The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced updates for four soon-to-be-built temples in the western United States—Ephraim Utah, Yorba Linda California, Burley Idaho, and Smithfield Utah. You can read more about each of those updates below.
Ephraim Utah Temple
The Ephraim Utah Temple, which was announced by President Russell M. Nelson in May 2021, now has a location and design.
Plans estimate that the new temple will be three stories and approximately 39,000 square feet, built at the intersection of 200 North and 400 East in Ephraim, Utah.
In addition to this temple, the state of Utah has 14 temples in operation, seven under construction, three under renovation, and three more announced. The new temple in Ephraim will serve more than 31,000 Latter-day Saints in the area.
Groundbreaking ceremony details are still forthcoming.
See the full statement and location map on Church Newsroom.
Yorba Linda California Temple
Groundbreaking for the Yorba Linda California Temple will take place on Saturday, June 18. Elder Mark A. Bragg of the Quorum of the Seventy will preside at the ceremony.
The new temple in Yorba Linda will be a single-story structure of about 30,000 square feet, built at the intersection of Bastanchury Road and Osmond Street. This will be the ninth temple in California, joining the Fresno, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Oakland, Redlands, Sacramento, and San Diego California Temples. The Feather River California Temple in Yuba City is under construction.
Burley Idaho Temple
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Burley Idaho Temple will take place on Saturday, June 4, with Elder Brent H. Nielson of the Quorum of the Seventy presiding.
The new temple will be built at 40 South and 150 East, and current plans call for a two-story structure roughly 38,600 square feet in size.
The Burley Idaho Temple will be the seventh temple in Idaho, after the temples in Boise, Idaho Falls, Meridian, Rexburg, Twin Falls, and Pocatello.
Smithfield Utah Temple
Church leaders will break ground for the Smithfield Utah Temple on Saturday, June 18. Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the event, accompanied by Elder Gary E. Stevenson, who was raised in Cache Valley, Utah.
The new temple will be a three-story, 83,000 square foot structure built at the intersection of N 800 West and W 100 North in Smithfield, Utah.
In addition to the new temple in Smithfield, temples have been announced or are under construction in Utah in Ephraim, Heber Valley, Layton, Lindon, Orem, St. George (Red Cliffs), Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Taylorsville, and Tooele (Deseret Peak).
You can find more details about each of these groundbreaking ceremonies and maps of the temples’ locations on Church Newsroom here.
