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At a glance: A reminder of the 50 temples between groundbreaking and dedication

Of the Church’s 350 total temples, 7 are scheduled for dedication and 43 more have begun construction phase

The Deseret Peak Utah Temple, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.
The Deseret Peak Utah Temple in Tooele, Utah, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Scott Taylor

By Scott Taylor

Milestone moments for the temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — from initial announcements to the open houses and dedications, and the site locations, exterior renderings and groundbreakings in between — receive plenty of timely attention in media coverage and member anticipation when they happen.

But there are those several years — between the groundbreaking ceremony and the announcement of upcoming open house and dedication — when under-construction houses of the Lord get little mention other than local Latter-day Saints monitoring progress and anticipating completion.

And so, in a July with no groundbreakings or dedications and few other milestone-related announcement, here is a quick glance at the seven houses of the Lord that are coming out of construction and will be dedicated over the next five months, the 43 additional temples under construction, and the four temples that will have their groundbreaking services held next month.

Currently, the breakdown of the Church of Jesus Christ’s houses of the Lord is:

  • 350 total temples.
  • 195 dedicated temples.
  • 7 temples scheduled for dedication.
  • 43 temples under construction.
  • 4 temples scheduled for groundbreaking.
  • 54 temples with published site locations.
  • 47 announced temples in planning but without sites made public.

Every effort is made to construct temples in an expeditious manner. At times, various reasons may delay a temple’s completion and dedication.

Scheduled for dedication

The seven new houses of the Lord scheduled to be dedicated between August and early December are in the Western Hemisphere — four in the United States and three in Central or South America.

Below are the seven, listed in chronological order of scheduled dedication dates:

Exterior rendering of the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple.
Exterior rendering of the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple

Mendoza Argentina Temple

San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple

The Casper Wyoming Temple.
The Casper Wyoming Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Casper Wyoming Temple

Salvador Brazil Temple

Deseret Peak Utah Temple

  • Announced: April 7, 2018, by President Russell M. Nelson.
  • Open house: Sept. 26, through Saturday, Oct. 19, excluding Sundays and Saturday, Oct. 5, for general conference.
  • To be dedicated: Sunday, Nov. 10; a presiding Church leader has yet to be announced.
  • Groundbreaking date and presiding: May 15, 2021; Elder Brook P. Hales, a General Authority Seventy.
  • Of note: Located in Tooele, Utah, the Deseret Peak temple will be the state’s 23rd dedicated house of the Lord among the 30 total temples dedicated, under construction or announced.
  • Read more: About the scheduled dedication/open house and the groundbreaking.
  • Church News almanac page link: Deseret Peak Utah Temple
Construction on the Deseret Peak Utah Temple it appeared on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Construction on the Deseret Peak Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tooele, Utah, as it appeared on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Tallahassee Florida Temple

Under construction

Of the Church’s 43 houses of the Lord that are considered “under construction” following groundbreaking services and without a dedication date, 17 are located across 10 U.S. states, including multiple temples in Utah, Idaho and California.

The other 26 temples being built are in 21 other nations or U.S. territories, including multiple temples in Brazil, Mexico and the Philippines. Countries where under-construction temples will be first houses of the Lord in that country are American Samoa, Cambodia, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Vanuatu and Zimbabwe,

Below are the 43 temples under construction, listed in chronological order of groundbreaking dates:

Artist rendering of the Abidjan Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) Temple. Ground was broken in November 2018.
Exterior rendering of the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple. Ground was broken in November 2018. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple

Alabang Philippines Temple

  • Announced: April 2, 2017, by President Thomas S. Monson
  • Groundbreaking date and presiding: June 4, 2020; Elder Evan A. Schmutz, a General Authority Seventy.
  • Of note: When the temple was announced, in 2017, it was initially called the Greater Manila Philippines Temple. The Alabang temple is about 13 miles (21 kilometers) south of the Manila Philippines Temple, dedicated in 1984.
  • Read more: About the groundbreaking.
  • Church News almanac page link: Alabang Philippines Temple

Auckland New Zealand Temple

The Auckland New Zealand Temple, under construction.
The Auckland New Zealand Temple, under construction in early 2024. | Lindsay Dil

Davao Philippines Temple

Antofagasta Chile Temple

Bengaluru India Temple

  • Announced: April 1, 2018, by President Russell M. Nelson.
  • Groundbreaking date and presiding: Dec. 2, 2020; Elder Robert K. William, an Area Seventy.
  • Of note: In April 2018, the same month that President Nelson announced the Bengaluru temple, he traveled to the city as part of a global ministry across four continents and visited potential temple sites in Bengaluru.
  • Read more: About the groundbreaking.
  • Church News almanac page link: Bengaluru India Temple
A small group of leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints break ground for the Bengaluru India Temple on Dec. 2, 2020, in Bengaluru, India.
A small group of leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints breaks ground for the Bengaluru India Temple on Dec. 2, 2020, in Bengaluru, India. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Harare Zimbabwe Temple

Syracuse Utah Temple

Nairobi Kenya Temple

The King and Queen of Tonga, His Majesty Tupou VI, and Her Majesty Nanasipau’u, help break ground for the Neiafu Tonga Temple on Sept. 11, 2021.<br>
The king and queen of Tonga, His Majesty Tupou VI and Her Majesty Nanasipau’u, help break ground for the Neiafu Tonga Temple on Sept. 11, 2021. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Neiafu Tonga Temple

  • Announced: April 7, 2019, by President Russell M. Nelson.
  • Groundbreaking date and presiding: Sept. 11, 2021; Elder Inoke Kupu, an Area Seventy.
  • Of note: Attendees at Neiafu temple’s groundbreaking services included His Majesty King Tupou VI and Her Majesty Queen Nanasipau’u, Speaker of the House Lord Fakafanua and Prime Minister Pohiva Tuionetoa.
  • Read more: About the groundbreaking.
  • Church News almanac page link: Neiafu Tonga Temple

Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple

  • Announced: Oct. 7, 2018, by President Russell M. Nelson.
  • Groundbreaking date and presiding: Sept. 18, 2021; President Veasna Kuonno Neang, president of the Cambodia Phnom Penh Mission.
  • Of note: Latter-day Saints in Cambodia travel to either Hong Kong or the Philippines to attend a temple. Due to the distance and cost needed to travel, a temple visit had been a once-in-a-lifetime event for most members in Cambodia.
  • Read more: About the groundbreaking.
  • Church News almanac page link: Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple

Pago Pago American Samoa Temple

A rendering of the Bacolod Philippines Temple.<br>
A rendering of the Bacolod Philippines Temple.
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Bacolod Philippines Temple

Freetown Sierra Leone Temple

Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple

  • Announced: April 5, 2020, by President Russell M. Nelson.
  • Groundbreaking date and presiding: April 9, 2022; Elder Joaquín E. Costa, a General Authority Seventy.
  • Of note: The Bahía Blanca temple will be Argentina’s fifth house of the Lord and the country’s southernmost temple; operating temples are located in Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Salta, with a temple in Mendoza scheduled for dedication in September.
  • Read more: About the groundbreaking.
  • Church News almanac page link: Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple

Grand Junction Colorado Temple

The Lindon Utah Temple, as seen on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.
The Lindon Utah Temple, as seen on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Lindon, Utah. | Megan Nielsen, Deseret News

Lindon Utah Temple

Farmington New Mexico Temple

  • Announced: April 4, 2021, by President Russell M. Nelson.
  • Groundbreaking date and presiding: April 30, 2022; Elder Anthony D. Perkins, a General Authority Seventy.
  • Of note: The Farmington temple will serve not only members in New Mexico but also Latter-day Saints from the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States, including parts of Colorado, Arizona, Utah and the Navajo Nation
  • Read more: About the groundbreaking.
  • Church News almanac page link: Farmington New Mexico Temple

Elko Nevada Temple

Elder Brent H. Nielson and his wife, Sister Marcia Nielson, are joined by others in turning over the soil in the groundbreaking of the Burley Idaho Temple.
Elder Brent H. Nielson of the Presidency of the Seventy and his wife, Sister Marcia Nielson, are joined by others in turning over the soil in the groundbreaking of the Burley Idaho Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Burley, Idaho. | Credit: Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

Burley Idaho Temple

Smithfield Utah Temple

Yorba Linda California Temple

Primary children participate in the turning of soil during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lubumbashi temple in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022.<br>
Primary children participate in the turning of soil during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lubumbashi temple in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022.
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple

Ephraim Utah Temple

  • Announced: May 1, 2021, by President Russell M. Nelson.
  • Groundbreaking date and presiding: Aug. 27, 2022; President Nelson, President of the Church.
  • Of note: His presiding at the groundbreaking service was a surprise to those attending, President Nelson spoke of the area’s personal significance to him, with both parents, three of his four grandparents and all eight of his great-grandparents either natives or residents of Ephraim or nearby Manti.
  • Read more: About the groundbreaking.
  • Church News almanac page link: Ephraim Utah Temple

Heber Valley Utah Temple

  • Announced: Oct. 2, 2021, by President Russell M. Nelson.
  • Groundbreaking date and presiding: Oct. 8, 2022; President Nelson, President of the Church.
  • Of note: President Nelson presided at the Heber Valley temple’s groundbreaking ceremony, the second such time at a groundbreaking that year.
  • Read more: About the groundbreaking.
  • Church News almanac page link: Heber Valley Utah Temple
President Russell M. Nelson is joined by others in turning over the soil at the groundbreaking of the Heber Valley Temple.
President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy W. Nelson and Elder Kevin R. Duncan and his wife, Sister Nancy Duncan, are joined by residents in turning over the soil at the groundbreaking of the Heber Valley Temple on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Heber City, Utah. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

Willamette Valley Oregon Temple

Managua Nicaragua Temple

Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple

An artist’s rendering of the Torreón Mexico Temple.
An artist’s rendering of the Torreón Mexico Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Torreón Mexico Temple

Querétaro Mexico Temple

Port Vila Vanuatu Temple

Elder Peter F. Meurs and Sister Maxine Meurs (back row, left) with leaders, youth and young adults who walked the Kokoda Trail from Popondetta to Port Moresby (about 96 km. over mountains) to attend the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple groundbreaking. The group completed the challenging walk in four days.
Elder Peter F. Meurs and Sister Maxine Meurs (back row, left) with leaders, youth and young adults who walked the Kokoda Trail from Popondetta to Port Moresby (about 96 km. over mountains) to attend the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple groundbreaking. The group completed the challenging walk in four days. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple

  • Announced: Oct. 5, 2019, by President Russell M. Nelson.
  • Groundbreaking date and presiding: April 22, 2023; Elder Peter F. Meurs, a General Authority Seventy.
  • Of note: One group of 18 Latter-day Saint men trekked four days across the Kokoda Trail to make it to the groundbreaking in the capital city of Papua New Guinea. The trail is a single-file footpath that runs approximately 96 kilometers (almost 60 miles) through rugged mountain ridges and rainforests.
  • Read more: About the groundbreaking.
  • Church News almanac page link: Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple

Montpelier Idaho Temple

  • Announced: April 3, 2022, by President Russell M. Nelson.
  • Groundbreaking date and presiding: June 17, 2023; Elder Ryan K. Olsen, a General Authority Seventy.
  • Of note: The town of Montpelier was settled in 1864 by Latter-day Saint pioneers. Brigham Young later gave the city the name “Montpelier,” the same name as the capital of his birth state of Vermont.
  • Read more: About the groundbreaking.
  • Church News almanac page link: Montpelier Idaho Temple

Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple

A rendering of the Modesto California Temple.
A rendering of the Modesto California Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Modesto California Temple

Fort Worth Texas Temple

Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple

Attendees at the Knoxville Tennessee Temple groundbreaking ceremony walk to the site in the rain on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.<br>
Attendees at the Knoxville Tennessee Temple groundbreaking ceremony walk to the site in the rain on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Knoxville Tennessee Temple

San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple

Cleveland Ohio Temple

A close-up of golded-colored shovels.
Shovels used to break ground for the Teton River Idaho Temple in north Rexburg, Idaho, on June 1, 2024. | Michael Lewis

Teton River Idaho Temple

Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple

Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple

Site location map for the Austin Texas Temple.
Site location map for the Austin Texas Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

New construction coming up

Four temples have had their groundbreakings already announced, each for next month and three of the four on the same day.

The four are, including scheduled date and presiding Church leader:

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