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Elder [[Kevin R. Duncan]], Temple Department Executive Director, said the new temple in Ephraim will be similar in size to the [[Brigham City Utah Temple]], which is approximately 36,000 square feet. The new temple will serve some 30,000 Latter-day Saints and have four 30-seat [[Endowment Mormon|endowment]] rooms, three [[Sealings|sealing]] rooms and one [[Baptismal font|baptismal font]]. Endowment sessions with film presentations will occur every half hour. | Elder [[Kevin R. Duncan]], Temple Department Executive Director, said the new temple in Ephraim will be similar in size to the [[Brigham City Utah Temple]], which is approximately 36,000 square feet. The new temple will serve some 30,000 Latter-day Saints and have four 30-seat [[Endowment Mormon|endowment]] rooms, three [[Sealings|sealing]] rooms and one [[Baptismal font|baptismal font]]. Endowment sessions with film presentations will occur every half hour. | ||
− | There are currently | + | On Sunday, 3 October 2021, during the afternoon session of the 191st semiannual [[General Conference|general conference]] of the Church, President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced that 13 new temples will be built in the following locations: Antananarivo. Madagascar; Cody, Wyoming; Culiacán, México; Fort Worth, Texas; Heber Valley, Utah; Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; La Paz, Bolivia; Morovia, Liberia; Rexburgh North, Idaho; Santiago West, Chile; Tacloban City, Philippines; and Vitória, Brazil. |
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+ | There are currently 41 temples under construction and 56 temples that have been announced (not yet under construction). The following temples are currently undergoing renovations: [[Tokyo Japan Temple]], [[Washington D.C. Temple]], [[Mesa Arizona Temple]], [[Hamilton New Zealand Temple]], [[Salt Lake Temple]], [[St. George Utah Temple]], the [[Hong Kong China Temple]], and the [[Columbus Ohio Temple]]. | ||
The following is a list of all [[Inside Mormon temples|LDS Temples]] either completed, under construction or announced. The numbering for those under construction or announced is not fixed and is subject to change according to the order of dedication. See also [[Geographical List of Temples]]. | The following is a list of all [[Inside Mormon temples|LDS Temples]] either completed, under construction or announced. The numbering for those under construction or announced is not fixed and is subject to change according to the order of dedication. See also [[Geographical List of Temples]]. | ||
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|1 May 2021 | |1 May 2021 | ||
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+ | |[[Antananarivo Madagascar Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
+ | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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+ | |253 | ||
+ | |[[Cody Wyoming Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
+ | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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+ | |[[Culiacán México Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
+ | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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+ | |[[Fort Worth Texas Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
+ | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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+ | |[[Heber Valley Utah Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
+ | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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+ | |257 | ||
+ | |[[Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
+ | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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+ | |258 | ||
+ | |[[Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
+ | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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+ | |- | ||
+ | |259 | ||
+ | |[[La Paz Bolivia Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
+ | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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+ | |[[Monrovia Liberia Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
+ | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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+ | |[[Rexburgh North Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
+ | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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+ | |[[Santiago West Chile Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
+ | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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+ | |[[Tacloban City Philippines Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
+ | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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+ | |[[Vitória Brazil Temple]] | ||
+ | |3 October 2021 | ||
|[[First Presidency]] | |[[First Presidency]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:58, 4 October 2021
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints currently has 168 temples in operation around the world.
During the Sunday afternoon session of the 188th annual general conference of the Church, President Russell M. Nelson announced that seven new temples will be built in the following locations: Salta, Argentina; Bengaluru, India; Managua Nicaragua; Cagayan de Oro, Philippines; Layton, Utah; Richmond, Virginia; and a major city yet to be determined in Russia.
During the Sunday afternoon session of the 189th annual general conference of the Church, President Russell M. Nelson announced that eight new temples will be built in the following locations: Pago Pago, American Samoa; Okinawa City, Okinawa; Neiafu, Tonga; Tooele Valley, Utah; Moses Lake, Washington; San Pedro Sula, Honduras; Antofagasta, Chile; and Budapest, Hungary.
During the women’s session of the 189th semiannual general conference of the Church, President Russell M. Nelson announced that eight new temples will be built in the following locations: Freetown, Sierra Leone; Orem, Utah; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Bentonville, Arkansas; Bacolod, Phillippines; McAllen, Texas; Cobán, Guatemala; and Taylorsville, Utah.
During the Sunday afternoon session of the 190th annual general conference of the Church, President Russell M. Nelson announced that eight new temples will be built in the following locations: Bahia Blanca, Argentina; Tallahassee, Florida; Lubumbashi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Benin City, Nigeria; Syracuse, Utah; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
During the Sunday afternoon session of the 190th semiannual general conference of the Church, President Russell M. Nelson announced that six new temples will be built in the following locations: Tarawa, Kiribati; Port Vila, Vanuatu; Lindon, Utah; Greater Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sao Paulo East, Brazil; and Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
During the Sunday afternoon session of the 191st annual general conference of the Church, President Russell M. Nelson announced that 20 new temples will be built in the following locations: Beira, Mozambique; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Brussels, Belgium; Burley, Idaho; Cali, Colombia; Cape Town, South Africa; Casper, Wyoming; Elko, Nevada; Eugene, Oregon; Farmington, New Mexico; Grand Junction, Colorado; Helena, Montana; Kumasi, Ghana; Oslo, Norway; Querétaro, México; Singapore, Republic of Singapore; Smithfield, Utah; Torreón, México; Vienna, Austria; and Yorba Linda, California.
On Saturday, 1 May 2021, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that a new temple will be built in Ephraim, Utah. In a prerecorded message played at a press conference inside the Manti Tabernacle (seven miles, or 11 kilometers, south of Ephraim), the prophet said the new house of the Lord will be an important addition for the Church's growing membership in the area — including students at Snow College. He said, "We care about their well-being and their future." The Ephraim Utah Temple will be the 252nd temple in the Church and the 27th in Utah.
Elder Kevin R. Duncan, Temple Department Executive Director, said the new temple in Ephraim will be similar in size to the Brigham City Utah Temple, which is approximately 36,000 square feet. The new temple will serve some 30,000 Latter-day Saints and have four 30-seat endowment rooms, three sealing rooms and one baptismal font. Endowment sessions with film presentations will occur every half hour.
On Sunday, 3 October 2021, during the afternoon session of the 191st semiannual general conference of the Church, President Russell M. Nelson announced that 13 new temples will be built in the following locations: Antananarivo. Madagascar; Cody, Wyoming; Culiacán, México; Fort Worth, Texas; Heber Valley, Utah; Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; La Paz, Bolivia; Morovia, Liberia; Rexburgh North, Idaho; Santiago West, Chile; Tacloban City, Philippines; and Vitória, Brazil.
There are currently 41 temples under construction and 56 temples that have been announced (not yet under construction). The following temples are currently undergoing renovations: Tokyo Japan Temple, Washington D.C. Temple, Mesa Arizona Temple, Hamilton New Zealand Temple, Salt Lake Temple, St. George Utah Temple, the Hong Kong China Temple, and the Columbus Ohio Temple.
The following is a list of all LDS Temples either completed, under construction or announced. The numbering for those under construction or announced is not fixed and is subject to change according to the order of dedication. See also Geographical List of Temples.
Temples of the Restoration | Dedication Date | Dedicated By |
Kirtland Temple* | 27 March 1836 | Joseph Smith |
Nauvoo Temple** | 1 May 1846 | Orson Hyde |
- * No longer owned by the Church
- ** Destroyed by fire; rebuilt in 2002, see No. 113
Sources
- Mormon Temples
- Official LDS Temples site
- Unofficial LDS Temples site
- Wikipedia - List of LDS Temples
See Also
- Inside Mormon Temples
- Mormon Temples
- The Temple Endowment
- Mormon Undergarments
- Ordinances
- LDS Weddings
References
External Temple Links
- The Temple - BBC Religion & Ethics
- Mormon Temple Ordinances - ReligionFacts
- Mormon Temples - Lightplanet
- Temples and Mormon Temples - Answers.com
- Mormon Temples and Secrecy
- Early Christianity and Mormonism: The LDS Temple Endowment: An Introduction