LOGAN — Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have announced the opening of the Smithfield Utah Temple, with public tours scheduled to begin early next year, culminating with a dedication in April 2027.
Church officials announced the schedule on Monday, detailing a multi-week open house followed by the formal dedication of the faith’s newest house of worship.
A media day is scheduled for Monday, February 22, 2027, giving reporters and photographers an exclusive first look inside the structure. Following media previews, invited guests will tour the temple on February 23 and 24.
The public open house will run from Thursday, February 25, through Saturday, March 27, 2027, excluding Sundays.
Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple in two sessions on Sunday, April 18, 2027. The dedication services will be broadcast to all congregations within the temple district.
First announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson in April 2021, the temple’s groundbreaking took place in June 2022, presided over by Elders Quentin L. Cook and Gary E. Stevenson.
In March, Michael Lee Staheli and Linda Ann Gardner Staheli were called to serve as the temple’s new president and matron. The couple currently reside in the Smithfield Utah North Stake.
Michael Staheli currently serves as a temple sealer. His previous church leadership roles include serving as an Area Seventy, stake president, bishop and high councilor.
Linda Staheli is currently a temple worker. Her past leadership callings include serving as a stake Young Women president, ward Young Women president and counselor in a ward Primary presidency.
Utah, which serves as the global headquarters for the faith, is home to more than 2.2 million Latter-day Saints meeting in nearly 5,400 congregations. The state features 32 temples either in operation, under construction, undergoing renovation, or announced.
Once dedicated, the Smithfield facility will join a robust statewide network of houses of worship serving members across northern Utah. Other Utah temples currently in various stages of construction or planning include those in Heber Valley, Lehi, Price, Provo Utah Rock Canyon, Salt Lake, Spanish Fork, and West Jordan.
Unlike standard meetinghouses used for Sunday worship services, temples are considered sacred houses of the Lord where members participate in essential religious ceremonies, such as marriages and proxy baptisms for ancestors, designed to bind families together eternally.