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Visitors of all ages are invited to a free public open house held for most new or renovated temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The open house includes a video and a walk-through tour of the temple. After the temple is formally dedicated, entrance is reserved for faithful members of the Church.
The Church of Jesus Christ has announced dates in 2023 for eight temple dedications from August through November. A temple rededication is planned for December, and two dedications are currently planned for the beginning of 2024.
The Church currently has 315 total temples — dedicated, under construction or announced and in planning. The triple dedication of the Bentonville Arkansas, Moses Lake Washington, Brasília Brazil temples on September 17 bring total to 182 temples in operation. Fifty-six more are under construction or awaiting dedication or groundbreaking, and the remaining 77 are in planning and design.
Dates of free public open houses and dedications or rededications are listed below. This article will be updated as new dates are announced on Newsroom.
Temple Open Houses, Dedications and Rededications
2023
McAllen Texas Temple. Open house runs August 25 through September 9, 2023. Dedication will be on October 8 by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Feather River California Temple. Open house runs August 19 through September 9. Dedication will be on October 8 by Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Learn more.
Bangkok Thailand Temple. Open house runs September 1 through September 16. Dedication will be on October 22 by Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Book a tour.
Okinawa Japan Temple. Open house runs September 23 through October 7. Dedication will be on November 12 by Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Book a tour.
St. George Utah Temple. Open house runs September 15 through November 11. Rededication will be on December 10. Presiding officer not yet announced. Book a tour. There will be an American Sign Language tour of the St. George temple for the deaf and hard of hearing on Saturday, September 30, at 4:15 p.m.
2024
Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple. Open house runs November 10 through December 9, will be dedicated January 14 by Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Orem Utah Temple. Open house runs October 27 through December 16, 2023. Dedication will be on January 21. Book a tour. Presiding officer not yet announced.
56 Temples Under Construction
Construction began in 2023 for the following temples:
- Querétaro Mexico Temple, on January 7.
- Port Vila Vanuatu Temple, on April 8.
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple, on April 22.
- Montpelier Idaho Temple, on June 17.
- Belo Horizonte Temple, on June 17.
- Modesto California, on October 7.
- Forth Worth Texas Temple, on October 28.
Temples Closures for Renovations
St. George Utah Temple — Closed operations in early November 2019.
Salt Lake Temple — Closed since the end of 2019 for seismic upgrades and extensive renovations, the temple had its projected completion date recently amended to 2026.
Manti Utah Temple — Closed October 2021.
Stockholm Sweden Temple — Closed March 2023.
San Diego California Temple, Closed July 31 through December 31, 2023.
Kona Hawaii Temple — To close in October 2023.
Toronto Ontario Temple — To close in October 2023 for projected nine-month renovation project.
Anchorage Alaska Temple — In early 2024, a reconstruction project will enlarge and relocate Anchorage’s house of the Lord, while the current temple remains open until it is finished.
Provo Utah Temple — Will close in February 24, 2024.
Manhattan New York Temple, in 2024.
