The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will break ground on the Lehi Utah Temple on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026, the church announced Monday, Oct. 26. Elder John A. McCune of the Utah Area Presidency will preside, according to the church's announcement. The temple was announced in April 2024.
| What | Groundbreaking for the Lehi Utah Temple |
| When | Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026 |
| Where | Northwest of 3950 North and Center Street, Lehi |
| Site | 22.48 acres, with a new meetinghouse alongside |
| Presiding | Elder John A. McCune, Utah Area Presidency |
| Size | About 85,000 square feet |
What was announced
The church's temple site said the groundbreaking is set for Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026, on a 22.48-acre property northwest of the intersection of 3950 North and Center Street. KSL reported that the site sits in Lehi's foothills and that a meetinghouse will be built next to the temple. KSL also reported that the late President Russell M. Nelson announced the temple in April 2024, so the ceremony comes about two and a half years after the announcement.
What it means for Utah Valley
Lehi sits at the north end of Utah County, in the corridor where the valley's population has grown fastest. Our temple visitor guide explains why the area has so many temples and how a new one relieves the others in its district. For Provo, the closest comparison is the rebuild of the Rock Canyon Temple, covered in our new Provo temple explainer.
Dedication timing
No opening or dedication date has been announced. Preliminary site work began in 2025, but the groundbreaking is the formal start of construction. Temples in the region typically hold a public open house before dedication, as the church plans to do for the Salt Lake Temple; see our Salt Lake Temple open house guide.
If you plan to go
The announcements we checked did not say whether the public may attend the Dec. 5 ceremony. Check the Lehi Utah Temple page on the church's temple site before you travel. For other temples you can visit now, see sealings at the Mount Timpanogos Temple and sealings at the Orem Temple, and temple grounds for family home evenings. If you are weighing a move north, see Lehi neighborhoods and Lehi vs. Provo.
Sources: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple site, Oct. 26, 2026; KSL, Oct. 26, 2026.
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- December Groundbreaking Announced for the Lehi Utah Temple, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Checked October 27, 2026.
- Groundbreaking announced for Lehi temple, KSL. Checked October 27, 2026.