Ground broken for Coeur d'Alene Idaho Temple
August 30, 2026 at 8:03 PM MT · via Deseret News · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Coeur d'Alene Idaho Temple on August 29. The temple will be built on the corner of Hanley Avenue and Coeur Terre Boulevard and will measure just under 30,000 square feet.
Coeur d'Alene joins several dozen temples currently under construction worldwide as part of the church's ongoing temple-building program. The church announced plans for the Coeur d'Alene temple in 2021.
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- newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org →August 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM MT
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- krem.com →August 25, 2026 at 12:13 PM MT
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