The following are a series of temple updates from around the world, excerpted from the Church Newsroom.
Elder Kearon Dedicates the Auckland New Zealand Temple on Palm Sunday
On Palm Sunday, 13 April 2025, Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the Auckland New Zealand Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Members of the Church from Auckland and Northland regions gathered in the temple and selected Church meetinghouses to participate in the long-awaited temple dedication service.
Elder Kearon taught that the temple is “a sacred symbol of Heavenly Father’s love for His children.”
“Everything about this holy house points us to our Heavenly Father and the Saviour,” he said.
“Everything [about the temple] is to help us to look beyond ourselves and come to a deeper understanding of our life’s purpose as seen through heaven’s eyes.”
“Each ordinance and each covenant is a reminder of our Father in Heaven’s deep love for us,” he said.
Elder Kearon continued, “One of the sweetest blessings of worshipping in the temple often is hearing time and time again the beautiful, powerful promises that our Father in Heaven has gifted us because He loves us so much and wants us to find joy and peace.
“Though we don’t always feel it, the truth is that we are of infinite worth in the sight of God, and each soul is individually and inherently precious.”
He said, “These constant reminders lift us above our daily cares to a higher and more hallowed view of the world we live in and our place in it.”
Following his address, Elder Kearon offered a prayer, dedicating the temple to the Lord’s sacred work.
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Nairobi Temple Open House Begins
An open house is underway for the recently completed Nairobi Kenya Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
As a start to the open house events, a media day for the Nairobi temple will be held on Monday, April 14, 2025. Invited guests will tour the temple on Tuesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 16, 2025. A public open house will run from Thursday, April 17, through Saturday, May 3, excluding Sundays. All are welcome to tour the new house of the Lord during this unique opportunity.
Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple in one session on Sunday, May 18, 2025. The dedicatory session will be broadcast live to all units in the temple district.
Once the temple is dedicated, only worthy members of the Church of Jesus Christ can enter to worship, serve and perform ordinances.
Former Church President Thomas S. Monson announced this temple during the April 2017 general conference.
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Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for Two Temples in South America
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house and dedication dates for the Antofagasta Chile and Bahía Blanca Argentina Temples. An exterior rendering has also been released for the West Jordan Utah Temple.
Antofagasta Chile Temple
A media day for the Antofagasta Chile Temple will be held on Monday, May 12, 2025. Invited guests will tour the temple on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, and a public open house will run from Wednesday, May 14, to Saturday, May 24, 2025, excluding Sundays.
Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple on Sunday, June 15, 2025. The dedicatory session will be broadcast to all congregations in the temple district.
Church President Russell M. Nelson announced this temple during the April 2019 general conference.
“God’s objective should be our objective,” he said then. “He wants His children to choose to return to Him, prepared, qualified, endowed, sealed and faithful to covenants made in holy temples.”
Since early Church leader Parley P. Pratt served a mission there in 1851, Chile has become home to more than 610,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 580 congregations. In 2004, the Chilean government recognized the Church for its role in fighting poverty.
The Antofagasta Chile Temple will be the country’s third dedicated house of the Lord, joining temples in Concepción and Santiago. The temple in Santiago was South America’s first, dedicated in 1983. The other three temples announced or in planning and construction phases in Chile are found in Santiago West, Puerto Montt and Viña del Mar.
Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple
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