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McAllen Texas Temple dedication and open house dates announced

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An artist’s rendering of the McAllen Texas Temple
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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the dates for the dedication and open house of the McAllen Texas Temple.

The McAllen Texas Temple will be dedicated on Sunday, October 8, 2023, in two sessions (10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. CDT) by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. A public open house will start on Friday, August 25, and continue through Saturday, September 9, 2023, excluding Sundays. A media day will be held on Monday, August 21, after which invited guests will tour the temple from Tuesday, August 22, through Thursday, August 24.

The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to all units in the McAllen Texas Temple district. It is anticipated that appointments for living ordinances will be available for scheduling sometime in July, and online scheduling of proxy ordinances will become available around September.

Read the full announcement on Church Newsroom.

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