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.
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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.
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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
In addition to the Lagos Nigeria Temple, groundbreaking services for the Benin City Nigeria Temple will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran, First Counselor in the Africa West Area Presidency, will preside at the event.
An exterior rendering has also been released for the temple.
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The Benin City Nigeria Temple will be built on a 2.17-acre site located at 16 Commercial Ave., Benin City, Nigeria. Plans call for a two-story temple of approximately 30,700 square feet, as well as an arrival center and patron housing.
The temples in Lagos and Benin City will join the Aba Nigeria Temple, which was dedicated in 2005. Three other temples are planned for Abuja, Calabar and Eket, Nigeria. There are nearly 233,000 Latter-day Saints in 810 congregations in Nigeria.
Budapest Hungary Temple
Groundbreaking services for the Budapest Hungary Temple will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Elder Rubén V. Alliaud, Europe Central Area President, will preside at the event.
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The Budapest Hungary Temple will be built on a 5.92-acre site located at Kocsis Sándor út and Borsikafű utca, in the Harsánylejtő neighborhood of Budapest, Hungary. Plans call for a one-story temple of approximately 18,000 square feet, as well as an arrival center and patron housing.
The first missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ arrived in Hungary in 1885. Missionary efforts ceased for several decades following World War I. The Church received official recognition from the Hungarian government in 1988, and the first meetinghouse in the country was dedicated one year later.
Today, Hungary is home to more than 5,000 Latter-day Saints in 21 congregations.
Natal Brazil Temple
Groundbreaking services for the Natal Brazil Temple will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Elder Mark D. Eddy, Second Counselor in the Brazil Area Presidency, will preside at the event.
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The Natal Brazil Temple will be built on a 5.53-acre site located on Av. Senador Salgado Filho in the Nova Parnamirim neighborhood of Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 19,800 square feet. This will be the first temple in Rio Grande do Norte, a state on Brazil’s easternmost Atlantic coast.
The temple in Natal will be the 23rd temple in Brazil. Besides Natal, eight temples have been announced in Brazil. They are the Florianópolis, Goiânia, João Pessoa, Maceió, Santos, São Paulo East, Teresina and Vitória Temples. Eleven temples are in operation in Brazil: Belém, Brasília, Campinas, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo Temples. The Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple, Londrina Brazil Temple and Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple are currently under construction.
Today, there are approximately 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in Brazil in nearly 2,200 congregations. In April 2017, President Russell M. Nelson said, “Brazil is part of the heart of the Church.”
The ceremonies conducted inside each temple teach about the purpose of life and unite families, both past and present. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints promise to keep God’s commandments, support His work, live the higher law that Christ taught while on earth, remain chaste and dedicate their lives to building the Church of Christ.
