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Mesa Arizona Temple

MESA ARIZONA TEMPLE
© Jeremy Kerrigan

 

HOLINESS TO THE LORD
THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

"Temple. One other word is equal in importance to a Latter-day Saint. Home. Put the words holy temple and home together, and you have described the house of the Lord!"
—Boyd K. Packer

LATEST NEWS & EVENTS

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Greenville South Carolina Temple Site Location Revealed

The site location for the Greenville South Carolina Temple has been announced as a 8.8-acre property located south of the intersection of Independence Boulevard/Ponders Road and Roper Mountain Road in Greenville. Plans call for an 18,850-square-foot, single-story temple. The temple will be the second constructed in the state, joining the Columbia South Carolina Temple, which was dedicated in 1999.
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San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple Open House and Dedication Dates

The public open house for the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple will be held from Thursday, September 24, through Saturday, October 10 (excluding Sundays and Saturday, October 3). The event will kick off with a media day on Monday, September 21, followed by two days of tours for invited guests. Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the dedication on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. with a rebroadcast at 2:00 p.m. The dedicatory session will be broadcast to congregations in the temple district.
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Groundbreaking Date Set for the Santos Brazil Temple

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Santos Brazil Temple will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2026. Elder Ronald M. Barcellos, of the Brazil Area Presidency, will preside at the event. The temple will be constructed on the site of the Jabaquara Ward meetinghouse, located at Avenida Doutor Waldemar Leão, 305. Plans call for a two-story building of approximately 23,000 square feet.
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Site Location Announced for the Caldwell Idaho Temple

The site location for the Caldwell Idaho Temple has been announced as a 19.2-acre parcel located southwest of the intersection of West Orchard Avenue and South Florida Avenue in Canyon County, Idaho. Plans call for an 82,000-square-foot, multistory temple with an on-site meetinghouse and accompanying ancillary building. It will be the third temple constructed in the Treasure Valley, joining the Boise Idaho Temple (1984) and Meridian Idaho Temple (2017).

TEMPLE STATISTICS



385

Total


216

Dedicated


62

Under Construction


107

Announced


The construction and renovation of Latter-day Saint temples is determined by the Church's First Presidency. New temple locations are most often announced at the Church's semiannual General Conference meetings.
 

World Maps


Find the location and status of every dedicated, under construction, and announced temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe.

 

TOUR A TEMPLE AT A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

Columbia South Carolina Temple
62nd dedicated temple in operation
Greenville South Carolina Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced
San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple
Preparing for public open house beginning 24 September 2026
Santos Brazil Temple
Preparing for groundbreaking ceremony
Boise Idaho Temple
27th dedicated temple in operation
Caldwell Idaho Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced
Meridian Idaho Temple
158th dedicated temple in operation