Meridian Idaho Temple

A new temple for Meridian, Idaho, was announced at the 181st Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by President Thomas S. Monson on 2 April 2011. It will be the fifth temple to be built in the state of Idaho. The other four temples are the Boise Idaho Temple (1984), Idaho Falls Idaho Temple (1945), Twin Falls Idaho Temple (2008), and Rexburg Idaho Temple (2008).

Meridian is the third largest city in the state and is located about eleven miles west of Boise. There are more than 400,000 Latter-day Saints in Idaho. The Meridian-Nampa area is experiencing fast growth and the creation of new wards and stakes.

The Meridian Idaho Temple will stand on the Boise River at 7345 North Linder Road in Meridian, approximately a 12-mile (or 20-minute) drive from the Boise Idaho Temple, a few blocks north of the intersection of North Linder Road and Chinden Boulevard. The two temples will serve together to meet the needs of the Saints of the Treasure Valley and its surrounding region.

Groundbreaking Ceremony

On Saturday, 23 August 2014, officials from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined with community leaders in Meridian, Idaho to break ground for the new temple that will be constructed there.

Elder David A. Bednar of The Quorum of the Twelve presided at the ceremony. He was joined by Elder Kent F. Richards, executive director of the Temple Department. Also present at the ceremony were several community and civic leaders to include Meridian Mayor Tammy DeWeerd, Eagle Mayor James Reynolds and Ada County Commissioner Dave Case, They all joined Elder Bednar to turn the first shovels of dirt on the project.