Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Trenching and tarping is advancing at the Austin Texas Temple site where crews are roughing-in plumbing and preparing to pour the basement floor slab. The basement will house the baptismal font and sit under the baptistry wing of the main floor. Concrete footings for the rest of the building will be installed in the coming weeks. Austin is the capital of the state of Texas and the fourth most populous city.

At the Austin Texas Temple construction site, crews are trenching inside the excavation pit for the under-slab plumbing that will connect to the local water and sewer systems. Heavy machinery continues to grade and level the surrounding soil where footings will be poured for the main temple structure. The Austin suburb of Cedar Park, where the temple is located, incorporated in 1973 with a population of less than 2,000 people. Today, there are more than 75,000 residents.

An aerial photograph of the Austin Texas Temple construction site shows the excavation that has been carried out for the basement level. The basement will sit under a portion of the main level of the temple to house the baptismal font. There are currently five dedicated temples in Texas and two under construction: the Austin Texas Temple and Fort Worth Texas Temple. Plans are also underway for temples in or near McKinney, Southern Houston, and El Paso.

Construction is getting underway for the Austin Texas Temple. A chain-link fence has been erected, and heavy equipment is clearing, grading, and excavating. Excavation for the partial basement is visible through the fence on the west side of the temple. The groundbreaking ceremony was held four weeks ago where Elder Michael A. Dunn, Second Counselor in the North America Southwest Area Presidency, presided.

Elder Michael A. Dunn, Second Counselor in the North America Southwest Area Presidency, presided at the Austin Texas Temple groundbreaking on Saturday, August 17, 2024. In his site dedicatory prayer, Elder Dunn said: "Help us, as a people to continue to stand firmly on holy ground, to reach for heaven even as heaven reaches us in the form of this magnificent Austin Texas Temple." The 30,000-square-foot temple will be built on a 10.6-acre site adjacent to an existing meetinghouse.

On Saturday, August 17, 2024, ground will be broken for the Austin Texas Temple. Elder Michael A. Dunn, Second Counselor in the North America Southwest Area Presidency, will preside at the event and offer the site dedicatory prayer. Attendance at the temple site will be by invitation only. The 30,000-square-foot temple will be built on a 10.6-acre site adjacent to an existing meetinghouse located at 1801 E Park St in Cedar Park.

An exterior rendering of the Austin Texas Temple has been released to the public. The location of the temple was announced in December 2022 as a 10.6-acre site adjacent to the meetinghouse at 1801 East Park Street in Cedar Park. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 30,000 square feet.

A 10.6-acre site adjacent to the meetinghouse at 1801 East Park Street in Cedar Park will be the location of the future Austin Texas Temple. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 30,000 square feet. Two other temples have been announced for Texas in Fort Worth and Prosper. The McAllen Texas Temple is currently under construction, and four other temples are already in operation in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Lubbock.