The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that the groundbreaking of the Pocatello Idaho Temple will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The temple will be located east of Satterfield Drive and Butte Street in Pocatello in a new subdivision known as Crestview Estates – Division 2. Attendance at this ceremony is by invitation only, with the general public invited to view the proceedings live from local meetinghouses.
The Pocatello Idaho Temple will be the Church’s sixth temple in the Gem State. The Church currently has 201 temples announced, under construction or operating worldwide.
Latter-day Saint temples differ from meetinghouses or chapels where members meet for Sunday worship services. Temples are considered “houses of the Lord” where Jesus Christ’s teachings are reaffirmed through baptism and other ordinances that unite families for eternity. In the temple, Church members learn more about the purpose of life and make covenants to follow Jesus Christ and serve their fellow man.