President Nelson Pronounces 15 New Temples at April 2025 Common Convention

President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints introduced 15 new temples through the concluding session of the April 2025 basic convention.

The temples can be constructed within the following places:

• Reynosa, Mexico
• Chorrillos, Peru
• Rivera, Uruguay
• Campo Grande, Brazil
• Porto, Portugal
• Uyo, Nigeria
• San Jose del Monte, Philippines
• Nouméa, New Caledonia
• Liverpool, Australia
• Caldwell, Idaho
• Flagstaff, Arizona
• Speedy Metropolis, South Dakota
• Greenville, South Carolina
• Norfolk, Virginia
• Spanish Fork, Utah

“We’re grateful to the Lord for the acceleration of temple-building lately,” stated the prophet, who has introduced 200 temples since he grew to become president in 2018. “I testify that Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of Israel, leads this, His Church. He’s getting ready to come back once more. Could we likewise put together to obtain Him.”

Along with asserting 200 temples, final 12 months the 100-year-old prophet devoted the Church’s 2 hundredth working home of the Lord.

Right this moment’s announcement brings the overall variety of temples — working, below development, or introduced — to 382.

Every temple is a home of the Lord and essentially the most sacred place of worship on the earth. The first goal of temples is for trustworthy members of the Church to obtain peace, inspiration, and non secular energy as they enter into sacred agreements with God in His holy home.

See beneath for extra details about the Church of Jesus Christ in every location.

Reynosa, Mexico

The Reynosa Mexico Temple would be the twenty seventh home of the Lord within the nation. Reynosa is positioned on the southern financial institution of the Rio Grande River throughout the Mexico–United States border from Hidalgo, Texas.

Devoted temples in Mexico are present in Ciudad Juárez, Colonia Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Mérida, Mexico Metropolis, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tampico, Tijuana, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz and Villahermosa. There are additionally temples below development or introduced in Cancún, Chihuahua, Cuernavaca, Culiacán, Mexico Metropolis Benemérito, Juchitán de Zaragoza, Pachuca, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Toluca, Torreón and Tula.

Mexico is house to greater than 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in practically 1,900 congregations, the second largest membership exterior of the USA. Missionary work started in Mexico in 1875.

Chorrillos, Peru

The Chorrillos Peru Temple would be the tenth home of the Lord within the nation. Chorrillos is positioned on the Pacific Ocean and is house to many common seashores.

Different temples which can be introduced, below development or in operation in Peru are the Arequipa, Chiclayo, Cusco, Huancayo, Iquitos, Lima Peru Los Olivos, Lima, Piura and Trujillo temples. In Peru, there are practically 650,000 Latter-day Saints in about 800 congregations within the nation. The primary missionaries arrived within the nation in 1956.

Rivera, Uruguay

The Rivera Uruguay Temple would be the second home of the Lord within the nation, becoming a member of the Montevideo Uruguay Temple. The Montevideo Temple was devoted in March 2001 by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

Rivera is the capital of Rivera Division of Uruguay. It borders the Brazilian metropolis of Santana do Livramento. Collectively, they type an city space with about 200,000 residents.

There are about practically 110,000 Latter-day Saints in round 130 congregations in Uruguay.

Campo Grande, Brazil

The Campo Grande Brazil Temple is the twenty fourth introduced temple in Brazil. Campo Grande is a metropolis in west central Brazil.

9 different temples have not too long ago been introduced within the nation. They’re the Florianópolis, Goiânia, João Pessoa, Maceió, Natal, Santos, São Paulo East, Teresina and Vitória temples. Eleven others are in operation in Brazil: the Belém, Brasília, Campinas, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo Temples. The Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple, Londrina Brazil Temple and Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple are at present below development.

On October 20, 2024, the Salvador Brazil Temple was devoted by Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

There are greater than 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in Brazil, the third-most populous nation of Latter-day Saints exterior the USA.

Porto, Portugal

Porto, with a inhabitants of roughly 1.3 million, is the second-largest metropolis in Portugal, a nation house to just about 48,000 Latter-day Saints in additional than 60 congregations.

The temple in Porto would be the second within the nation, becoming a member of the Lisbon Portugal Temple.

The primary department was organized in Lisbon in 1975. That very same 12 months, then-Elder Thomas S. Monson devoted the nation for the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Uyo, Nigeria

The Uyo Nigeria Temple would be the seventh temple constructed within the nation. The Aba Nigeria Temple was devoted in 2005. 5 different temples are deliberate to be in-built Abuja, Benin Metropolis, Calabar, Eket and Lagos.

There are greater than 250,000 Latter-day Saints in practically 850 congregations in Nigeria. West Africa is likely one of the quickest rising areas of the Church on the planet.

San Jose del Monte, Philippines

The San Jose del Monte Philippines Temple would be the 14th within the nation. There are greater than 880,000 Latter-day Saints in round 1,325 native congregations within the Philippines.

The opposite 13 temples which can be introduced, below development or in operation within the nation are these in Alabang, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu Metropolis, Davao, Iloilo, Laoag, Manila, Naga, Santiago, Tacloban Metropolis, Tuguegarao Metropolis and Urdaneta. For the reason that nation formally opened for missionary work in 1961, the speed of Church development within the Philippines continues to be among the many quickest on the planet.

Nouméa, New Caledonia

This would be the first temple in New Caledonia, a gaggle of islands within the southwestern Pacific Islands which can be house to greater than 2,500 Latter-day Saints. Nouméa, the nation’s capital, has a inhabitants of about 100,000.

The primary members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints moved to New Caledonia from Tahiti. The primary stake (a gaggle of congregations) was organized in 2012.

Liverpool, Australia

This can be Australia’s seventh temple. Different temples in operation are the Adelaide Australia Temple, Brisbane Australia South Temple, Brisbane Australia Temple, Melbourne Australia Temple, Perth Australia Temple and Sydney Australia Temple.

The Liverpool Australia Temple would be the second temple within the higher Sydney space.

The Church was launched in Australia in 1840 when a British convert immigrated to the nation. The primary department was organized in 1844, and a mission was established in 1851. Stakes in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, every organized in 1960, have been among the many first stakes established exterior of North America.

Right this moment, Australia is house to just about 160,000 Latter-day Saints in round 300 congregations.

Caldwell, Idaho

The temple to be in-built Caldwell would be the third within the Boise, Idaho, metropolitan space. The Boise Idaho Temple was devoted in 1984 and the Meridian Idaho Temple was devoted in 2017.

Idaho is house to greater than 475,000 members of the Church in over 1,225 congregations. Early Church pioneers settled in Idaho in 1855. A number of Church presidents are natives of Idaho, together with Presidents Harold B. Lee, Ezra Taft Benson and Howard W. Hunter.

The Caldwell Idaho Temple would be the eleventh temple within the state. Different temples within the state are the Boise Idaho Temple, Burley Idaho Temple, Coeur d’Alene Idaho Temple, Idaho Falls Idaho Temple, Meridian Idaho Temple, Montpelier Idaho Temple, Pocatello Idaho Temple, Rexburg Idaho Temple, Teton River Idaho Temple and Twin Falls Idaho Temple.

Flagstaff, Arizona

Flagstaff is positioned about 150 miles north of Phoenix, Arizona, amongst one of many world’s largest ponderosa pine forests and subsequent to the tallest mountain within the state, Humphreys Peak (elevation 12,633 toes).

The Flagstaff Arizona Temple would be the ninth temple in Arizona, which is located within the southwest United States. There are roughly 450,000 Latter-day Saints within the state in round 925 congregations. The primary members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arrived in Arizona within the winter of 1846. Different temples within the state are within the cities of Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, Snowflake, the Gila Valley, Tucson, Queen Creek and Yuma.

Speedy Metropolis, South Dakota

Situated in western South Dakota, Speedy Metropolis is the second-most populous metropolis within the state, with a inhabitants of greater than 80,000. In close by Black Hills stands the long-lasting Mount Rushmore Nationwide Memorial.

The Speedy Metropolis South Dakota Temple would be the first within the state.

South Dakota, positioned in north-central United States, has greater than 11,500 members in roughly 30 congregations.

Greenville, South Carolina

The Greenville South Carolina Temple would be the second home of the Lord within the state. The Columbia South Carolina Temple has been in operation since October 1999.

Greenville, discovered within the northwestern a part of South Carolina, is house to just about 75,000 residents.

South Carolina, which is within the southeastern United States, is house to just about 46,000 Latter-day Saints in roughly 85 congregations.

Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk, a waterfront metropolis positioned alongside Chesapeake Bay, is the fifth-largest metropolis in Virginia.

The temple in Norfolk would be the fourth within the state, becoming a member of the Richmond Virginia Temple, which was devoted Could 2023. The Roanoke Virginia Temple and Winchester Virginia Temple have been introduced in 2023.

Virginia is house to 100,000 Latter-day Saints in about 210 congregations.

Spanish Fork, Utah

The Spanish Fork Utah Temple would be the ninth temple in Utah County. Utah County can be house to Brigham Younger College.

Spanish Fork is in southern Utah Valley, with Utah Lake to the northwest and the Wasatch Vary to the east. Latter-day Saints settled Spanish Fork in 1851, house to about 50,000 residents right now.

Utah, the Church’s world headquarters, is house to greater than 2.2 million Latter-day Saints, roughly two-thirds of the state’s inhabitants of three.5 million folks. The temple within the metropolis of Spanish Fork would be the thirty first temple in Utah both in operation, below renovation, below development or introduced.

Temples at present in operation within the state are present in American Fork (Mount Timpanogos), Bountiful, Brigham Metropolis, Cedar Metropolis, Draper, Layton, Logan, Manti, Monticello, Ogden, Orem, Payson, Provo (Provo Metropolis Middle), Saratoga Springs, South Jordan (Jordan River and Oquirrh Mountain), St. George (Purple Cliffs and St. George), Taylorsville, Tooele (Deseret Peak) and Vernal. New temples below development in Utah are in Ephraim, Heber Valley, Lindon, Smithfield and Syracuse. The Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple and Salt Lake Temple are at present below renovation. Temples in Lehi, Worth and West Jordan have been introduced in 2024.

On November 10, 2024, President Russell M. Nelson devoted the 2 hundredth working temple of the Church — the Deseret Peak Utah Temple in Tooele.

For extra details about temples, go to temples.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

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