Cody Wyoming Temple

Rendering of the Cody Wyoming Temple ©2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Cody Wyoming Temple was among the temples announced by President Russell M. Nelson on October 3, 2021, at the October general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It will be the third temple in Wyoming, the two others are the Star Valley Wyoming Temple (dedicated in 2016) and the Casper Wyoming Temple (scheduled for dedication).

Cody is located in the northwestern corner of Wyoming near the border of Montana. Approximately one-ninth of the population of Wyoming (or 68,000 people) claim membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Pioneers famously traveled across the state in their westward migration to Utah, primarily from the 1840s to the 1860s.[1]

Cody is home to the Historic Cody Mural and Museum—a meetinghouse of the Church that features a large domed ceiling with a rich-colored mural depicting scenes from Church history including the Restoration and the westward expansion of the pioneers. The chapel and visitors' center are open to the public during the summer months.[2]

Location

The Cody Wyoming Temple will be built on the northwest side of Skyline Drive at Cody Canal in Cody, Wyoming. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 9,950 square feet.

Groundbreaking

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Cody Wyoming Temple was held on Friday, September 27, 2024. Elder Steven R. Bangerter, First Counselor in the North America Central Area Presidency, presided at the event. Also in attendance was Elder Kevin R. Duncan, Executive Director of the Temple Department. In a dedicatory prayer on the site, Elder Bangerter asked a blessing on those in the community around the new temple: “We ask that they may feel a spirit of peace wash over them, granting them comfort and assurance that the presence of this temple will bring added joy, prosperity, beauty and unity to their lives and their community,”[3]

Elder Steven R. Bangerter of the North America Central Area Presidency, his wife Susan, and Elder Kevin R. Duncan, Executive Director of the Temple Department, and his wife Nancy, break ground with local participants at the Cody Wyoming Temple groundbreaking ceremony. ©2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

External Links

• Official Cody Wyoming Temple page
• Cody Wyoming Temple page
• What is the Purpose of the Temple
• What Are Temples?
• Church News, “Inside Church Headquarters: The location, design and construction of Latter-day Saint temples