Elder Kearon dedicates Wichita Kansas Temple
November 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM MT · via Church News · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the Wichita Kansas Temple on November 1, 2026, in three sessions attended by approximately 4,800 members, according to Church News.
The temple, announced in April 2021, serves Latter-day Saints in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. It is the faith's second temple in Kansas, following the Kansas City Missouri Temple which also serves the Kansas City metro area.
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