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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS
Cladding the Tower Atop The Anchorage Alaska Temple
The tower that rises over the center of the Anchorage Alaska Temple is currently tented in plastic sheeting, as masons continue to clad the structure with stone panels. The work of cladding the temple's exterior began last spring and is now in the final stages. This new house of the Lord is a replacement for the original temple building, which continues to operate on site. Once the new building is dedicated, the old one will be demolished, and a new meetinghouse will be constructed.
Drilling Wells to Dewater the Heber Valley Utah Temple Site
Approval has been granted by the Utah Division of Water Rights for 20 wells to be drilled at the Heber Valley Utah Temple site to dewater the ground prior to construction. A 2023 study estimated that up to a million gallons of water would need to be pumped every day to prepare the property. A manager at the Utah Geological Survey says that although the number of gallons seems large, the dewatering project is relatively small in scale. The water will be pumped into large tanks and then discharged into Lake Creek, according to the dewatering application.
Location Announcement Made for the Rapid City South Dakota Temple
The location for the Rapid City South Dakota Temple has been announced as a 4.86-acre site located at the northeast corner of Mount Rushmore Road and Moon Meadows Drive in Rapid City. Plans call for an 11,800-square-foot, single-story temple and an accompanying ancillary building. It will be the first Latter-day Saint temple constructed in the state of South Dakota.
Location and Rendering Published for the Iloilo Philippines Temple
On Monday, February 23, 2026, the location of the Iloilo Philippines Temple was announced as a 7.7-acre site located along Circumferential Road 1 at its intersection with Green Meadows Avenue in the Tacas neighborhood (barangay) of the Jaro district of Iloilo City. Plans call for a single-story, 18,850 square-foot temple, along with facilities for patron housing, an arrival center, a distribution center, and a meetinghouse.
TEMPLE STATISTICS
383
Total
213
Dedicated
63
Under Construction
107
Announced
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