The Mesa Arizona Temple is the oldest in Arizona and among the first temples built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The temple took five years to build and was completed in 1927.

There are approximately 450,000 Latter-day Saints in the state, according to the LDS church. Here's what to know about the new temples recently announced in Arizona and around the world.

Arizona already has 6 Mormon temples The Grand Canyon State is already home to six temples that are open and in operation. Arizona is the state with the fifth most LDS temples, following Utah (32 ...

Arizona’s second Mormon temple, perched on a butte above the tiny town of Snowflake, goes on public display during an open house Saturday through Feb. 16. It will serve nearly 35,000 members of ...

KPNX-TV Phoenix. 3 new LDS temples are planned for Arizona. Posted: June 9, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025. Three new LDS temples are set to be built in Arizona.

A church announcement detailing the 15 new LDS temples said there are around 450,000 Latter-day Saints in Arizona. The first members arrived to Arizona in the winter of 1846.

(KUTV) -- The LDS Church is getting ready to close one of its oldest temples originally dedicated in 1927 for a two-year renovation.The historic Mesa Arizona Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ ...

The LDS temple in Queen Creek will be the eighth in Arizona. The state also has temples in Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, Snowflake, Gila Valley and Tucson, and another in the works in Yuma . RELATED STORIES ...

The public will get a look inside the Gilbert \nArizona Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of \nLatter-day Saints beginning this weekend. Open house begins for newest LDS temple in Arizona | KSL.com ...

YUMA, AZ (AZFamily)— The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints said that 15 new temples, including one in Yuma, would be built worldwide. The announcement was made by President Russell M ...

Oct. 20—A new Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple is under development in Queen Creek. ... This will be the eighth temple in Arizona, with others in Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix ...

While Arizona's sizable Latter-day Saints members are overwhelmingly Republican, ... home of the state’s first Latter-day Saints temple and a concentrated Mormon community in Arizona.