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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house and dedication dates for the Farmington New Mexico Temple. The groundbreaking ceremonies for the Benin City Nigeria Temple, Lagos Nigeria Temple, Budapest Hungary Temple and Natal Brazil Temple have also been announced.
Farmington New Mexico Temple
A media day for the Farmington New Mexico Temple will be held on Monday, July 14, 2025, and invited guests will tour the temple on Tuesday, July 15, and Wednesday, July 16, 2025. A public open house will run from Thursday, July 17, through Saturday, August 2, excluding Sundays.
Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple in one session on Sunday, August 17, 2025. The dedicatory session will be broadcast to all units in the temple district.
Church President Russell M. Nelson announced the Farmington New Mexico Temple during the April 2021 general conference. It will be the second temple in the state, joining the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple.
Since the Great Depression in the 1930s, the diverse congregations of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico have worked to serve people experiencing poverty in their communities. More than 69,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 140 congregations call New Mexico home today.
Lagos Nigeria Temple
Groundbreaking services for the Lagos Nigeria Temple will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Elder Alfred Kyungu, Africa West Area President, will preside at the event.
An exterior rendering has also been released for the temple.
This house of the Lord will be built on a 2.7-acre site located at Rumens Road and Bourdillon Road, in the Ikoyi neighborhood of Lagos, Nigeria. Plans call for a one-story temple of approximately 19,800 square feet. An arrival center and patron housing will also be constructed on the site.
President Nelson announced this temple during the April 2018 general conference.
He said then, “Our message to the world is simple and sincere: we invite all of God’s children on both sides of the veil to come unto their Savior, receive the blessings of the holy temple, have enduring joy, and qualify for eternal life.”
Benin City Nigeria Temple
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