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The new MTC in Kinshasa will open in August 2024 and will serve missionaries speaking or learning French.
The Church’s first house of the Lord in the western European nation will be constructed within an existing building.
Announced in April 2022 general conference, the house of the Lord in Wellington will be the third in New Zealand.
The house of the Lord in Tooele will be Utah’s 23rd dedicated among the 30 total temples in the state.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the Salta Argentina Temple on Sunday, June 16.
From full-time missionary to Apostle, Elder Christofferson returns to Salta: "This temple is a testament to me that the Lord has been doing His work here for many years."
After dedicating South America in 1925 for the preaching of the gospel there, Elder Melvin J. Ballard later said the Church would be "as an oak grows slowly from an acorn."
Elder Christofferson to dedicate temple in Salta, where he served as a young missionary in the mid-1960s.
Elder Jorge F. Zeballos offered a prayer dedicating the site and construction process, with the Santa Cruz mayor among those attending the June 8 groundbreaking.
Elder Ciro Schmeil will preside at the August groundbreaking, the second for the Church on that day.
Project leaders spoke of highlighting the Savior’s mission and ministry, honoring pioneer craftsmanship and acknowledging the power received in making and keeping temple covenants.
In this Church News video titled “Wonderful Association,” Elder D. Todd Christofferson speaks of the late Elder Richard G. Scott, who was his mission president in Argentina in the mid-1960s and his fellow Apostle 40 years later.
Elder Jacob Aaron Kessler from Nevada and Elder Robert “Tommy” Gardner from Utah died at the scene of the June 4 accident near Beulah, North Dakota
Elder D. Todd Christofferson joins the Church News podcast to reflect on his mission and the influence of his mission president, the late Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
In prayer dedicating site and construction of the Cleveland Ohio Temple, Elder Vaiangina Sikahema acknowledged the historic role of the nearby Kirtland Temple.
Sustained as a new General Authority Seventy during the April 2024 general conference, Elder Hirst childhood in North West England led to his Church membership and profession as a barrister.
Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple on Oct. 13, 2024; open house is set to run Sept. 12-28.
Reminding students around the globe that "you are not alone," Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf recounted his past and used aviation principles to empathize and encourage.
Elder and Sister De Hoyos explain why for them the Mesa Arizona Temple is ‘the temple’ and why they plan to return in 2025 to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary
Elder Paul Hardin of San Antonio, Texas, died Monday night, May 20, from injuries sustained in a weekend accident that earlier claimed the life of his wife, Sister Mary Hardin.
"A temple is a beacon of light in a community, and it lifts us and invites us to the Lord so we can come to Him and enter in His covenant path," said Elder Gong.
Calling attention to the inscription "Holiness to the Lord," Elder Gong says, "I truly believe ‘holiness’ is both an invitation and a declaration."
The four eras: Four decades of traveling to Mesa, 25 years of one temple in Mexico City, 11 dedications in three years, and 12 new houses of the Lord announced over past 31 months.
Both are noteworthy, but not unique — Church has had more dedications in a shorter period, and leaders have done successive dedications previously.
Artist’s renderings provide first look at Maceió Brazil and Huehuetenango Guatemala temples.
Announced in October 2022, the Ribeirão Preto temple is one of 23 houses of the Lord in the South American country.
Ground will be broken for Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple on June 8 and for Austin Texas Temple on Aug. 17.
The two new houses of the Lord — the third for Ohio and the first for Iowa — were announced earlier this month by President Nelson in April 2024 general conference.
Announced a year ago, the house of the Lord in Lethbridge will be Alberta’s fourth and one of 11 in Canada.