Latter-day Saints’ President Nelson announces 15 new temples during April 2024 general conference

Trevor Myers
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — At the conclusion of the fifth and final session of the 194th annual general conference, Russell M. Nelson, president of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced plans for 15 new temples.

President Nelson announced the temples in a pre-recorded address that aired during the Sunday afternoon session of the conference at the church’s Salt Lake City Conference Center.

The 15 temples will be constructed in several different countries — with a few of them in the United States, including two more temples in Utah.

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The new temples have been announced in the following locations:

  • Uturoa, French Polynesia

  • Chihuahua, Mexico

  • Florianópolis, Brazil

  • Rosario, Argentina

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Brisbane Australia South Area

  • Victoria, British Columbia

  • Yuma, Arizona

  • Houston Texas South Area

  • Des Moines, Iowa

  • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • West Jordan, Utah

  • Lehi, Utah

  • Maracaibo, Venezuela

According to the church, the Edinburgh, Scotland temple will be the first Latter-day Saint temple in Scotland.

The Des Moines, Iowa temple will be the first Latter-day Saint temple in the state, while the temple in Honolulu will be the fourth in Hawaii — with the third Hawaii temple being announced in Kahului in October 2023.

During his Sunday afternoon address, President Nelson also mentioned the church’s recent acquisition of the Kirtland Temple from Community of Christ.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds its general conference twice a year, first in April, then in October. The individual sessions of the conference are each about two hours long and take place over a Saturday and a Sunday.

At the conclusion of the October 2023 general conference sessions, President Nelson announced 20 new temples in a pre-recorded message — a number of temples that was said to be the second-highest number ever announced at once.

According to Church Newsroom, the church had a reported membership of more than 17.2 million people throughout the world in 2023, with more than 340,000 new members being added that year.

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