The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Lehi Utah Temple on Saturday, Dec. 5, according to a November 12 report.
This event marks the first temple for Lehi, located on a 22.48-acre site northwest of the intersection of 3950 North and Center Street.
Elder John A. McCune, a member of the church's Utah Area Presidency, will preside over the ceremony. The church's First Presidency previously announced the date on Oct. 26.
Plans for the site include a multistory temple and an accompanying meetinghouse. Preliminary work was approved by Lehi City and began in August 2025. This initial work included grading the property and installing underground electrical, sewer, and water infrastructure.
Elder Brian K. Taylor, president of the church's Utah Area, expressed excitement regarding the first step in building a house of the Lord in Lehi in an August 2025 statement. Taylor also thanked the city for its cooperation.
The temple was first announced on April 7, 2024, by then-church President Russell M. Nelson during the semiannual general conference. An architectural rendering of the planned structure was released in February 2025.
The new temple will provide an additional worship location for Latter-day Saints in northern Utah County, joining existing sites like the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple and the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple in American Fork.
According to the church's newsroom, Utah has 32 temples that are operating, announced, under construction, or undergoing renovation. There are more than 5,000 congregations statewide, representing about 2.2 million church members.
While the groundbreaking is scheduled for Dec. 5, the Oct. 26 announcement did not include a projected completion date for the project.
