The Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple opened for public tours this week, marking the first Latter-day Saint temple in the Southeast Asian nation. The open house follows 32 years of missionary work in Cambodia, which began in the 1990s after decades of civil war and the Khmer Rouge genocide.

The temple serves a small but growing Cambodian Latter-day Saint population and members in neighboring countries. Cambodia's Buddhist majority and complicated religious history make the temple's completion notable for the Church's international expansion, particularly in regions where Christianity remains a minority faith. A dedication date has not yet been announced.