Rexburg Temple

Announced in 2003 and dedicated in 2008, the Rexburg temple was the third temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the state of Idaho. It stands on a hill next to Brigham Young University-Idaho. As of the year 2020, it is one of the church’s 168 currently operating temples throughout the world. Because temples are sacred to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, temples are not open for tours except before their dedication. However, the Rexburg temple’s gardens and manicured lawns are open to visitors year round.

The Rexburg temple is a 57,504 square foot building on a ten acre plot of land that stands at 750 South 2nd East, Rexburg, Idaho 83440. The outside walls are made of concrete with white quartz rock finish which gives it its brilliant white exterior. The spire at the front of the temple carries a tall golden figure called the Angel Moroni. Throughout the temple’s interior and exterior is the repeated motif of wheat, which acts as a tribute to southern Idaho's agricultural industry.

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consider temples sacred. It is within temples that important events take place such as marriages and worship. Temples are built to be houses of the Lord where peace and spiritual direction can be found. On every Latter-day Saint temple are the words "Holiness to the Lord, the House of the Lord."

The temple’s original dedication date was postponed a week in lieu of the passing of the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Gordon B. Hinckley. Instead, Thomas S. Monson dedicated the temple after being ordained the new president of the church. Because the Rexburg temple stands so close to Brigham Young University-Idaho’s campus, the Rexburg temple district (the geographical area assigned to that temple) is the only district within the church that is made up of mostly young adults.

Rexburg Idaho Temple. (2009). Retrieved November 17, 2020, from https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/rexburg-idaho-temple/