President Russell M. Nelson of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints announced 15 new temples at the end of the session of the general conference of April 2025.
The temples will be built in the following locations:
“We are grateful to the Lord for the acceleration of the construction of the temple in recent years,” said the Prophet, who announced 200 temples since he became president in 2018. “I testify that Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of Israel, leads him, his church. He prepares to come back. Can also prepare us to receive it.”
In addition to announcing 200 temples, last year, the 100 -year -old prophet consecrated the 200th operating house of the church lord.
Today’s announcement brings the total number of temples – operational, under construction or announced – to 382.
Each temple is a house of the Lord and the most sacred place of worship on earth. The main goal of the temples is that the faithful members of the Church receive peace, inspiration and spiritual power while they enter sacred agreements with God in his holy house.
See below for more information on the church of Jesus Christ in each place.
The temple of Reynosa Mexico will be the 27th house of the Lord of the country. Reynosa is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande river through the border of the States of Mexico – United in Hidalgo, Texas.
Temples dedicated to Mexico are in Ciudad Juárez, Colonia Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Mérida, Mexico, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tampico, Tijuana, Textla Gutiérez, Veracruz and Villamermosa. There are also temples under construction or announced in Cancún, Chihuahua, Cuernavaca, Culiacán, Mexico Benémérito, perpetrator of Zaragoza, Pachuca, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Toluca, Torreón and Tula.
Mexico is home to more than 1.5 million saints of the last days in nearly 1,900 congregations, the second largest number of members outside the United States. Missionary work began in Mexico in 1875.
The Chorrillos Peru temple will be the 10th house of the Lord of the country. Chorrillos is located on the Pacific Ocean and is home to many popular beaches.
The other temples which are announced, under construction or in operation in Peru are the temples Arequipa, Chiclayo, Cusco, Huancayo, Iquitos, Lima Peru Los Olivos, Lima, Piura and Trujillo. In Peru, there are almost 650,000 holy days of the last days in around 800 congregations in the country. The first missionaries arrived in the country in 1956.
The temple Rivera Uruguay will be the second house of the Lord of the country, joining the temple of Montevideo Uruguay. The Montevideo temple was dedicated in March 2001 by President Gordon B. Hinckley.
Rivera is the capital of the department of Rivera of Uruguay. He borders the Brazilian city of Santana Do Livramento. Together, they form an urban area with around 200,000 residents.
There are almost 110,000 holy days of the last days in around 130 congregations in Uruguay.
The temple of the Grande Brazil campo is the 24th temple announced in Brazil. Campo Grande is a city in the center-west of Brazil.
Nine other temples have recently been announced in the country. These are the Florianópolis, Goiânia, João Pessoa, Maceió, Natal, Santos, São Paulo East, Teresina and Vitória. Eleven others operate in Brazil: Belém, Brasília, Campinas, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo. The temple of Brazil of Belo Horizonte, the Londrina Brazil temple and the Ribeirão Preto Brazil temple are currently under construction.
On October 20, 2024, the Brazil temple of Salvador was dedicated by Brother Neil L. Andersen of the quorum of the twelve apostles.
There are more than 1.5 million holy days of the last days in Brazil, the third most populous country in the last days outside the United States.
Porto, with a population of around 1.3 million inhabitants, is the second largest city in Portugal, a nation that houses nearly 48,000 holy days in more than 60 congregations.
The temple of Porto will be the second in the country, joining the temple of Portugal from Lisbon.
The first branch was organized in Lisbon in 1975. That same year, The Elder Thomas S. Monson devoted the country to the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The temple of Uyo Nigeria will be the seventh temple built in the country. The Abu Nigeria temple was dedicated in 2005. Five other temples should be built in Abuja, Benin City, Calabar, Eket and Lagos.
There are more than 250,000 holy days of the last days in nearly 850 congregations in Nigeria. West Africa is one of the fastest growth areas in the Church in the world.
The temple of San Jose del Monte Philippines will be the 14th of the country. There are more than 880,000 saints of the last days in approximately 1,325 local congregations in the Philippines.
The other 13 temples that are announced, under construction or active in the country are those of Alabang, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu City, Davao, Iloilo, Laoag, Manila, Naga, Santiago, Tacloban City, Tuguegarao City and Urdaneta. Since the country officially opened its doors for missionary work in 1961, the Church growth rate in the Philippines continues to be among the fastest in the world.
It will be the first temple of New Caledonia, a group of islands in the Southwest Pacific islands that are home to more than 2,500 holy days of the last days. Nouméa, the country’s capital, has around 100,000 inhabitants.
The first members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints have moved to Tahiti in New Caledonia. The first stake (a group of congregations) was organized in 2012.
It will be the seventh temple of Australia. The other active temples are the temple of Australian Adelaide, the Australian Brisbane temple, the Melbourne Australia temple, the temple of Perth Australia and the Temple of Sydney Australia. The southern temple of Brisbane Australia is in planning.
The temple of Liverpool Australia will be the second temple in the Grand Sydney region.
The church was introduced in Australia in 1840 when a British converted immigrated to the country. The first branch was organized in 1844 and a mission was established in 1851. Stakes in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, each organized in 1960, was among the first participations established outside of North America.
Today,, Australia is home to nearly 160,000 holy days of last days in around 300 congregations.
The temple to be built in Caldwell will be the third in the Metropolitan Boisse region, Idaho. The Idaho Boisse temple was dedicated in 1984 and the Meridian Idaho temple was dedicated in 2017.
Idaho is home to more than 475,000 members of the church in more than 1,225 congregations. The first pioneers of the church settled in Idaho in 1855. Several church presidents were from Idaho, including Presidents Harold B. Lee, Ezra Taft Benson and Howard W. Hunter.
The temple of Caldwell Idaho will be the 11th state temple. The other temples of the State are the Boise Idaho temple, Burley Idaho temple, Alene Idaho’s heart temple, Idaho Falls Temple Idaho, Meridian Idaho temple, Montpelier Idaho temple, Idaho of Pocatello and Twin Falls Temple Idaho Temple.
Flagstaff is located about 150 miles north of Phoenix, Arizona, among one of the largest forests of Ponderosa pine in the world and next to the highest mountain in the state, Humphreys Peak (altitude 12,633 feet).
The temple of Flagstaff Arizona will be the ninth temple in Arizona, which is located in the southwest of the United States. There are around 450,000 holy days of the last days in the state in approximately 925 congregations. The first members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints arrived in Arizona in the winter of 1846. Other state temples were in the cities of Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, Snowflake, the Gila valley, Tucson, Queen Creek and Yuma.
Located in western southern Dakota, Rapid City is the second most populous city in the state, with a population of more than 80,000 inhabitants. In Black Hills, nearby, is the emblematic Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
The rapid temple of southern Dakota will be the first of the state.
The southern Dakota, located in the United States North Center, has more than 11,500 members in around 30 congregations.
The temple of the Carolina in the south of Greenville will be the second house of the state lord. The Temple of Columbia South Carolina has been active since October 1999.
Greenville, found in the northwest part of the South Carolina, is home to nearly 75,000 inhabitants.
Southern Carolina, which is in the southeast of the United States, is home to nearly 46,000 saints from the past 85 congregations.
Norfolk, a city by the water located along the Chesapeake bay, is the fifth largest city in Virginia.
The Norfolk temple will be the fourth of the state, joining the temple of Richmond Virginia, which was dedicated in May 2023. The Roanoke Virginia temple and the Winchester Virginia temple were announced in 2023.
Virginia is home to 100,000 holy days of the last days in around 210 congregations.
The Spanish temple of Fork Utah will be the ninth temple of the county of Utah. The county of Utah also houses Brigham Young University.
Spanish Fork is located in the south of the Utah valley, with Lake Utah in the northwest and the Wasatch chain to the east. The saints of the last days settled the Spanish fork in 1851, housing around 50,000 inhabitants today.
UTAH, the World Headquarters of the Church, is home to more than 2.2 million saints of the last days, about two -thirds of the population of 3.5 million people in the state. The temple of the city of the Spanish fork will be the 32nd temple of Utah in operation, under renovation, under construction or announced.
The temples currently active in the state are found in American fork (Mount Timpanogos), Bountritant, Brigham City, Cedar City, Draper, Layton, Logan, Manti, Monticello, Ogden, Orem, Payson, Provo (Provo City Center), Saratoga Springs, South Jordan (Jordan River and Oquirrh Mountain), St. George (Red Cliffs and St. River and Oquirrh Mounth Taylorsville, Tooele (Deseret Peak) and Vernal. The new temples under construction of Utah are in Ephraim, Heber Valley, Lindon, Smithfield and Syracuse. The Temple of Provo Utah Rock Canyon and the temple of Salt Lake are currently in renovation. Price and West Jordan were announced in 2024.
On November 10, 2024, President Russell Mr. Nelson devoted the 200th operational temple of the Church – the Temple Deseret Peak Utah in Tooele.
For more information on temples, visit the temples.Churchofjesuschrist.org.
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