Construction of Colorado’s fourth Latter-day Saint temple will officially begin this fall with a groundbreaking ceremony.
The Colorado Springs Colorado Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will break ground with a ceremony held Saturday, Sept. 12, according to a church press release published Monday.
The ceremony will be presided over by Elder Karl D. Hirst of the church’s United States Central Area Presidency.
The doctrine of the church “centers on the family,” church President Dallin H. Oaks taught in a recent general conference. “Essential to our doctrine on the family is the temple. The ordinances received there enable us to return as eternal families to the presence of our Heavenly Father.”
The Colorado Springs Temple was first announced in October 2023 by then-church President Russell M. Nelson.
It will be built on an 18.6-acre site in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and will become the state’s fourth operating Latter-day Saint temple upon dedication.
The state’s three other temples are already in operation. These are the Denver, Fort Collins and Grand Junction Colorado temples, dedicated in 1986, 2016 and 2025, respectively.
Together, these temples help serve the nearly 150,000 Latter-day Saints that reside in the state.
Learn more about the Colorado Springs temple and others worldwide on the Church News’ temple almanac.