Big announcements for temples in Wyoming, Florida, Utah, and Brazil

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house and dedication dates for the Casper Wyoming Temple.

Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple in two sessions on Sunday, October 13, 2024. The dedication sessions scheduled at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. MDT will be broadcast to all units of the Casper Wyoming Temple District.

A public open house will take place from Thursday, August 29, through Saturday, September 14, 2024, excluding Sundays. Before the public open house, a media day will be held on Monday, August 26, 2024. …

The First Presidency has announced the Orlando Florida Temple will close in July 2024 for extensive renovations. The completion date for the renovations and dates for the open house and rededication will be announced at a future date.

Latter-day Saints in the temple district are encouraged to attend other temples during the closure.

The other temples announced, under construction, or in operation in Florida are the Fort Lauderdale Florida, Jacksonville Florida, Tallahassee Florida, and Tampa Florida Temples. …

The First Presidency has announced there will be one rededication session of the Manti Utah Temple at 5 p.m. MDT on Sunday, April 21, 2024. The session will be broadcast to all units in the Manti Temple District. Standard two-hour Church meetings should be held at their regular times on that day.

The date of the rededication was previously announced in November 2023.

Exterior renderings have been released showing the planned designs for the Natal and Teresina Brazil Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints live in Brazil, spread throughout more than 2,175 congregations. The São Paulo Brazil Temple was the first temple in Brazil and was dedicated in 1978. Missionary work in the country began in 1928.

You can see the new photo renderings, and read more about each of these temple updates on Church Newsroom.

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