Which Latter-day Saint temples have reopened?

The Ogden Utah Temple was one of the first temples to reopen after closing due to restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is continuing to reopen its temples on a limited basis as local governments ease restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of Aug. 31, the church will have 68 temples in the second phase, which means receiving endowments for living persons and sealings of children to parents.

One more temple is scheduled to open on Aug. 31 in Phase 1, bringing the total number of temples in the first phase to 139.

A limited number of temples moved to Phase 2 starting on July 27. The 20 temples that will transition to Phase 2 on Aug. 31 include:

• Bern Switzerland Temple
• Boise Idaho Temple
• Columbia South Carolina Temple
• Dallas Texas Temple
• Denver Colorado Temple
• Detroit Michigan Temple
• Fortaleza Brazil Temple
• Fort Collins Colorado Temple
• Hartford Connecticut Temple
• Houston Texas Temple
• Las Vegas Nevada Temple
• Louisville Kentucky Temple
• Lubbock Texas Temple
• Manaus Brazil Temple
• Meridian Idaho Temple
• Montreal Quebec Temple
• Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple
• San Antonio Texas Temple
• St. Louis Missouri Temple
• Toronto Ontario Temple

The first phase offers living husband-and-wife sealings with minimum staff and participants, including the bride, the groom and a limited number of healthy guests.

Ravell Call, Deseret News

Brigham City Utah Temple, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012.

Eight more temples entered Phase 1 on Aug. 24, and the list of reopened temples now includes 138 of the church’s 168 dedicated temples worldwide:

• Aba Nigeria Temple (Phase 2)
• Accra Ghana Temple (Phase 2)
• Adelaide Australia Temple (Phase 2)
• Albuquerque New Mexico Temple
• Anchorage Alaska Temple (Phase 2)
• Apia Samoa Temple (Phase 2)
• Asunción Paraguay Temple
• Atlanta Georgia Temple
• Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple
• Bern Switzerland Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Billings Montana Temple (Phase 2)
• Birmingham Alabama Temple
• Bismarck North Dakota Temple (Phase 2)
• Boise Idaho Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Boston Massachusetts Temple
• Bountiful Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Brigham City Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Brisbane Australia Temple (Phase 2)
• Calgary Alberta Temple (Phase 2)
• Cardston Alberta Temple (Phase 2)
• Cedar City Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Columbia South Carolina Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Columbus Ohio Temple (Phase 2)
• Columbia River Washington Temple
• Copenhagen Denmark Temple (Phase 2)
• Córdoba Argentina Temple
• Curitiba Brazil Temple
• Dallas Texas Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Denver Colorado Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Detroit Michigan Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Draper Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Durban South Africa Temple
• Edmonton Alberta Temple (Phase 2)
• Fort Collins Colorado Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Fortaleza Brazil Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple
• Frankfurt Germany Temple (Phase 2)
• Freiberg Germany Temple (Phase 2)
• Fresno California Temple
• Fukuoka Japan Temple
• Gilbert Arizona Temple
• Guadalajara Mexico Temple
• Guayaquil Ecuador Temple
• Halifax Nova Scotia Temple
• Hartford Connecticut Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Helsinki Finland Temple (Phase 2)
• Houston Texas Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Idaho Falls Idaho Temple (Phase 2)
• Indianapolis Indiana Temple
• Johannesburg South Africa Temple
• Jordan River Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Kansas City Missouri Temple
• Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
• Kona Hawaii Temple
• Laie Hawaii Temple
• Las Vegas Nevada Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Lisbon Portugal Temple
• Logan Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• London England Temple (Phase 2)
• Los Angeles California Temple
• Louisville Kentucky Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Lubbock Texas Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Madrid Spain Temple
• Manaus Brazil Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Manhattan New York Temple
• Manila Philippines Temple
• Manti Utah Temple
• Medford Oregon Temple (Phase 2)
• Melbourne Australia Temple
• Memphis Tennessee Temple
• Meridian Idaho Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Montevideo Uruguay Temple
• Monticello Utah Temple
• Montreal Quebec Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Mount Timpanogos Temple (Phase 2)
• Nashville Tennessee Temple
• Nauvoo Illinois Temple (Phase 2)
• Newport Beach California Temple
• Nuku’alofa Tonga Temple (Phase 2)
• Oakland California Temple
• Oaxaca Mexico Temple
• Ogden Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple (Phase 2)
• Orlando Florida Temple
• Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Palmyra New York Temple
• Papeete Tahiti Temple
• Paris France Temple (Phase 2)
• Payson Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Perth Australia Temple (Phase 2)
• Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Phoenix Arizona Temple
• Portland Oregon Temple
• Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
• Preston England Temple
• Provo City Center Temple (Phase 2)
• Provo Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Raleigh North Carolina Temple
• Recife Brazil Temple
• Redlands California Temple
• Regina Saskatchewan Temple (Phase 2)
• Reno Nevada Temple (Phase 2)
• Rexburg Idaho Temple (Phase 2)
• Rome Italy Temple
• Sacramento California Temple
• São Paulo Brazil Temple
• Sapporo Japan Temple
• San Antonio Texas Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• San Diego California Temple
• Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple
• Seattle Washington Temple
• Seoul Korea Temple (Phase 2)
• Snowflake Arizona Temple
• Spokane Washington Temple
• Star Valley Wyoming Temple (Phase 2)
• St. Louis Missouri Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Stockholm Sweden Temple (Phase 2)
• St. Paul Minnesota Temple
• Suva Fiji Temple
• Sydney Australia Temple
• Taipei Taiwan Temple (Phase 2)
• The Gila Valley Arizona Temple
• The Hague Netherlands Temple (Phase 2)
• Toronto Ontario Temple (Phase 2 as of Aug. 31)
• Tucson Arizona Temple
• Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple
• Twin Falls Idaho Temple (Phase 2)
• Vancouver British Columbia Temple (Phase 2)
• Vernal Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple (Phase 2)

All Latter-day Saint temples were closed on March 25 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The first 17 temples reopened on May 11. The list grew to 34 one week later on May 18.

One additional temple will reopen under Phase 1 on Aug. 31, bringing the total to 138 temples operating in some capacity:

• Cebu City Philippines Temple

As community health restrictions lift in different locations, each temple will advance to a new phase:

• Phase 1 — Living husband-and-wife sealings by appointment
• Phase 2 — All living ordinances by appointment
• Phase 3 — All living and limited proxy ordinances by appointment
• Phase 4 — All normal operations

The church has created a document to track the progress of each temple.

Correction: An earlier version incorrectly stated all temples closed on May 25. They closed on March 25.

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