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Quick Facts

ANNOUNCED
3 April 2022

ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson

GROUNDBREAKING
17 June 2023

GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
Ryan K. Olsen

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LOCATION
534 Washington Street
Montpelier, Idaho
United States

PHONE
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Description

Modesto (Spanish for modest) is known for its rich agricultural history. Located in the Central Valley, the city is the county seat and largest city in Stanislaus County. California has more than 755,000 Latter-day Saints in over 1,200 congregations.

History

The town of Montpelier was settled in 1864 by Latter-day Saint pioneers. Brigham Young later gave the city the name “Montpelier,” the same name as the capital of his birth state of Vermont.

Announcement

On April 3, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Montpelier Idaho Temple at the April 2022 General Conference. It was announced in conjunction with 16 other temples.[1]”President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-new-temples-april-2022

Idaho Temples at the time of Announcement

Announced

Under Construction

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Dedicated

ANNOUNCED ORDER
281

Date2022 04 03
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by Missoula Montana
Followed by Modesto California⮞

Location Announcement

On May 20, 2022, the site location for the Montpelier Idaho Temple was announced as a 2.6-acre parcel located on Washington Street between North 6th Street and North 5th Street. The Church acquired nine properties in this block east of the Montpelier Tabernacle (renovated in 2015) including the former City Hall building. The city fixture, which was built in the late 1910s at the same time as the tabernacle, was demolished in March 2021. The City also granted its interest in an alleyway to the Church, and several of the residences were demolished or relocated. The property lies south of the Bear Lake County Library and the John A. Bagley House—a Queen Anne-style Victorian known as the Purple Sage that was built in 1902 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]“Montpelier Idaho Temple Site Announcement.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 20 May 2022, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/montpelier-idaho-temple-site-announcement.

The location and size of the Montpelier temple were announced less than seven weeks after the temple was announced.

Render Released

On 24 April 2023, an official exterior rendering for the Montpelier Idaho Temple was released to the public.[3]Taylor, Scott. “See The Rendering of the Montpelier Idaho Temple.” Church News, 1 Feb. 2024, www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2023/4/24/23694033/montpelier-idaho-temple-artistic-rendering.

Render of the Montpelier Idaho Temple. Copyright Intellectual Reserve.

Groundbreaking Announced

On 4 March 2023 the First Presidency announced the groundbreaking date for the Montpelier Idaho Temple. [4]“Temple Groundbreaking Dates Set for Three Western US States.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 4 Mar. 2022, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-groundbreaking-dates-set-for-three-western-us-states.

Groundbreaking

The Montpelier Idaho Temple’s groundbreaking ceremony was held 17 June 2023, with Elder Ryan K. Olsen, a General Authority Seventy, presiding. More than 600 attendees were present at the event, including local leaders and Latter-day Saints.

In his remarks to those in attendance, Elder Olsen said, “At the end of the day, it really draws back to our individual relationship with the Savior, Jesus Christ. … As much as this is a community event, and the neighbors will drive by and see this beautiful edifice, at the end of the day when individuals are able to go in, it’s all about their personal relationship with [Heavenly Father and His Son].

Ground was broken for the Montpelier temple the same day as the Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple’s groundbreaking ceremony.

GROUNDBREAKING ORDER
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Date2023 06 17
ByRyan K. Olsen
RoleSeventy
Attendees##

⮜Preceded by Belo Horizonte Brazil
Followed by Modesto California⮞

Details

Location

The temple’s site once held Montpelier’s city hall, but it was torn down in March 2021, over a year before a house of the Lord was announced for the city. Several small homes originally on the property have also been moved.

Location

534 Washington Street
Montpelier, Idaho
United States

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Phone

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Elevation

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5,9681,819

Site

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2.61.1

Exterior

Art Deco style details grace the temple, which has a large arch in front of the entry doors.

Cladding

Exterior renderings show a beige stone material facade

Windows

Tall rectangualr windows, with a larger arched window on the center of each side, surround the temple exterior.

Spandrel

An ornate stone spandrel panel will divide the windows of the first floor from those on the second.

Exterior Finish

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Architectural Features

Single attached central tower

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Spires and Finial

Spires

Atop the building will sit a tower on a square base, with an arched window on each side. A beveled square steeple caps the spire, clade in metal tiles.

Spire Details

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Finishstone
Typesteeple
shapebeveled square
Tower shapesquare
Finial

A thin needle finial, with three spheres of diminishing size near it’s base, will top the steeple.

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Interior

The temple is a two story building of about 27,000 square feet.

Area27,000 f2 (2,508 m2)
Floors above grade2
Floors below Grade0.25*
Baptistries1*
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Endowment Rooms#
Sealing Rooms#
*estimated

Region

TEMPLES IN UNITED STATES (EXCEPT UTAH) by state

Alabama1Birmingham
Alaska1Anchorage · Fairbanks
Arizona7Gilbert · Mesa · Phoenix · Snowflake · The Gila Valley · Tucson · Yuma
Arkansas1Bentonville
California12Bakersfield · Feather River · Fresno · Los Angeles · Modesto · Newport · Oakland · Redlands · Sacramento · San Diego · San Jose · Yorba Linda
Colorado4Colorado Springs · Denver · Fort Collins · Grand Junction
Connecticut1Hartford
Florida5Fort Lauderdale · Jacksonville · Orlando · Tallahassee · Tampa
Georgia1Atlanta
Hawaii4Honolulu · Kahului · Kona · Laie
Idaho9Boise · Burley · Idaho Falls · Meridian · Montpelier · Pocatello · Rexburg · Teton River · Twin Falls
Illinois2Chicago · Nauvoo
Indiana1Indianapolis
Iowa1Des Moines
Kansas1Wichita
Kentucky1Louisville
Louisiana1Baton Rouge
Maryland1Washington D.C.
Massachusetts1Boston
Michigan2Detroit · Grand Rapids
Minnesota1St. Paul
Missouri3Kansas City · Springfield · St. Louis
Montana3Billings · Helena · Missoula
Nebraska1Winter Quarters
Nevada4Elko · Las Vegas · Lone Mountain · Reno
New Mexico2Albuquerque · Farmington
New York2Manhattan · Palmyra
North Carolina2Charlotte · Raleigh
North Dakota1Bismarck
Ohio3Cincinnati · Cleveland · Columbus
Oklahoma2Oklahoma City · Tulsa
Oregon3Medford · Portland · Willamette Valley ·
Pennsylvania3Harrisburg · Philadelphia · Pittsburgh
South Carolina1Columbia
Tennessee3Knoxville · Memphis · Nashville
Texas9Austin · Dallas · Fort Worth · Houston South · Houston · Lubbock · McAllen · McKinney · San Antonio
Utah30
Virginia3Richmond · Roanoke · Winchester
Washington6Columbia River · Moses Lake · Seattle · Spokane · Tacoma · Vancouver
Wyoming3Casper · Cody · Star Valley

Sources and Citations

References

References
↑1 ”President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-new-temples-april-2022
↑2 “Montpelier Idaho Temple Site Announcement.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 20 May 2022, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/montpelier-idaho-temple-site-announcement.
↑3 Taylor, Scott. “See The Rendering of the Montpelier Idaho Temple.” Church News, 1 Feb. 2024, www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2023/4/24/23694033/montpelier-idaho-temple-artistic-rendering.
↑4 “Temple Groundbreaking Dates Set for Three Western US States.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 4 Mar. 2022, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-groundbreaking-dates-set-for-three-western-us-states.