The following is excerpted from the Church Newsroom. 

The Tallahassee Florida Temple Opens for Public Tours 

Tours are beginning for the Tallahassee Florida Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

On Monday, October 28, 2024, media members attended a news conference and toured the new house of the Lord. Those participating in the event included Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Elders Kevin R. DuncanSteven R. BangerterAhmad S. Corbitt and Massimo De Feo of the Seventy; as well as several local leaders.

Public Open House

The public open house will run from Monday, November 4 through Saturday, November 23, 2024, excluding Sundays. All are invited to tour the temple. There is no cost to attend, and reservations are not needed.

Temples are sacred buildings designed to help God’s children feel close to Him and His Son, Jesus Christ. Once the temple is dedicated, entrance is reserved for members of the Church. This open house is a unique opportunity to tour this house of worship.

Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple in one session on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. EST and it will be broadcast to all units of the Tallahassee Florida Temple district. When dedicated, this house of the Lord will be the 202nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Dedication News for Auckland and Toronto Temples

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the dates for the open house and dedication of the Auckland New Zealand Temple. They also announced the dates for the open house and rededication of the Toronto Ontario Temple.

Auckland New Zealand Temple

The Auckland New Zealand Temple will be dedicated in a single session on Sunday, April 13, 2025, by Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The 10 a.m. NZDT dedicatory session will be broadcast to all units in the Auckland New Zealand Temple district.

After a media day on Monday, February 24, 2025, invited guests will tour the temple on Tuesday, February 25, and Wednesday, February 26, 2025. The temple will then be open to the public for tours from Thursday, February 27, to Saturday, March 22, 2025 (excluding Sundays).

This temple was announced by President Russell M. Nelson in October 2018.

“If you have reasonable access to a temple, I urge you to find a way to make an appointment regularly with the Lord — to be in His holy house — then keep that appointment with exactness and joy,” President Nelson said. “I promise you that the Lord will bring the miracles He knows you need as you make sacrifices to serve and worship in His temples.”

The Auckland New Zealand Temple will be the third in the country. The historic Hamilton New Zealand Temple, the first house of the Lord built in the southern hemisphere, was dedicated in 1958. The Wellington New Zealand Temple was announced in April 2022.

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