The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has set the open house and dedication dates for the Torreón Mexico Temple and scheduled the groundbreaking for the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple, according to a Church Newsroom release. The Colorado groundbreaking will take place in September 2026, followed by public tours and the dedication of the Torreón temple later that fall.
Torreón Mexico Temple to Open for Public Tours
The Church of Jesus Christ will begin the Torreón Mexico Temple open house with a media day on Monday, October 19, followed by tours for invited guests on October 20 and 21. The Church will welcome the public from October 22 through November 7, excluding Sundays.
Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the temple’s dedication on Sunday, November 22. The Church will broadcast the dedicatory session to congregations throughout the Torreón Mexico Temple district.
The First Presidency announced the Torreón Mexico Temple in 2024. Once dedicated, it will become the Church’s 15th operating house of the Lord in Mexico.
Other dedicated temples serve Latter-day Saints in Ciudad Juárez, Colonia Juárez Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Hermosillo Sonora, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tampico, Tijuana, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz and Villahermosa. More than 1.5 million Church members worship in over 1,800 congregations across Mexico, where the Church has announced or begun construction on 12 additional temples.
Colorado Springs Groundbreaking Scheduled
The Church will break ground for the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Elder Karl D. Hirst of the United States Central Area Presidency will preside at the ceremony.
The First Presidency announced the Colorado Springs temple in 2023. Colorado’s current dedicated temples include the Denver Colorado Temple, the Fort Collins Colorado Temple and the Grand Junction Colorado Temple.
Nearly 150,000 Latter-day Saints live in Colorado and worship in more than 300 congregations. The Colorado Springs temple will join the state’s three dedicated houses of the Lord after its construction and dedication.
Worship and Covenants in the Temple
Latter-day Saints attend temples to feel God’s love and peace, learn about His plan and the gospel of Jesus Christ, and make promises with God and their spouses. They also participate in sacred ordinances through which families can unite in this life and the next.
President Dallin H. Oaks recently described how his mother taught him to find hope in temple covenants after his father died. “She taught us that we had a father and she had a husband and we would always be a family because of their temple marriage,” President Oaks said.
President Oaks also expressed gratitude for the promises associated with temple worship. “We are all grateful for temple marriage and for the prospective blessings of being sealed as an eternal family.”
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Holly Wallace is a writer and storyteller drawn to meaningful questions and overlooked details. Her work explores Latter-day Saint life and culture through faithful inquiry, inviting readers to pause, consider, and engage more deeply with what matters most.
