Teresina Brazil Temple
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that the groundbreaking services for the Teresina Brazil Temple will occur on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Elder Ciro Schmeil, First Counselor in the Brazil Area Presidency, will preside at the event.
As previously announced, the Teresina Brazil Temple will be built on a 3.60-acre site located at Avenida Cajuína and Rua Pedro Conde, Noivos, Teresina, Piauí. Plans include a temple of approximately 25,420 square feet.
Brazil is home to more than 1.5 million Latter-day Saints, meeting in over 2,000 congregations.
This house of the Lord was announced in April 2023 by President Russell M. Nelson.
“Jesus Christ is the reason we build temples. Each is His holy house. Making covenants and receiving essential ordinances in the temple, as well as seeking to draw closer to Him there, will bless your life in ways no other kind of worship can,” he said then.
The Belo Horizonte, Campo Grande, Florianópolis, Goiânia, João Pessoa, Londrina, Maceió, Natal, Ribeirão Prêto, Santos, São Paulo East, Teresina, and Vitória Brazil Temples have been announced or are under construction.
Naga Philippines Temple
Locations of three temples in the Philippines have also been announced and exterior renderings provided.
The Naga Philippines Temple will be built on a 9.11-acre site on Lot 1045-A-1-A in Barangay Concepcion Grande, located in the city of Naga, Bicol, Philippines. Plans call for a one-story temple of approximately 18,850 square feet, as well as an ancillary building and a meetinghouse.
There are over 880,000 Latter-day Saints living in the Philippines, meeting in over 1,300 congregations. With the Alabang Philippines Temple dedicated in January 2026, there are now four operating temples in the Philippines: Alabang, Cebu City, Manila, and Urdaneta.
Santiago Philippines Temple
The Santiago Philippines Temple will be located on 14.47-acres at the lots east of Camella Isabella Main Road in Barangay Malvar, Santiago City, Province of Isabela, Philippines. Plans call for a single-story, 18,850 square-foot temple, as well as patron housing, a distribution center, and a meetinghouse.
President Russell M. Nelson announced both the Naga and Santiago Philippines Temples in October 2022.
“Let us never lose sight of what the Lord is doing for us now. He is making His temples more accessible. He is accelerating the pace at which we are building temples. He is increasing our ability to help gather Israel,” he said then.
Iloilo Philippines Temple
The Iloilo Philippines Temple will be constructed on 7.7 acres at Circumferential Road 1, Green Meadows, in Barangay Tacas, Jaro District, Province of Iloilo, Philippines. Plans call for a one-story, 18,850 square-foot temple, as well as patron housing, a distribution center, an arrival facility, and a meetinghouse.
President Nelson announced this house of the Lord in April 2023.
Rapid City South Dakota Temple
The Rapid City South Dakota Temple will be constructed on a 4.86-acre site located at the northeast corner of Mount Rushmore Road and Moon Meadows Drive in Rapid City, South Dakota. Plans call for an 11,800-square-foot, single-story temple, and an accompanying ancillary building.
This will be South Dakota’s first house of the Lord. The state is home to nearly 12,000 Latter-day Saints meeting in about 30 congregations.
President Russell M. Nelson announced the Rapid City South Dakota Temple on April 6, 2025.
“Time in the temple increases our confidence before the Lord. Increased time in the temple will help us prepare for the Second Coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ,” he said then.
The First Presidency has announced that the Houston Texas South Temple will be renamed the Fort Bend Texas Temple. As previously announced, this house of the Lord will be constructed on a 15.7-acre site located along Fort Bend Parkway, just north of Sienna Parkway in Missouri City, Texas. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 46,000 square feet, a meetinghouse, and an accompanying ancillary building.
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.
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