Temples in Nevada and Colorado set for open houses and dedications in 2025

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house and dedication schedules for two of its new temples in the United States, one in Nevada and another in Colorado.

In Elko, Nevada, a media day is scheduled for August 27, 2025, followed by tours for invited guests on August 28 and 29. The general public will have the opportunity to visit the temple from August 30 to September 13, excluding Sundays. Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will officially dedicate the temple on October 12, 2025. This dedication event will be broadcast to all units within the temple district.

This announcement follows Church President Russell M. Nelson's initial declaration of the Elko Nevada Temple during the April 2021 general conference. “Temples are a vital part of the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ in its fulness,” Nelson said at the time. “Ordinances of the temple fill our lives with power and strength available in no other way.”

Church temples have a rich presence in Nevada, with the Las Vegas and Reno temples dedicated in 1989 and 2000 respectively. The region numbers over 180,000 church members across more than 340 congregations.

In Grand Junction, Colorado, the temple open house includes a media day on September 8, with subsequent guest tours on September 9 and 10. The public open house will run from September 11 to September 27, also excluding Sundays. President Jeffrey R. Holland, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, will officiate the dedication on October 19, 2025, with the session being broadcast across the temple district.

Similar to the Nevada site, President Nelson announced the Grand Junction Colorado Temple in April 2021. Colorado, which hosts nearly 150,000 Latter-day Saints in 310 congregations, has existing temples in Denver and Fort Collins, with a Colorado Springs temple announced recently in October 2023.

For Latter-day Saints, temples are deeply sacred, offering a setting for important ceremonies that hold significant personal and familial bonds. Unlike regular meetinghouses that host weekly services and activities open to everyone, temples are exclusively for Church members undertaking specific rites.