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Which Latter-day Saint temples don’t have an angel Moroni statue?

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Editor's Note: This article was last updated in September 2023.

With more than 100 temples either announced or under construction, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to release new temple renderings—and several new renderings show temples that will not be topped with the angel Moroni statue. Here are some interesting facts about temples without angel Moroni statues and a look at the current renderings for new temples. 

15 Temples Currently Do Not Have an Angel Moroni Statue 

Currently, fifteen operating temples do not have an angel Moroni statue:

  • Cardston Alberta Temple
  • Hamilton New Zealand Temple
  • Helena Montana Temple
  • Hong Kong China Temple
  • Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
  • Laie Hawaii Temple
  • Logan Utah Temple
  • Manti Utah Temple
  • Mesa Arizona Temple
  • Oakland California Temple
  • Paris France Temple
  • Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple
  • St. George Utah Temple
  • Yigo Guam Temple
  • Hong Kong China Temple

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Changes to the Angel Moroni Statue during Renovations 

The Hong Kong China Temple had its angel Moroni statue removed as part of an extensive renovation.

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Left: The Hong Kong China Temple from ChurchofJesusChrist.org | Right: A rendering of the Hong Kong China Temple from Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

Some temples have also had an angel Moroni statue added as part of a renovation. According to Newsroom, angel Moroni statues were added to several temples in the 2000s, including the Freiberg Germany Temple (2001), the Ogden Utah Temple (2002), the Provo Utah Temple (2003), the São Paulo Brazil Temple (2003), the Tokyo Japan Temple (2004), the Bern Switzerland Temple (2005), and the London England Temple (2008). Also of note, the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple received an angel Moroni statue in 1983, nearly 40 years after its original dedication.

Last year, crews removed the angel Moroni statue from the Salt Lake Temple as part of its renovation. The statue will be preserved, refurbished, and later reinstalled, according to Newsroom.

More Renderings Released without Angel Moroni Statues

66 of the Church’s current temple renderings do not feature an angel Moroni statue. When these temples are complete, the total number of temples without an angel Moroni statue will be 80. The following renderings do not show an angel Moroni statue:

          • Alabang Philippines Temple
          • Antofagasta Chile Temple
          • Auckland New Zealand Temple
          • Austin Texas Temple
          • Bangkok Thailand Temple
          • Bacolod Philippines Temple
          • Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple
          • Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple
          • Bengaluru India Temple
          • Bentonville Arkansas Temple
          • Brasília Brazil Temple
          • Burley Idaho Temple
          • Cali Colombia Temple
          • Casper Wyoming Temple
          • Cape Town South Africa Temple
          • Cleveland Ohio Temple
          • Cobán Guatemala Temple
          • Cody Wyoming Temple
          • Davao Philippines Temple
          • Deseret Peak Utah Temple
          • Elko Nevada Temple
          • Ephraim Utah Temple
          • Farmington New Mexico Temple
          • Fort Worth Texas Temple
          • Freetown Sierra Leon Temple
          • Grand Junction Colorado Temple
          • Harare Zimbabwe Temple
          • Heber Valley Utah Temple
          • Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple
          • Knoxville Tennessee Temple
          • Kona Hawaii Temple
          • Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple
          • Lindon Utah Temple
          • Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
          • Managua Nicaragua Temple
          • McAllen Texas Temple
          • Mendoza Argentina Temple
          • Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple
          • Modesto California Temple
          • Montpelier Idaho Temple
          • Moses Lake Washington Temple
          • Nairobi Kenya Temple
          • Neiafu Tonga Temple
          • Okinawa Japan Temple
          • Orem Utah Temple
          • Oslo Norway Temple
          • Pago Pago American Samoa Temple
          • Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple
          • Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple
          • Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple
          • Port Vila Vanuatu Temple
          • Praia Cabo Verde Temple
          • Provo Utah Temple
          • Querétaro Mexico Temple
          • Salvador Brazil Temple
          • San Juan Puerto Rico Temple
          • San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple
          • Singapore Temple
          • Smithfield Utah Temple
          • Syracuse Utah Temple
          • Tallahassee Florida Temple
          • Tampa Florida Temple
          • Tarawa Kiribati Temple
          • Taylorsville Utah Temple
          • Torreón Mexico Temple
          • Willamette Valley Oregon Temple
          • Yigo Guam Temple
          • Yorba Linda California Temple

          According to Newsroom, “occasionally building codes, possible cultural misconceptions, or architectural designs preclude the use of an angel Moroni statue.”

          Temple Renderings without Moroni

          Here is a look at the 63 temple renderings currently released by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that don’t include a Moroni statue.

          Alabang Philippines Temple

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          Antofagasta Chile Temple

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          Auckland New Zealand Temple

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          Austin Texas Temple

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          Bangkok Thailand Temple

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          Bacolod Philippines Temple

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          Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple

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          Bengaluru India Temple

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          Bentonville Arkansas Temple

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          Brasília Brazil Temple

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          Burley Idaho Temple

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          Cali Colombia Temple

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          Cape Town South Africa Temple

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          The rendering of the Cape Town South Africa Temple.
          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          Casper Wyoming Temple

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          Cleveland Ohio Temple

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          Cobán Guatemala Temple

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          Cody Wyoming Temple

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          An artist’s rendering of the Cody Wyoming Temple.
          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          Davao Philippines Temple

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          Deseret Peak Utah Temple

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          Elko Nevada Temple

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          Ephraim Utah Temple

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          A rendering for the Ephraim Utah Temple.
          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          Farmington New Mexico Temple

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          Fort Worth Texas Temple

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          An artist’s rendering of the new Fort Worth Texas Temple.
          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          Freetown Sierra Leone Temple

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          An artist's rendering of the Freetown Sierra Leone Temple.
          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          Grand Junction Colorado Temple

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          Greater Guatemala City Guatemala Temple

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          Harare Zimbabwe Temple

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          Heber Valley Utah Temple

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          An artist's rendering of the Heber Valley Utah Temple.
          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          Helena Montana Temple

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          Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple

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          An artist’s rendering of the Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple.

          Knoxville Tennessee Temple

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          An artist’s rendering of the Knoxville Tennessee Temple.

          Kona Hawaii Temple

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          Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple

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          Lindon Utah Temple

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          Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple

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          Artist’s rendering of the Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple.
          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          Managua Nicaragua Temple

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          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          McAllen Texas Temple

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          Mendoza Argentina Temple

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          Modesto California Temple

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          An artist’s rendering of the Modesto California Temple.

          Montpelier Idaho Temple

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          An artist’s rendering of the Montpelier Idaho Temple.
          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          Moses Lake Washington Temple

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          Nairobi Kenya Temple

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          Neiafu Tonga Temple

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          Okinawa Japan Temple

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          Orem Utah Temple

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          Oslo Norway Temple

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          An artist’s rendering of the Oslo Norway Temple
          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          Pago Pago American Samoa Temple

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          Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple

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          Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple

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          Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple

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          Port Vila Vanuatu Temple

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          Praia Cabo Verde Temple

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          Provo Utah Temple

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          Queretaro Mexico Temple

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          The rendering of the Queretaro Mexico Temple.
          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          Salvador Brazil Temple

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          San Juan Puerto Rico Temple

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          San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple

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          Singapore Temple

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          An artist’s rendering of the Singapore Temple.

          Smithfield Utah Temple

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          Syracuse Utah Temple

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          Tampa Florida Temple

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          An artist's rendering of the Tampa Florida Temple.
          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          Tallahassee Florida Temple

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          Tarawa Kiribati Temple

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          Taylorsville Utah Temple

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          Torreón Mexico Temple

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          Willamette Valley Oregon Temple

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          Yorba Linda California Temple

          New rendering released for the Yorba Linda California Temple, released in June 2022.
          Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

          All images are copyright Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

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