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"As we come unto Christ and journey to higher ground, we will desire to spend more time in His temples, because the temples represent higher ground, sacred ground."
—Joseph B. Wirthlin

LATEST NEWS & EVENTS

Photo:  Michel Cochegrus

Ornamental Fence Added to the Querétaro Mexico Temple Site

Ornamental fencing has been installed around the perimeter of the Querétaro Mexico Temple site, featuring black picket panels suspended between stone-clad columns. At the rear of the property, the two-story mission-style ancillary building is taking shape, featuring beautiful rounded arches and beige stucco walls. White precast concrete panels are still being hung on the temple exterior.
Photo:  Edmund Saksak

Entrance Doors of the Port Vila Vanuatu Temple Installed

"The people of Vanuatu have been longing to have a temple, and this an answer to our prayers," said Vanuatu native Nia Lani, shortly after the announcement of the Port Vila Vanuatu Temple at the October 2020 general conference. "The sacrifices that the members have [made] together to get this far is a great blessing and [the temple] will be a blessing to generations yet to come." Five years later, construction of the temple is well underway, and the entrance doors have been installed, bringing the dream of a temple in this archipelago nation closer to reality.
Photo:  bham.eng.temple Instagram page

Steeple Frame Added to the Birmingham England Temple

As structural framing for the Birmingham England Temple progresses, the framework for the steeple was recently installed, giving local residents their first feel for the height and mass of the building. The beautiful exterior design combines elements of traditional Latter-day Saint temple construction with architectural elements found in historic English parish churches.
Photo:  Lynette Hawkins Kelley

Deer Herd Strolls by the Cody Wyoming Temple

A small of herd of deer passes through the natural landscape surrounding the Cody Wyoming Temple site, located near Sulphur Creek off Skyline Drive in South Cody. The earth-toned exterior of the temple blends beautifully with the wild vegetation and mountainous terrain of the countryside. Next to the temple is an ancillary building that will house a distribution center. Construction has been underway for the past 16 months.

TEMPLE STATISTICS



383

Total


213

Dedicated


62

Under Construction


108

Announced


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Querétaro Mexico Temple
Cladding the exterior walls; ornamental fence installed; building guardhouse and ancillary building
Port Vila Vanuatu Temple
Installing art-glass windows; exterior cladding panels hung
Birmingham England Temple
Structural framing underway
Cody Wyoming Temple
Installing property fence; cladding the cheek walls of the entrance staircase; portions of the parking lot paved; finish work progressing inside the temple and distribution center building