Church announces groundbreaking date and tour schedules for three temples
September 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM MT · via ABC4 Utah · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
The Church announced a groundbreaking date for the Piura Peru Temple in October, along with public tour schedules for the Montpelier Idaho Temple and updates on the Managua Nicaragua Temple. ABC4 reports the Montpelier temple opens for media tours this week before public access begins Thursday.
The announcements are routine temple-construction milestones with no accompanying news.
More coverage of this story
- Church News →September 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM MT
- newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org →September 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM MT
- churchofjesuschrist.org →September 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM MT
- ABC4 Utah →September 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM MT
- Yahoo →September 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM MT
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