The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has embarked on an unprecedented era of building more temples. There are currently 282 temples: 167 operational, 6 under renovation, 41 under construction, and 68 announced.

President Russell M. Nelson said “Families are to be sealed together for all eternity. A welding link is to be forged between the fathers and the children. …For these sacred purposes, holy temples now dot the earth” (“The Creation,” Ensign, May 2000).

Watch this timeline video “2022 Temple Timeline Video: Dotting the Earth” to see how temples are literally dotting the earth.

Learn more 

• Gospel Topic “Temples“
• Video “Temples Through Time“