Lehi will get its first temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday, Dec. 5.
Elder John A. McCune, a member of the church's Utah Area Presidency, will preside over the ceremony at a 22.48-acre site northwest of the intersection of 3950 North and Center Street, according to Lehi Free Press. The church's First Presidency announced the date Oct. 26.
Plans call for a multistory temple and an accompanying meetinghouse on the property.
Crews have already been on site. Preliminary work approved by Lehi City began in August 2025, including underground water, sewer and electrical infrastructure and grading the property ahead of construction.
Elder Brian K. Taylor, president of the church's Utah Area, thanked the city for its cooperation at the time. "We are excited for this first step in the process of building a house of the Lord in Lehi," Taylor said in an August 2025 statement, as reported by Lehi Free Press.
The temple was first announced April 7, 2024, by then-church President Russell M. Nelson during the church's semiannual general conference. The location was announced later that month. An architectural rendering of the planned structure was released in February 2025.
The Lehi temple will give Latter-day Saints in northern Utah County another worship location. Existing temples in the area include the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple in American Fork and the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple.
Utah has 32 temples that are operating, undergoing renovation, under construction or announced, according to the church's newsroom. About 2.2 million church members belong to more than 5,000 congregations statewide.
Temples differ from the church's regular meetinghouses. Meetinghouses are open to the public for worship services and activities. Temples are reserved for sacred ceremonies performed by eligible church members, including marriages and baptisms performed on behalf of deceased ancestors.
No projected completion date was included in the Oct. 26 announcement.
