The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the dates for the open house and dedication of the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple.
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A media day will be held on Monday, April 20, 2026. Invited guests will tour the temple on Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22. The public open house will be held Thursday, April 23, through Saturday, May 9, excluding Sundays.
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the dedication, Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (Rebroadcast: 2:00 p.m.) The dedicatory session will be broadcast to all units in the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple district.
Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, is home to over 150,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 300 congregations. The Willamette Valley Temple will be the third house of the Lord in the state. Operating temples are in Medford and Portland, Oregon.
The Willamette Valley Oregon Temple was announced by President Russell M. Nelson in April 2021.
“Temples are a vital part of the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ in its fulness,” he said then. “Ordinances of the temple fill our lives with power and strength available in no other way. We thank God for those blessings.”
Yuma Arizona Temple
The Church has also announced the location of the Yuma Arizona Temple. A rendering of the temple’s exterior has also been provided.
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This temple will be built on a nearly 7-acre site located at the corner of East 36th Street and South 8 East Avenue, Yuma, Arizona. Plans call for a single-story temple of around 18,500 square feet and an accompanying ancillary building.
Nearly 450,000 Latter-day Saints live in Arizona in over 900 congregations.
Eight additional temples are in operation, announced or are under construction in Arizona in Flagstaff, Gilbert, Gila Valley, Mesa, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Snowflake, and Tucson.
President Nelson announced the Yuma Arizona Temple in April 2024.
“Understanding the spiritual privileges made possible in the temple is vital to each of us today,” he said then.
Temples differ from the Church’s meetinghouses (chapels). All are welcome to attend Sunday worship services and other weekday activities at local meetinghouses. The primary purpose of temples is for faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ to participate in sacred ceremonies that unite families forever.