The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house and dedication dates for the San Diego California Temple and the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple.
San Diego California Temple
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The San Diego California Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.A media day for the San Diego California Temple will be held Monday, June 15, 2026, and invited guests will tour the temple on June 16 and 17, 2026. The public open house will be held Thursday, June 18, through Saturday, July 11, 2026 (excluding Sundays). The dedication will be on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at 10 a.m. (rebroadcast: 2 p.m.)
This house of the Lord was first dedicated in April 1993 by President Gordon B. Hinkley and was the third temple in California. Today, 12 temples are announced, under construction or operating in the state.
Dedicated temples in California are the Feather River, Fresno, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Oakland, Redlands and Sacramento Temples. The Modesto and Yorba Linda Temples are under construction, and the Bakersfield and Sunnyvale Temples have been announced.
Nearly 730,000 Latter-day Saints reside in California, meeting in over 1,000 congregations.
Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple
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A media day for the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Invited guests will tour the temple on August 13 and 14.
The temple will be open for public tours from Saturday, August 15, through Saturday, August 22 (excluding Sunday).
Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the dedication on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at 10 a.m. (rebroadcast: 2 p.m.). The dedicatory session will be broadcast to all units in the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple district.
Cambodia is home to more than 17,000 Latter-day Saints meeting in 31 congregations. This temple, built in the nation’s capital city, will be the country’s first house of the Lord.
President Russell M. Nelson announced the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple in 2018.
“Our need to be in the temple on a regular basis has never been greater. I plead with you to take a prayerful look at how you spend your time. Invest time in your future and in that of your family,” he said. “I promise you that the Lord will bring the miracles He knows you need as you make sacrifices to serve and worship in His temples.”
Latter-day Saints worship in temples for several reasons: to feel God’s love and peace, to learn more about God’s plan for His children and the gospel of Jesus Christ, to make promises with God and with one’s husband or wife and to unite families in this life and the next through sacred ordinances.