Update on November 30, 2020 from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Beginning December 7, 2020, two temples will begin Phase 1 of reopening, one temple will begin Phase 2 and five temples will move from Phase 2 to Phase 1. By that day, 29 of the Church’s 168 operating temples will be in Phase 1 and 115 will be in Phase 2. Another 14 temples have paused operations because of local COVID-19 restrictions. Two temples have yet to reopen since the beginning of the pandemic and another eight are being renovated.
The following 14 temples have paused operations due to local COVID-19 restrictions:
- • Adelaide Australia Temple
- • Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple
- • Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple
- • Fresno California Temple
- • Halifax Nova Scotia Temple
- • London England Temple
- • Los Angeles California Temple
- • Newport Beach California Temple
- • Oakland California Temple
- • Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple
- • Preston England Temple
- • Redlands California Temple
- • Sacramento California Temple
- • San Diego California Temple
The following two temples will begin Phase 1 of reopening on December 7, 2020. A total of 31 temples are in Phase 1:
- • Barranquilla Colombia Temple
- • Caracas Venezuela Temple
The following temple will begin Phase 2 of reopening on December 7, 2020. A total of 129 temples are in Phase 2:
- • Guatemala City Guatemala
The following five temples will move from Phase 2 to Phase 1 on December 7, 2020:
- • Calgary Alberta Temple
- • Cardston Alberta Temple
- • Edmonton Alberta Temple
- • Regina Saskatchewan Temple
- • Vancouver British Columbia Temple
Temples
Temples are literally houses of the Lord. They are holy places of worship where individuals make sacred covenants with God. Throughout history, the Lord has commanded His people to build temples. The Church is working to build temples all over the world to make temple blessings more available for a greater number of Heavenly Father’s children.
