Lethbridge Alberta Temple
Plans to build the Lethbridge Alberta Temple were announced by President Russell M. Nelson in his closing remarks at the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
This will be Canada’s 10th temple. Lethbridge, which is home to around 100,000 people, is found near the southern border of the western Canadian province of Alberta. Canada is home to more than 200,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 490 congregations. [1]
Location
The Lethbridge Alberta Temple will be the fourth house of the Lord in the province of Alberta. This temple will be built on more than nine acres located at the corner of Whoop Up Drive West and Mauretania Road West, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Plans call for a multistory temple of approximately 45,000 square feet and an accompanying distribution center.
The Church announced that preliminary work would begin on the site in the week of October 14, 2024. Approvals from the city allow the Church to initiate some preparatory work on the site. The first steps involve preliminary utility and grading work, including running electricity to the site and installing water and sewer lines. Then, Mauretania Road will need to be repaired in the places where connections were made to the city’s underground utilities. Workers will also be removing excess soil from the site. The goal is to complete this work before cold winter weather arrives.[2]
Groundbreaking Held
Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined with community representatives in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, on Saturday, April 26, 2025, to break ground for a new temple. More than 550 guests attended the groundbreaking event, including 100 community, interfaith, government, business and Indigenous leaders. Elder Randall K. Bennett, General Authority Seventy and president of the North America Central Area, presided at the ceremony. “My prayer today is that no matter how close or how far away you live, you’ll be intentional about scheduling time to be in the temple,” said Elder Bennett. “I promise you it will change your life.” Elder Bennett is a native of Alberta, Canada.
Elder James E. Evanson accompanied Elder Bennett and also offered remarks, as did Area Seventy Elder David C. Stewart.[3]
Blood Tribe Indigenous Elder Floyd Big Head attended the event and said he was deeply honored to be included. He described feeling the Spirit of God “very strongly.” Big Head gave a spontaneous blessing on the temple, a praise song to “honour the people and recognize the big accomplishment.” He prayed for the members of the Church and that the land and building would be “a place of unity” and lead people to the “good life.”[4]
Temples in Canada
- Calgary Alberta Temple
- Cardston Alberta Temple
- Edmonton Alberta Temple
- Halifax Nova Scotia Temple
- Lethbridge Alberta Temple
- Montreal Quebec Temple
- Regina Saskatchewan Temple
- Toronto Ontario Temple
- Vancouver British Columbia Temple
- Victoria British Columbia Temple
- Winnipeg Manitoba Temple
Videos
External Links
- Official Lethbridge Alberta Temple page
- Lethbridge Alberta Temple page
- Church Newsroom, "Ground Is Broken for Lethbridge Alberta Temple"
- What Are Temples?
- Church News, “Inside Church Headquarters: The location, design and construction of Latter-day Saint temples
- FamilySearch RootsTech, Temple Invitation by Russell M. Nelson
