Farmington New Mexico Temple Wiki

Plans to construct the Farmington New Mexico Temple were announced by President Russell M. Nelson on 4 April 2021, at the 191st Annual General Conference.^[3]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “At April 2021 Conference, Prophet Announces 20 More Temples to Be Constructed,” 4 Apr. 2021.

The Farmington New Mexico Temple will be the state’s second temple. The first temple, the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple, was dedicated March 5, 2000.^[4]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “At April 2021 Conference, Prophet Announces 20 More Temples to Be Constructed,” 4 Apr. 2021.

On October 19, 2021, the official exterior rendering was released for the Farmington New Mexico Temple.^[6]“Rendering Released for a Temple in the Western US.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 18 Oct. 2021, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/rendering-released-for-a-temple-in-the-western-us.

Elder Anthony D. Perkins of the Seventy presided over the groundbreaking of the Farmington New Mexico Temple on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Elder Larry J. Echo Hawk, an emeritus General Authority Seventy; Elder Tommy D. Haws, an Area Seventy; and their wives, Sister Teresa Echo Hawk and Sister Eileen Haws, respectively, joined Elder Perkins at the temple’s groundbreaking ceremony.

In his dedicatory prayer over the temple site and future construction process, Elder Perkins said, “We are grateful Thy temple will be built in this city where three rivers come together and leave as one. … We pray that women, men and youth of every race and ethnicity, every language, every political persuasion and every walk of life will feel welcome to come up and worship in this holy place and depart in unity as covenant-keeping disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.”^[8]Taylor, Scott. “Ground Broken in Four Corners Area for Farmington New Mexico Temple.” Church News, 11 Jan. 2024, www.thechurchnews.com/2022/4/30/23217913/ground-broken-in-four-corners-area-for-farmington-new-mexico-temple.

An open house for the Farmington New Mexico Temple began with a media day on Monday, 14 July 2025. Following two days of tours for invited guests, the public was invited to tour the building from Thursday, July 17, through Saturday, August 2, excluding Sundays.

Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the temple on Sunday, August 17, 2025. The dedicatory session was broadcast to all units in the temple district. “This sacred house of the Lord testifies more than any other place of the immortality of the soul and that life continues beyond the veil,” said Elder Neil L. Andersen.

After arriving at the site on an enchanting, sunny morning, Elder Andersen walked down a line of about 200 to shake hands and express his love for their attendance. “I love these people. They have been dedicated and devoted,” he said of Farmington Latter-day Saints. “It is an unbelievable blessing to think that here in the beauty of the desert, suddenly you see this sacred house of the Lord.”

Accompanying Elder Andersen at the dedication were his wife, Sister Kathy Andersen; Elder Jose L. Alonso, a General Authority Seventy and president of the Church’s United States Southwest Area, and his wife, Sister Rebeca Alonso; Elder Steven R. Bangerter, a General Authority Seventy and executive director of the Temple Department, and his wife, Sister Susan Bangerter; and Presiding Bishop Gérald Caussé and his wife, Sister Valérie Caussé.

Although “evil is increasing in the world around us,” Elder Andersen testified that “in this holy house, we will make ourselves ready” for the Lord to return. “As you have faith in Him and do your very best, He will lift you from your burdens, your difficulties and your weaknesses and prepare you for His return and the eternal life that awaits you.”

Elder Alonso said “the temple will be a beacon of hope and unity for the entire community — a spiritual anchor that invites all to feel the love of the Savior. In a time when the world is increasingly divided and troubled, the house of the Lord will offer peace, connection and divine purpose.”

Elder Bangerter referred to Farmington as a place the Lord has grown deeply rooted families in the gospel. The Lord’s house is “a place of convergence,” Elder Bangerter said, where people bring their values and traditions — like Native American members of the Church in the area — and are met with ordinances and covenants. “We see oneness in a most beautiful way here.”

The site comfortably holds both a house of the Lord and an adjacent stake center. “The Lord had marked this land for His house long before the Saints knew why,” said Elder Alonso. “It is a powerful reminder that God prepares the way in advance and that our faith today often opens the path for blessings tomorrow.”^[10][Randall, Joel. “Elder Andersen Dedicates New Mexico’s Second House of the Lord.” Church News, 19 Aug. 2025, www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/08/17/elder-neil-l-andersen-dedicates-farmington-new-mexico-temple-second-house-of-the-lord.

A 6.62-acre site located at the intersection of College Boulevard and Windsor Drive has been chosen as the location for the temple. The temple is just 50 miles east of the Four Corners Monument, the only part of the United States where four states intersect.

Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 25,000 square feet.