79°F
weather icon Windy
Las Vegas, NV
Nation and World

Mormons to renovate Salt Lake City temple, build 8 new ones

The sun sets behind the Mormon Temple, the centerpiece of Temple Square, in Salt Lake City in 2 ...
The sun sets behind the Mormon Temple, the centerpiece of Temple Square, in Salt Lake City in 2006. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Piza)
A couple looks at the Salt Lake City temple during the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
A couple looks at the Salt Lake City temple during the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' two-day conference Saturday, April 6, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Church members are preparing for more changes as they gather in Utah for a twice-yearly conference to hear from the faith's top leaders. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
The Salt Lake City temple is reflected in a pool during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da ...
The Salt Lake City temple is reflected in a pool during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' two-day conference Saturday, April 6, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Church members are preparing for more changes as they gather in Utah for a twice-yearly conference to hear from the faith's top leaders. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
More Stories
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center right, attends a ceremony marking the annual ...
Trump says he pressed Netanyahu on aid to Gaza
This 2016 photo shows Judge Hannah Dugan in Milwaukee. (Lee Matz/Milwaukee Independent via AP)
FBI arrests judge accused of helping man evade immigration agents
Scott Peterson talks to his defense attorney during a hearing in the murder of his wife, Laci P ...
Convicted killer Scott Peterson says ‘I loved my wife very much’ in declaration for new trial
People visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, ah ...
Israel, others mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 8, 2019 - 10:05 am
 

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it’s planning to build eight new temples and renovate several older ones including the faith’s flagship temple in Salt Lake City.

Church President Russell M. Nelson announced Sunday during a church conference that six of the new temples will be built outside of the United States, in Pago Pago, American Samoa; Okinawa, Japan; Neiafu, Tonga; San Pedro Sula, Honduras; Antofagasta, Chile; and Budapest, Hungary. The other two will be in Tooele, Utah, and Moses Lake, Washington.

Nelson said details about the renovation of the Salt Lake City temple and surrounding grounds will be announced April 19.

The faith has 162 temples open and 47 others planned or under construction. They are used for the most sacred ceremonies, such as weddings.

MOST READ
In case you missed it
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center right, attends a ceremony marking the annual ...
Trump says he pressed Netanyahu on aid to Gaza
By Wafaa Shurafa and Lee Keath The Associated Press

The World Food Program says its food stocks in the Gaza Strip have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade.

This 2016 photo shows Judge Hannah Dugan in Milwaukee. (Lee Matz/Milwaukee Independent via AP)
FBI arrests judge accused of helping man evade immigration agents
By Alanna Durkin Richer, Devi Shastri and Corey Williams The Associated Press

The arrest comes amid a growing feud between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the White House’s immigration enforcement policies.

People visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, ah ...
Israel, others mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
By Mike Corder The Associated Press

At the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon as “the main lesson of the Holocaust.”

 
Michele Fiore pardoned by Trump after defrauding donors
By / RJ

Michele Fiore, found guilty of defrauding donors who believed they were giving money for a statue to honor a fallen Las Vegas police officer, said Donald Trump has given her “a full and unconditional pardon.”

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas heads the opening session of the Palestinian Central Counci ...
Palestinian president calls on Hamas to release hostages
By Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy The Associated Press

Mahmoud Abbas, who heads the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, has no influence over Hamas but seeks a role in postwar Gaza.

MORE STORIES