Jacksonville Florida Temple
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the groundbreaking date for the Jacksonville Florida Temple.
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Groundbreaking services will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Elder Massimo De Feo, First Counselor in the United States Southeast Area Presidency, will preside at the event. Attendance at the site will be by invitation.
“The ordinances and covenants of the temple are of eternal significance,” he said then. “We continue to build more temples to make these sacred possibilities become a reality in each of your lives.”
As previously announced, the 29,000-square-foot Jacksonville Florida Temple will be constructed on a 6.6-acre site located at 3323 Loretto Road, Jacksonville, Florida.
Coeur d’Alene Idaho Temple
The Church has announced the location of the Coeur d’Alene Idaho Temple. A rendering of the temple’s exterior has also been provided.
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This temple will be built on a 10.91-acre site located at the corner of Hanley Avenue and Coeur Terre Boulevard in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 29,630 square feet, a meetinghouse and an accompanying ancillary building.
More than 480,000 Latter-day Saints live in Idaho in nearly 1,300 congregations.
“Every sincere seeker of Jesus Christ will find Him in the temple,” he said at that time. “You will feel His mercy. You will find answers to your most vexing questions. You will better comprehend the joy of His gospel.”
Calabar Nigeria Temple
The location of the Calabar Nigeria Temple has been announced, and an exterior rendering has been released.
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This house of the Lord was first announced by President Nelson in October 2023. At that time, he spoke about the purpose of building temples around the world.
“The Lord is directing us to build these temples to help us think celestial,” he said. “God lives. Jesus is the Christ. His Church has been restored to bless all of God’s children.”
The temple will be built on a 7-acre site at Atekong Drive, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Plans call for a 26,000–square–foot, single-story temple along with patron housing, arrival facilities, and a meetinghouse.
Over 250,000 members in 840 congregations call Nigeria home. The country has one operating temple in Aba Nigeria. Two temples are under construction in Lagos and Benin City, and temples in Eket, Abuja and Uyo have been announced.
Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints differ from meetinghouses or chapels where members and friends of the Church meet for Sunday worship services. Each temple is considered a house of the Lord, where Jesus Christ’s teachings are reaffirmed and families can be united for eternity. In the temple, Church members can seek peace and guidance, learn more about the purpose of life, men and women.
