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Exterior lighting operational; landscaping and interior work well underway; temple president and matron called; construction estimated to be completed in late 2024 to early 2025
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Announcement:
4 April 2021Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:
30 April 2022 by Anthony D. PerkinsSite:
6.62 acres | 2.7 hectaresArchitectural Features:
Single attached central spireOrdinance Rooms:
Two instruction rooms, two sealing rooms, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
25,000 square feet | 2,323 square metersElevation:
5,638 feet | 1,719 metersGroundbreaking Ceremony
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Farmington New Mexico Temple was held on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Elder Anthony D. Perkins of the Quorum of the Seventy presided. The 25,000-square-foot temple will be constructed on a 6.62-acre site located at the intersection of College Boulevard and Windsor Drive where a meetinghouse is being razed. A replacement meetinghouse will also be constructed on site.
Temple Rendering
On October 19, 2021, the official exterior rendering was released for the Farmington New Mexico Temple.
Temple Site
On June 23, 2021, the location of the Farmington New Mexico Temple was announced as a 6.62-acre parcel where the stake center for the Farmington New Mexico Stake stood. The property is situated across the street from San Juan College at the intersection of College Boulevard and Windsor Drive. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 25,000 square feet and for a new meetinghouse to replace the existing stake center.1
Temple Announcement
On April 4, 2021, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Farmington New Mexico Temple at the 191st Annual General Conference. New Mexico, a state in the southwestern United States, is home to approximately 70,000 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in some 138 congregations. The first roots of the Church were established in New Mexico in the 1860s. Many Church settlements in New Mexico absorbed refugees from the Latter-day Saint colonies in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution in 1912. The Farmington New Mexico Temple will be the state’s second temple. The first temple, the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple, was dedicated March 5, 2000.2
Temple Facts
The Farmington New Mexico Temple will be the second temple built in New Mexico, following the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple (2000).
- "New Temple Locations Announced in Three Western US States," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 23 Jun. 2021.
- 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.
