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

Sheathing boards are being attached to the steel frame of the Elko Nevada Temple, forming the exterior walls of the building. Framing for the parapet is in place along the roofline, and deliveries of stone cladding have begun. It is the third temple to be constructed in the state of Nevada. A fourth has been announced for Las Vegas, known as the Lone Mountain Nevada Temple.

Structural steel has been erected over the past month for the 10,000-square-foot Elko Nevada Temple, and light framing has commenced on the ground floor exterior walls. The building sits on elevated property at a curve in Ruby Vista Drive, making is visible to motorists on Interstate 80. The one-year anniversary of the groundbreaking ceremony is in one week.

Steel columns are rising at the Elko Nevada Temple site where foundation work has been completed and framing of the superstructure has begun. Base plates at the ends of the columns are bolted to the mounting plates embedded in the foundation. The temple will be a traditional build instead of modular construction, allowing for a comparison between the two methods. The temple has been under construction for 11 months.

Motorists traveling Ruby Vista Drive can catch a glimpse of the concrete foundation for the Elko Nevada Temple. A recent image of the property shows the foundation perched on a snow-covered mound, rising above the chain-link construction fence. Once the framing steel arrives, columns will be secured to the foundation using the mounting plates that are embedded in the concrete.

Concrete crews at the Elko Nevada Temple site have made numerous concrete pours for the foundation over the past several weeks. Mounting plates will be embedded into the thick concrete for securing the steel frame that will be erected for the superstructure of the building. Construction of the temple began eight months ago.

A recent webcam view of the Elko Nevada Temple site gives a glimpse of the continuing construction, even under stormy conditions. The idea of a temple for Elko was proposed to the Saints in the area by President Gordon B. Hinckley over 25 years ago. The prophet, accompanied by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, gathered in the Spring Creek High School gym with more than 4,200 members from the four stakes in northeast Nevada on Sunday, April 20, 1997. He said he was pleased with the membership in Elko and expressed his belief that a temple would be built there one day.

Black tarps encircle the sloped edges of the excavation area for the Elko Nevada Temple. Ground preparation activities have been underway for the past three months, which included mass excavation and bringing in a superior material. The temple site, located on Ruby Vista Drive, has a beautiful view of the Ruby Mountains—located about 20 miles from the city. They have been called the Swiss Alps of Nevada.

Mass excavation continues for the Elko Nevada Temple as new material is imported to create the proper soil conditions for construction. The on-site missionaries are thrilled to be involved with the project. In addition to providing a visitors' experience, the couple ministers to the construction workers. They get to know them and their families while providing love and encouragement in the work they do. A neighbor has set up a webcam to monitor the construction progress and to provide occasional photographs.

In the two weeks since the groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Elko Nevada Temple, significant excavation and grading activity has been carried out. A large circular area has been carved where the temple will stand, surrounded by circular hardscape. Plans call for a grounds building and an ancillary building that will likely house a distribution center, non-patron waiting area, and restrooms.

Elder Paul B. Pieper of the Quorum of the Seventy presided at the groundbreaking for the Elko Nevada Temple on Saturday, May 7, joined by his wife, Melissa, and other Church leaders and invited guests. "We are thankful for the blessing of a temple in Elko," said Elder Pieper in his site dedicatory prayer, "and for the many faithful souls, past and present, who for many years have traveled great distances to other temples." Construction will soon begin on the 10,000-square-foot temple on a 5.2-acre site on the Ruby View Golf Course. Elder Pieper said, "As we watch this temple rise in the coming months, may we each reach out to God with a greater desire to know Him and love Him, and to know and love our neighbors."

The groundbreaking event for the Elko Nevada Temple is less than three weeks away, and site preparation activity is well underway. The ground is being leveled and cleared of vegetation ahead of the ceremonial services scheduled for Saturday, May 7. The site is located on Ruby Vista Drive at the southeast corner of Ruby View Golf Course. In addition to the 10,000-square-foot temple, side-by-side supporting buildings will be constructed.

Elder Paul B. Pieper of the Quorum of the Seventy will preside at the groundbreaking event for the Elko Nevada Temple on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The temple will be constructed on a 5.2-acre property located at the southeast corner of Ruby View Golf Course. The 10,000-square-foot building will be the third in Nevada, joining the Las Vegas Nevada Temple and the Reno Nevada Temple.

On Friday, September 17, the official exterior rendering was posted for the Elko Nevada Temple—the state's third. It will rise on a 5.2-acre property at the southeast corner of Ruby View Golf Course on the north end of Elko. The single-level building will be approximately 10,000 square feet. No groundbreaking date has been scheduled yet.

Nevada's third temple will be constructed on a 5.2-acre site near the southeast corner of Ruby View Golf Course at the north end of Elko. Plans for the Elko Nevada Temple call for a single-level, 10,000-square-foot building. The other temples in the state are the Las Vegas Nevada Temple and the Reno Nevada Temple. No exterior rendering has been released for the new temple, and no groundbreaking date has been scheduled.