7 October 2024, El Paso, Texas, Steven Zimmerman – For the longest time, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would have to travel to either Juarez, Mexico or Albuquerque, New Mexico to visit a Temple and perform Temple work for themselves, or their family. That, for the members of the Church in El Paso, Texas, is about to change.
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced seventeen new temples during the concluding session of the October 2024 general conference.
- Juchitán de Zaragoza, Mexico
- Santa Ana, El Salvador
- Medellín, Colombia
- Santiago, Dominican Republic
- Puerto Montt, Chile
- Dublin, Ireland
- Milan, Italy
- Abuja, Nigeria
- Kampala, Uganda
- Maputo, Mozambique
- Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
- Queen Creek, Arizona
- El Paso, Texas
- Huntsville, Alabama
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Summit, New Jersey
- Price, Utah
El Paso, Texas, is one of seventeen new Temple locations accounted at this past weekends General Conference.
“Why are we building temples at such an unprecedented pace?” asked the prophet, who has announced 185 temples — more than half of all temples in the Church — since 2018. “Why? Because the Lord has instructed us to do so. The blessings of the temple help to gather Israel on both sides of the veil. These blessings also help to prepare a people who will help prepare the world for the Second Coming of the Lord!”