Reservations are now available online to tour the renovated St. George Utah Temple during the public open house, via reservations.churchofjesuschrist.org. It is one of a half-dozen temples with either ongoing public open houses or ones that will start in the next month.
The public open house will run from Friday, Sept. 15, through Saturday, Nov. 11, excluding Sundays and Saturday, Sept. 30, for the October 2023 general conference. Reservations, which are recommended, are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The free tour begins with a short video overview, followed by a walking tour through the temple. Comfortable shoes and modest dress are recommended, and the temple is wheelchair accessible. The tours for the St. George Utah Temple are expected to take about 90 minutes.
After a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is built or has undergone an extensive renovation, it is opened for public tours prior to being dedicated or rededicated. After the dedication or rededication, Church members with temple recommends can enter to perform sacred ordinances.
The St. George temple will be rededicated on Sunday, Dec. 10, in two sessions, at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The presiding authority will be announced later, and the dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to all congregations in the St. George Utah Temple district.
In October 2018 general conference, President Russell M. Nelson announced the Church’s intention to renovate its pioneer temples, with the St. George Utah Temple the first since to be completed. Renovation plans and exterior renderings were released in May 2019, with the temple closing in early November of the same year.
The historic St. George Utah Temple, the Church’s longest-operating house of the Lord, was announced by Brigham Young in 1871, and the temple was dedicated in 1877. It has gone through previous renovations, including in 1917, 1938 and 1975.
Ongoing or upcoming temple open houses
All times are in the local time zone of the temple.
- The Moses Lake Washington Temple had a media day on Monday, July 31. The public open house runs Friday, Aug. 4, through Saturday, Aug. 19, excluding Sundays. Reservations are encouraged and available online to tour the Moses Lake temple via reservations.churchofjesuschrist.org. Tours start at 10 a.m., and the last tours start at 8 p.m. Pacific Time. The temple is on Yonezawa Boulevard between Division Street and Road K NE, across the street from Yonezawa Park. Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple Sept. 17. Interior images were released on Monday, July 31.
- The public open house for the Brasília Brazil Temple began Saturday, Aug. 12, and runs through Saturday, Sept. 2, excluding Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The temple is at SGAN 612, Lote C, Asa Norte, Brasília. See reservations.churchofjesuschrist.org for open house information; a reservation system isn’t being used. The temple will be dedicated Sunday, Sept. 17, by Elder Neil L. Andersen. Interior images were released Tuesday, Aug. 1.
- The Feather River California Temple public open house will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, and run through Saturday, Sept. 9, excluding Sundays. Starting Aug. 21, the tours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The temple is at 1470 Butte House Road, Yuba City. See reservations.churchofjesuschrist.org for open house information; a reservation system isn’t being used. It is scheduled to be dedicated Oct. 8 by Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
- The McAllen Texas Temple public open house is scheduled to begin Friday, Aug. 25, and runs through Saturday, Sept. 9, excluding Sundays. See reservations.churchofjesuschrist.org for open house information; a reservation system isn’t being used. The temple is at 300 W. Trenton Road, McAllen. Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple Sunday, Oct. 8.
- For the Bangkok Thailand Temple, the public open house is from Friday, Sept. 1, through Saturday, Sept. 16, excluding Sundays, and reservations are available from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Reservations are encouraged and available online to tour the temple during the public open house via reservations.churchofjesuschrist.org. The temple is at at 1645/6 New Phetchburi Road Makkasan, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400 Thailand. Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside and dedicate the temple in two sessions Sunday, Oct. 22.
- For the Okinawa Japan Temple, the public open house will be from Saturday, Sept. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 7, excluding Sundays, and reservations are available from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Reservations are encouraged and available online. The temple is at 7-11, Matsumoto, Okinawa Shi, in Okinawa-ken, Japan. Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple on Nov. 12.
Other scheduled temple open houses
- The Orem Utah Temple public open house will be Friday, Oct. 27, through Saturday, Dec. 16, excluding Sundays and Thanksgiving Day. The Orem temple will be dedicated Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
- Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple public open house is scheduled Friday, Nov. 10, through Saturday, Dec. 9, excluding Sundays. It will be dedicated by Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024.
Information about tour reservations will be available later on reservations.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
