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Temples Announced

The First Presidency has announced plans to construct 51 temples in the coming months and years. These temples are currently in the planning and approval process that precedes construction.

Bacolod Philippines Temple
Preparing for groundbreaking ceremony
Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Lindon Utah Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released; former buildings removed from site; site clearing and preparation activities progressing
Tarawa Kiribati Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Port Vila Vanuatu Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Elko Nevada Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released; conditional use permit approved by City of Elko
Smithfield Utah Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Grand Junction Colorado Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Farmington New Mexico Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released; special use permit approved by City of Farmington Planning Commission
Burley Idaho Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Yorba Linda California Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Willamette Valley Oregon Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Greater Guatemala City Guatemala Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released; official name not announced
Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Cali Colombia Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Torreón Mexico Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Ephraim Utah Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced
Cape Town South Africa Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Querétaro Mexico Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released
Russia Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown; city not announced
Managua Nicaragua Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Lagos Nigeria Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Budapest Hungary Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Freetown Sierra Leone Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Benin City Nigeria Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Shanghai People's Republic of China Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple
Planning and approval phase; no site location announced; church architectural engineers visited the candidate site in June 2021 to finalize plans; government approvals and permits being secured
Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Dubai United Arab Emirates Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown; elder Bednar visits temple location in late October 2021
São Paulo Brazil East Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown; official name not announced
Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Oslo Norway Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Brussels Belgium Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Vienna Austria Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Kumasi Ghana Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Beira Mozambique Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Singapore Republic of Singapore Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple
Planning and approval phase; no site location announced
Tacloban City Philippines Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Monrovia Liberia Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Antananarivo Madagascar Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Culiacán Mexico Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Vitória Brazil Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
La Paz Bolivia Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Santiago Chile West Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown; official name not announced
Fort Worth Texas Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Cody Wyoming Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Rexburg Idaho North Temple
Planning and approval phase; no site location announced; official name not announced
Heber Valley Utah Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown