST

A public open house will run from April 15, 2023, through July 8, with President Eyring to dedicate the temple on Sunday, Aug. 13.

Read Elder Renlund’s blessings upon patrons, members and the nation in the dedicatory prayer for the Belém Brazil Temple

By Church News Staff

Published Nov 21, 2022 2:22 p.m. EST

Elder Renlund compared the village of Bethlehem in Judea to the “beautiful city of Belém” in Brazil in the dedicatory prayer for the new temple.

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