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

Motorists who drive by the Teton River Idaho Temple site in northern Rexburg will see the concrete foundation walls for the 100,000-square-foot building rising above grade next to a massive crane. Construction of the city's second temple started six months ago at the beginning of June. The property is located next to Highway 20, the road that leads to the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park.

Construction of the Teton River Idaho Temple has been underway for the past four-and-a-half months, and the foundation walls are now rising above grade. The temple site is located approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the Teton River, which is a tributary of the Henry's Fork of the Snake River. On a clear day in Rexburg, you can look east and see the majestic Teton mountain range, located in Northwest Wyoming.

The Teton River Idaho Temple is in the early stages of construction. It will be the second temple built in the city of Rexburg, which was founded by Thomas E. Ricks in the 1880s. The settlers originally named the town Ricksburg after their leader, but since the German ancestral name of Ricks is Rex, the name was changed to Rexburg. Ricks was also the founder of Ricks College, which later became Brigham Young University–Idaho.

The road that runs along the east side of the Teton River Idaho Temple site has been widened, and a turnout lane has been added. Among the heavy machinery on site is a pile driver that is forming the piles that will support the temple foundation from underneath. Excavation for another building at the complex is also underway. The temple is located on the north end of Rexburg, home to Brigham Young University–Idaho.

Construction signage for the Teton River Idaho Temple has been posted, noting the names of the Church, the temple, the general contractor, and the architect. A construction trailer is on site along with plenty of heavy equipment. A lot of grading at the property has been carried out, as preparations for the foundation take place. Ground was broken for the temple two-and-a-half weeks ago.

"Help us remember what we felt on this day and strive to become lifelong disciples of Thy Son, our Savior and Redeemer, even Jesus Christ," said Elder Ricardo P. Giménez, Second Counselor in the North America Central Area Presidency, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Teton River Idaho Temple on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Elder Giménez also quoted President Russell M. Nelson who said, “Whenever any kind of upheaval occurs in our life, the safest place to be spiritually is living inside our temple covenants!"

Heavy equipment has been staged at the Teton River Idaho Temple site, as preparations continue for the groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday, June 1, 2024. The three-story temple will be approximately 100,000 square feet and similar in design to the recently constructed Red Cliffs Utah Temple and Saratoga Springs Utah Temple. It will be located on the same street as the Rexburg Idaho Temple, just three miles to the north.

Elder Ricardo P. Giménez, Second Counselor in the North America Central Area Presidency, will preside at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Teton River Idaho Temple on Saturday, June 1, 2024. The temple will stand on a 16.6-acre site located northwest of Second East and 2000 North in the city of Rexburg. Plans call for a three-story building of approximately 100,000 square feet.

In a news release issued today, the location of the Teton River Idaho Temple was announced as a 16.6-acre site located northwest of 2000 North and Salem Road in Rexburg, Idaho. Plans call for a three-story temple of approximately 100,000 square feet. It will join the Rexburg Idaho Temple to become the second temple in the city of Rexburg where Brigham Young University–Idaho is located.

The official name has been announced for the temple to be constructed in the area north of Rexburg. It will be known as the Teton River Idaho Temple. It had been previously referred to as the Rexburg North Idaho Temple. In the same announcement, the name was announced for the third temple to be constructed in the United Kingdom. It will be called the Birmingham England Temple.

A home has been relocated from 1565 N 2nd E in Rexburg on the presumed site of the Rexburg North Idaho Temple, now listed as the Teton River Idaho Temple on the official Church website. A garage and outbuilding remain. The one-acre parcel is part of a much larger property owned by the Church including over 100 acres of farmland south of the Teton River. It is located northwest of the intersection of 2nd East and 2000 North (Moody Road) across from the Walmart Supercenter, just off the North Rexburg Exit (#337) of US Highway 20. Purchase of the property was finalized 11 months ago on July 15, 2021. The owners of the home at the southeast corner were honored to sell to the Church and were given a year to move. "Our family has been in that home since 1914 when it was built," said Shelley Hegsted shortly after the temple was announced in General Conference. "It's been a wonderful place to raise our family." No details of the project have been released, but the mayor of Rexburg says that the Church is planning some commercial development next to the temple. The small but rapidly growing city of Rexburg will be one of few in the world with two temples. It is the home of Brigham Young University–Idaho.