Lone Mountain Nevada Temple Rendering
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LAS VEGAS (February 26, 2024)— The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released an exterior rendering of the new Lone Mountain Temple to be located southwest of Hickman Avenue between North Grand Canyon Drive and Tee Pee Lane.
On October 2, 2022, Church President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Lone Mountain Nevada Temple. There are nearly 182,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 360 congregations in Nevada. The Lone Mountain temple will be the state’s fourth. The Las Vegas Nevada Temple (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/las-vegas-nevada-temple/), located near Sunrise Mountain, was the first temple built in Nevada in 1989.
“We feel both excited and blessed by the addition of another Temple in our Valley,” said local area church leader, Elder Tom Thomas. “We know that as our community grows, this new temple will make it easier for members to visit the temple more frequently. In our faith, we consider a temple to be The House of the Lord and this is where we go to dedicate ourselves to the teachings and example of Jesus Christ. These teachings inspire us to love and serve our neighbors, to focus on the importance of family and strive to contribute to the betterment of society.”
Latter-day Saints consider temples to be the most sacred places of worship on earth. A primary purpose of temples is for faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ to participate in sacred ceremonies, such as marriages, which unite families forever. Prior to its dedication, a public open house will be held, and all members of the public will be invited to enter and tour the temple.
Temples differ from the Church’s neighborhood meetinghouses (chapels), which are used weekly for Sunday worship services and are gathering places for weekday activities and events. All visitors are invited to these meetinghouses and are invited to worship with us.
