President Eyring to dedicate Montpelier Idaho Temple on Oct. 18
October 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM MT · via newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
Henry B. Eyring, First Counselor in the First Presidency, will dedicate the Montpelier Idaho Temple on Sunday, October 18, 2026, the Church announced.
The Montpelier temple serves southeastern Idaho, a heavily Latter-day Saint region. Temple dedications are ceremonial events that mark a new temple's formal opening for ordinance work, following a public open house and private dedicatory sessions for Church members.
Eyring is the second-ranking leader in the LDS Church's governing First Presidency.
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