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Building a temple in Nauvoo, Illinois, when early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worked to make the bend in the river a hospitable place to live, wasn’t convenient or easy.

The Mesa Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been closed since May 2018 for major renovation. This is its second major refurbishment in its 94-year history. It was originally dedicated by Church President Heber J. Grant.

On Sunday, the prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to build 13 new temples throughout the world.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the locations and exterior renderings of four temples to be built in Latin America. These temples were previously announced — one in October 2020 and the other three in April 2021 — by Church President Russell M. Nelson.

On September 18, 2021, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints broke ground for the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple. President Veasna Kuonno Neang of the Cambodia Phnom Penh Mission presided and offered the dedicatory prayer.

Ground was broken for the Neiafu Tonga Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday 11 September in the presence of His Majesty King Tupou VI and Her Majesty Queen Nanasipau’u, Lord Fakafanua, and the Honourable Prime Minister Reverend Dr. Pohiva Tuionetoa.

“Today we will break ground for the Nairobi Kenya Temple, officially beginning the construction of this temple which will increase the power of God in East Africa,” Elder Matthew L. Carpenter, First Counsellor in the Africa Central Area Presidency, declared on Saturday September 11, 2021.

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that the Casper Wyoming Temple groundbreaking will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021.

A temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced in April 2021 to be built in Eugene, Oregon, now has an official name: the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple.

Ground has been broken in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elder Randall K. Bennett of the Quorum of the Seventy presided at the groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday, August 21, 2021.