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A photo of the exterior of the renovated St. George Utah Temple, which will be rededicated in December 2023.
An inside look at the newly renovated St. George Utah Temple
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
What’s changed and what’s original following the renovation of the historic St. George Utah Temple, which will be rededicated in December.
President Russell M. Nelson stands in front of the Washington D.C. Temple.
President Nelson announces 20 new temple locations, increasing Church’s total to 335 worldwide
By Scott Taylor
In less than 6 years as President of the Church of Jesus Christ, President Nelson has announced a total of 153 new temples. See the locations here.
World map showing locations of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
See the locations of the Church’s 315 temples across 6 maps
By David Schneider and Scott Taylor
Also included is the current status for each temple, as of Sept. 29, 2023.
Work continues on the northwest side of Temple Square.
Temple Square renovation update: See video, 11 photos on latest work
By Scott Taylor
From spires to the north addition and interior reinforcements, renovation work continues on the Salt Lake Temple and Temple Square.
President Nelson and a line of others dressed in formal clothing shoveling dirt with golden shovels.
What’s the current status for the 133 temples announced by President Nelson?
By Scott Taylor
Of the 133 temples President Nelson has announced in the past 5 and a half years, 7 are dedicated, 4 are scheduled for dedication and 43 are under construction.
The Okinawa Japan Temple.
See the Japanese design influence in the new Okinawa temple as interior, exterior photos are released
By Scott Taylor
Following its Nov. 12 dedication, the house of the Lord in Okinawa will become Japan’s fourth operating temple.
The single-spire Orem Utah Temple with mountains in the background
Open-house reservations available for the Orem Utah Temple
By Christine Rappleye
Reservations to tour the Orem Utah Temple are available online. The public open house is from Friday, Oct. 27, through Saturday, Dec. 16, excluding Sundays and Thanksgiving Day.
Elder Neil L. Andersen greets youth following a devotional in Brasília.
3 phrases Elder Andersen wants youth to know ahead of temple dedication in Brasília
By Ryan Jensen
With the new temple showing through the windows behind him, Elder Neil L. Andersen invited youth to find courage living the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Families wander the grounds of the new Moses Lake Washington Temple after taking family photos in the late afternoon sunlight.
Moses Lake temple dedicatory prayer: Temple blessed to be ‘a refuge from the evil and turmoil of the world’
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
Elder Quentin L. Cook blessed the temple to be “an inspiration to the entire community.”
Attendees leave the first dedicatory session of the Bentonville Arkansas Temple.
Read Elder Bednar’s blessing upon the Saints in the dedicatory prayer of the Bentonville Arkansas Temple
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
Latter-day Saints’ “hearts are brimmed with joy” for the Lord’s “bounteous blessings.”
The Brasília Brazil Temple grounds
Brasília temple dedicatory prayer: Temple blessed to be a ‘beacon of truth and light’ in capital city of Brazil
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
Elder Andersen blessed the temple to provide “added goodness, honesty, peacemaking, and prayer” to the “precious land of Brazil.”
The Brasília Brazil Temple was dedicated by Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on Sunday, Sept. 17.
Brazil’s capital city now home to nation’s 10th dedicated house of the Lord
By Ryan Jensen
Elder Neil L. Andersen’s dedication of the Brasília Brazil Temple is the 1st of 3 temple dedications on a historic day for the Church.
Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Mary Cook, greet members outside the Moses Lake Washington Temple following the second temple dedication ceremony in Moses Lake, Washington, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.
Elder Cook dedicates Moses Lake Washington Temple: Temples are ‘a blessing and a gift’
By Christine Rappleye
Moses Lake Washington Temple was dedicated by Elder Quentin L. Cook and is the Church’s 182nd temple. It is the third of three temples dedicated in historic weekend.
Elder David A. Bednar and Sister Susan Bednar greet friends outside the Bentonville Arkansas Temple.
A focus on the Savior, ordinances, covenants as Elder Bednar dedicates the Bentonville Arkansas Temple
By Scott Taylor
On a day of 3 temple dedications, the Apostle dedicates the new house of the Lord in an area where his family lived in the 1980s and 1990s.
Perry and Melinda Turnbull outside the Bentonville Arkansas Temple.
How 2 Arkansas schoolkids in the ‘60s exemplify the growth, strength that led to a temple in Northwest Arkansas
By Scott Taylor
Melinda and Perry Turnbull’s life story — including a conversion and a return home — represents the Church’s local growth from 2,000 members to nearly 40,000 in just four decades.
Elder David A. Bednar and Sister Susan Bednar, conclude a media tour of the Bentonville Arkansas Temple
A first for the Church of Jesus Christ: 3 temples to be dedicated on same day — Sunday, Sept. 17
By Scott Taylor
A look at the 3 dedications — in Brasília, Bentonville and Moses Lake — and revisiting past double-dedication days.
Mile Waddoups, who is blind, uses his walking cane to guide him on the ground of the newly renovated St. George Utah Temple.
Blind individuals get a special tactile tour of the St. George Utah Temple
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
More than a dozen individuals with visual impairments, along with their friends, family and loved ones, were able to experience the temple in a unique way.
An exterior rendering of the soon-to-be-renovated Kona Hawaii Temple.
First Presidency releases sites for 2 temples in Nigeria, new rendering of renovated Kona temple
By Scott Taylor
The sites are for the Lagos Nigeria and Benin City Nigeria temples; the rendering shows updated dates for the renovated Kona Hawaii Temple.
Young women sit outside a temple. A new temple scheduling feature allows families and friends to reserve group appointments online for all ordinances.
Want to attend the temple as a group? You can now schedule group appointments online
By Alyssa Bradford
Online group scheduling is available for all proxy ordinances at churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/schedule/appointment.
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Why the St. George temple holds ‘a special place in the hearts of Latter-day Saints’
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
The temple’s nine-week open house precedes the rededication to take place on Sunday, Dec. 10
The renovated St. George Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in southern Utah.
See inside the newly renovated St. George Utah Temple as media, special-guest tours begin
By Scott Taylor
The house of the Lord is the first of the pioneer-era temples to be completed after President Nelson called for restoration efforts that began in 2019.
The exterior rendering for the Austin Texas Temple.
First Presidency releases temple site in Canada, rendering for a Texas temple
By Scott Taylor
The site is set for the house of the Lord in Lethbridge, Alberta; Austin Texas Temple now has an exterior rendering.
Elder Ulisses Soares, Elder Joni L. Koch, and Brazilian vice president Geraldo Alckmin stand in front of the Brasília Brazil Temple
As open house concludes, see who visited new temple in Brasília
By Ryan Jensen
Brazil’s vice president, Geraldo Alckmin, was among many who have toured the Brasília Brazil Temple’s open house, which concludes Sept. 2.
Thai young single adults are greeted at the Bangkok Thailand Temple by Elder Gerrit W. Gong and his wife, Sister Susan Gong.
Thai YSAs get early tour of new Bangkok temple with Elder Gong — even ahead of media, special guests
By Scott Taylor
More than 375 young single adults met with Elder and Sister Gong in a devotional prior to Aug. 26 tour of the new house of the Lord.
Artist’s rendering of the renovated Manhattan New York Temple. The temple will close in 2024 for extensive renovations.
First Presidency announces Manhattan New York Temple renovation plans
By Scott Taylor
The temple will close next year for a renovation expected to take about three years.
Locator maps for the sites of the San Jose, La Paz, Natal and Teresina temples.
Site locations released for temples in San Jose, California, La Paz, Bolivia; Natal, Brazil; and Teresina, Brazil.
By Scott Taylor
All four houses of the Lord were announced by President Nelson — La Paz in 2021 and the other three just five months ago in April 2023 general conference.
The Bangkok Thailand Temple at night among skyscrapers in Bangkok in 2023.
See interior, exterior photos of the Bangkok Thailand Temple as Elder Gong welcomes media-day guests
By Scott Taylor
Apostle welcomes participants to opening events for what will be the Church’s 185th dedicated house of the Lord.
The McAllen Texas Temple is pictured in summer 2023.
See photos of the McAllen Texas Temple as public tours begin
By Scott Taylor
The house of the Lord comes 100 years after missionaries first taught in the Rio Grande Valley.
The St. George Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Open house reservations available for historic St. George Utah Temple
By Christine Rappleye
Reservations to tour the St. George Utah Temple are available online. The public open house runs Friday, Sept. 15, through Saturday, Nov. 11, excluding Sundays and Saturday, Sept. 30.
The Feather River California Temple, in Yuba City, California.
Feather River California Temple opens with media tours, publication of interior images
By Scott Taylor
See 29 photos — inside and out — of the new house of the Lord in Sacramento Valley’s Yuba City.