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Rescheduling of Casper Wyoming Temple dedication date from Oct. 13 to Nov. 24 means Deseret Peak Utah Temple now projected to be Church’s 200th.
The Church has released interior and exterior images of the new house of the Lord, as well as updates on its dedication date and single session.
The Church's second set of 20 operating temples — from Atlanta and Dallas to Mexico City and Sydney — came in the mid-1980s and included the first temple behind the Iron Curtain and the first on the African continent.
With the Aug. 17 groundbreakings for the Austin Texas, Londrina Brazil and Santiago West Chile temples, has the Church done three on the same day before?
The two are five houses of the Lord that are being opened to the media and public from Aug. 12 through Sept. 9.
To be Church’s 200th operating house of the Lord after its Oct. 20 dedication, the new temple is one of 23 total in Brazil.
After its Sept. 22 dedication, the new house of the Lord will be the Church’s 197th operating temple and the fourth in Argentina.
The first 20 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints span a timeline of more than a century and locations from the Americas and Europe to Asia and the South Pacific.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will exceed 200 operating temples later this year, but more important than the number are the increased opportunities for spiritual blessings for Latter-day Saints worldwide.
State’s second house of the Lord hosts Aug. 12 media day and Aug. 16-31 public open house prior to Sept. 15 dedication by Elder Uchtdorf.
In 2024, 9 houses of the Lord dedicated and 7 more scheduled, 6 groundbreakings and 5 more scheduled and 15 new temples announced — so far.
It’s not in the Salt Lake Valley or in Ohio, Missouri, Illinois or Iowa; the ward — which dates back to 1837 — may come as a surprise.
Announced in 2022, the house of the Lord in will be 1st in the midwestern U.S. state
Central Europe Area ministry assignment provided Apostle with a chance to revisit and remember, along with participating in member meetings, mission visits and memorials.
President Nelson taught priesthood holders in April 2018 general conference: "Just think of the remarkable assurance the Lord gave us when He said, 'Whomsoever you bless I will bless'" (Doctrine and Covenants 132:47).
In the Church News video titled "Renewed Acquaintances," Elder D. Todd Christofferson shares about returning to Argentina and seeing people he knew as a young, full-time missionary.
"Young single adults" is now the classification for unmarried Latter-day Saints ages 18 to 35, with "single adults" referring to those 36 and older.
Of the Church’s 350 total temples, seven are scheduled for dedication and 43 more have begun the construction phase.
Applications from missionaries serving or training in Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties must be submitted online by July 19.
Orlando Florida Temple now closed; Toronto Ontario Temple to reopen in December 2024.
Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the Tallahassee house of the Lord on Dec. 8, 2024; the public open house will run Nov. 4-24.
Having learned Spanish as a young full-time missionary serving in Argentina, the Apostle expressed his testimony in Spanish in this Church News video.
Elder Joni L. Koch presided at the Saturday, June 22, ceremony symbolizing the construction start for one of Brazil’s 23 total temples.
President Nelson announced a house of the Lord for Springfield in April 2023 general conference, making it the third temple for the state.
Elder Alan R. Walker of the South America South Area presidency will preside at the Aug. 17 event, one of three temple groundbreakings scheduled for that day.
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf spoke at the 2024 Seminar for New Mission Leaders about conversion being a transformation through Jesus Christ.
“Teaching to build faith in Jesus Christ flows from our missionary purpose,” said Elder Gong during 2024 Seminar for New Mission Leaders.
The new MTC in Kinshasa will open in August 2024 and will serve missionaries speaking or learning French.