President Nelson announces 17 new Latter-day Saint temples, including one in Price

SALT LAKE CITY – During the final session Sunday of the 194th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson announced the construction of 17 new temples around the world, including one in Price, Utah.

New temples will be built in the following locations:

• Juchitan de Zaragoza, Mexico
• Santa Ana, El Salvador
• Medellin, Colombia
• Santiago, Dominican Republic
• Puerto Montt, Chile
• Dublin, Ireland
• Milan, Italy
• Abuja, Nigeria
• Kampala, Uganda
• Maputo, Mozambique
• Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
• Queen Creek, Arizona
• El Paso, Texas
• Huntsville, Ala
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Summit, New Jersey
• Price, Utah

The newly announced temples bring the total worldwide to 367, including those that are dedicated, to be dedicated, under construction or being renovated.

In Utah, these include the Salt Lake Temple and the Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple, which are undergoing major renovations, as well as temples in Lehi and West Jordan, announced in April.

“My dear brothers and sisters, are we seeing what is happening right before our eyes?” said President Nelson. “I pray we don’t miss the majesty of this moment! The Lord is actually speeding up His work.”

The temple in Price will be the first in Carbon County in eastern Utah. The home of Utah State University-Eastern is the county seat of Carbon County.

That brings the total number of temples in operation, under renovation, under construction or announced in Utah, the church's headquarters and home to nearly 2.2 million Latter-day Saints — or about two-thirds of the state's population — to 31 are. Active temples are located in American Fork, Bountiful, Brigham City, Cedar City, Draper, Layton, Logan, Manti, Monticello, Ogden, Orem, Payson, Provo, Saratoga Springs, South Jordan, St. George, Taylorsville and Vernal.

New temples under construction include Ephraim, Heber Valley, Lindon, Smithfield, Syracuse and Tooele.

“Why are we building temples at such an unprecedented pace?” President Nelson asked during his announcement. “Why? Because the Lord told us to. The blessings of the Temple help gather Israel on both sides of the veil. These blessings also help prepare a people who will help prepare the world for the second coming of the Lord! “

President Nelson has announced 185 temples since 2018, more than half of the Church's total. He also announced major renovations to the Salt Lake Temple, which the latest projections show will be completed by the end of the 2026 calendar year.

“We build temples to honor the Lord,” President Nelson said at the rededication of the Manti Utah Temple in April. “They were built for worship and not for show. We make sacred covenants of eternal significance within these sacred walls.”

The first temples in the regions include newly announced buildings in New Jersey, home to 35,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 60 communities; Wisconsin, home to more than 28,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 65 communities; Uganda, where more than 22,000 Latter-day Saints live in nearly 40 communities; Ireland, where nearly 4,000 church members live in 13 communities; and southern Chile, where the Puerto Montt Temple will join temples in Santiago, Antofagasta, Concepción, Santiago West and Viña del Mar.