Indianapolis Indiana Temple

At the opening of the 180th General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Thomas S. Monson announced the construction of a new temple in Indianapolis, Indiana. It will be the first temple to be built in Indiana. In early 2011, the Church announced the location of the future temple: The temple will be located in the city of Carmel on the southwest corner of the intersection of W116th and Spring Mill Road.

There are eleven stakes in Indiana, and these Latter-day Saints must currently travel 130 miles to the Louisville Kentucky Temple to attend. The new Mormon temple will serve 25,000 members in the area. LDS Church membership in Indiana is about 42,000.

On Saturday, September 29, 2012, LDS Church and community leaders broke ground for the Indianapolis Indiana Mormon Temple. The ceremony was conducted by Elder Donald L. Hallstrom of the Presidency of the Seventy. Elder Gregory A. Schwitzer of the Seventy also assisted, as did local Church and community leaders.

Open House Announced

An open house for the Indianapolis Indiana Temple located at 11565 Temple Dr, Carmel, Indiana will be held from Friday, 17 July 2015 through Saturday, 8 August 2015. The open house is free to the general public, including children of all ages, but reservations are requested. The open house will be available every day except Sundays. There will not be an open house held on Sunday, 19 July, 26 July, and 2 August 2015. Those wishing to attend are requested to dress modestly.

The open house tours will begin in the church building next to the temple with the showing of a 12-minute video providing an overview of temples and why they are significant to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints. Following the video, a tour host will escort visitors through the temple, explaining the purpose of each room and answering questions as time allows. At the conclusion of the tour, visitors will be invited to a reception area to have any further questions answered.