The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced construction of the Coeur d’Alene Idaho Temple will officially begin Saturday, Aug. 29, with a groundbreaking ceremony.
The groundbreaking ceremony will be presided over by Elder Hutch U. Fale of the church’s United States West Area Presidency and will mark the official start of construction for Idaho’s 10th announced temple.
The Coeur d’Alene Idaho Temple was first announced by the late church President Russell M. Nelson during the church’s October 2024 general conference.
Preliminary work to support the future Coeur d’Alene temple began this May and included installing underground utility infrastructure, such as water, sewer and electrical service connections to the city’s existing systems.
More than 480,000 Latter-day Saints reside in Idaho, meeting in roughly 1,300 congregations. The future Coeur d’Alene temple will help serve members in north Idaho and the inland northwest.
The Church of Jesus Christ is constructing temples worldwide “to bless the covenant children of God with temple worship and with the sacred responsibilities and powers and unique blessings of being bound to Christ,” President Dallin H. Oaks, the global faith’s current leader, taught recently.
Operating temples in Idaho currently include the Boise, Burley, Idaho Falls, Meridian, Pocatello, Rexburg and Twin Falls temples.
Two temples in Idaho — the Coeur d’Alene and Teton River temples — are currently under construction or scheduled to begin construction.
The Caldwell Idaho Temple is in planning and design stages, and the Montpelier Idaho Temple is scheduled to be dedicated this fall.
Learn more about the Coeur d’Alene Idaho Temple and others worldwide on the Church News’ temple almanac.