Open House Begins for the Lindon Utah Temple

The Lindon Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its doors this week for public tours. The open house will be held from Thursday, March 12, through Saturday, April 11, 2026 — excluding Saturday, April 4, and Sundays.

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The temple will be dedicated on Sunday, May 3, 2026. The dedicatory session will be broadcast to all units in the Lindon Utah Temple district.

Media Day

A media day was held on Monday, March 9, 2026, where media professionals were invited to tour the newly completed house of the Lord.

Elder Jorge T. Becerra, of the Utah Area Presidency, presided at the event.  

“The temple is very much a place of light. It’s a place of learning. It’s a place where you put your life in order, in order to increase the light in your life.” Elder Becerra said. 

Elder James R. Rasband, Assistant Executive Director in the Temple Department, spoke about how Jesus Christ is central to the purpose of temples. 

“The temple is a place where we learn about God’s love for each of His children and His extraordinary mercy for us,” he said. “I hope that you’ll see that Jesus Christ is at the very center of everything in the temple, and that the blessings that we receive in the temple are only possible because of Him, because of His resurrection, because of His atoning sacrifice, which ensures that this life is not the end of our existence, but it continues on.”

A youth speaker, Isabella Bezzant, shared her excitement at having a temple even closer to her home, and the peace she has found in worship in the temple.

“The temple is a place of sanctuary for us in this modern day, every time I look out into the valley from the view from my house, it seems just like bustling city and movement, and every once in a while, there's just like a pop of glow in the valley,” said Bezzant. “And it reminds me of how those moments of quiet and peacefulness are just so far and few between.”

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Elder Rasband and his wife, Mary, led a group of media professionals on a tour of the temple interior.

Temples: The Most Sacred Spaces on Earth

Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ are different from meetinghouses or chapels where members gather for Sunday worship services. A temple is considered a house of the Lord, where the teachings of Jesus Christ are reaffirmed through marriage, baptism and other ceremonies that unite families for eternity.

About the Lindon Utah Temple

The temple features design elements that celebrate the city’s heritage, including the linden flower and linden tree—the city’s namesake, and harvest baskets to represent Lindon’s agricultural roots.

Once dedicated, this will be the 216th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

President Russell M. Nelson announced this house of the Lord in October of 2020.

“Whatever your challenges, my dear brothers and sisters, live each day so that you are more prepared to meet your Maker. That is why we have temples. The Lord’s ordinances and covenants prepare us for eternal life, the greatest of all of God’s blessings,” he said.

Utah, the Church’s global headquarters, is home to over 2.2 million Latter-day Saints who meet in nearly 5,400 congregations. There are 32 temples in the state that are in operation, under construction or undergoing renovation.

Dedicated houses of the Lord in Utah are the Bountiful, Brigham City, Cedar City, Deseret Peak, Draper, Jordan River, Layton, Logan, Manti, Monticello, Mount Timpanogos, Ogden, Oquirrh Mountain, Orem, Payson, Provo City Center, Red Cliffs, Saratoga Springs, St. George, Syracuse, Taylorsville and Vernal Temples.

In addition to these, five Utah temples are under construction or renovation: the Ephraim, Heber Valley, Provo Utah Rock Canyon, Smithfield and Salt Lake Temples. The Lehi, Price, Spanish Fork and West Jordan Temples have been announced.