BEAR LAKE COUNTY, Idaho — President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will dedicate the Montpelier Idaho Temple on Sunday, Oct. 18, marking the faith’s 225th operating temple worldwide.
The dedication ceremony will begin at 10 a.m., with an afternoon rebroadcast scheduled for 2 p.m. Both sessions will be broadcast to all meetinghouses within the designated temple district, which encompasses more than 15,000 church members living across southeastern Idaho, northern Utah, and western Wyoming.
Located at 534 Washington St., the new edifice becomes the eighth operating Latter-day Saint temple in Idaho, joining facilities in Idaho Falls, Boise, Burley, Rexburg, Twin Falls, Meridian, and Pocatello. Idaho is home to nearly 483,000 church members across more than 1,300 congregations.
The Montpelier temple was first announced by church President Russell M. Nelson during the faith’s April 2022 general conference, followed by a groundbreaking ceremony in June 2023. Ahead of the dedication, the church opened the building to the public for interior tours from Sept. 10 through Sept. 26, preceded by a media preview on Sept. 8.
The dedication highlights the church’s ongoing construction efforts throughout the Intermountain West. In addition to the eight active temples in the state, two more are under construction in Coeur d’Alene and Rexburg’s Teton River area, while plans for a Caldwell temple were announced in April 2025.
Latter-day Saint temples differ from local chapels and meetinghouses, where members and visitors gather for standard weekly Sunday services. Temples are considered sacred spaces reserved for church members in good standing to participate in formal religious ceremonies, including marriages for eternity and rites intended to bind families across generations. In these houses of worship, members also make personal commitments to follow Christian teachings and serve their communities.
Sunday’s service follows the recent dedication of the Ephraim Utah Temple, continuing an active schedule of temple openings for the Salt Lake City-based faith.