Temples continue to reopen in a cautious, careful way, in four phases. Temples in Phase 1 and Phase 2 are operating on a limited basis, and with key precautions in place for temple workers and patrons, including: masks worn at all times, very limited numbers of patrons in the temple at a time, minimal staff in the temple, sanitization after each temple ceremony, careful social distancing and seating arrangements, and temperature checks at the entrance (for Phase 2).

Today’s announcement includes many of the temples in Utah, though not all of them. As has been previously indicated, the reopening of each temple is considered based on local circumstances and governmental restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Temples in Utah are anticipated to be very busy, so priority will be given first to living persons who are to be sealed, next to missionaries currently serving in the field, and then to missionaries who are preparing to depart, based on their departure date.

With these temple announcements today, by August 17, 2020, 130 temples will have entered Phase 1, and 29 will have started Phase 2.

Phased reopening

The reopening of temples will proceed in a cautious and carefully planned and coordinated manner based on local government restrictions and as authorized by the Temple Department. The four phases of opening are designed to reduce risk, accommodate the demand and capacity of the temple, and observe any relevant health restrictions in the temple district.

Phase 1: Living husband-and-wife sealings by appointment

• Perform living sealings only for previously endowed members under strict guidelines and safety precautions

Phase 2: Open for all living ordinances only with restrictions

• Perform all temple ordinances for living individuals, with priority given for those who will be sealed. The next priority will be endowments for in-field missionaries (who left home prior to receiving their endowment), then followed by those departing for missionary service in the near future. These priorities will be addressed according to the capacity and scheduling ability of each temple. 

• Maintain closure of patron housing, clothing, and cafeteria operations

Phase 3: Open for all ordinances with restrictions

• Continue providing ordinances for living individuals

• Provide proxy ordinances for ancestors in a restricted manner

• Open patron housing, clothing, and cafeteria operations as needed

Phase 4: Open for full operations

• Resume regular temple operations

Temple Status 

The following three temples will begin Phase 1 of reopening on August 17, 2020, bringing to date a total of 130 temples reopening:

• Bern Switzerland Temple

• Oaxaca Mexico Temple

• Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple

The following 17 temples will begin Phase 2 of reopening on August 17, 2020, bringing to date a total of 29 Phase 2 temples:

• Adelaide Australia Temple

• Anchorage Alaska Temple

• Bountiful Utah Temple

• Brigham City Utah Temple

• Brisbane Australia Temple

• Cedar City Utah Temple

• Logan Utah Temple

• London England Temple

• Medford Oregon Temple

• Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple

• Nauvoo Illinois Temple

• Ogden Utah Temple

• Payson Utah Temple

• Perth Australia Temple

• Provo City Center Temple

• Provo Utah Temple

• Vernal Utah Temple

The following two temples began Phase 1 of reopening on August 3, 2020, bringing to date a total of 127 temples reopening:

• Córdoba Argentina Temple

• Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple

The following three temples began Phase 1 of reopening on July 27, 2020, bringing to date a total of 125 temples reopening:

• Columbia River Washington Temple

• Guayaquil Ecuador Temple

• Preston England Temple

The following 12 temples began Phase 2 of reopening on July 27, 2020:

• Billings Montana Temple

• Bismarck North Dakota Temple

• Columbus Ohio Temple

• Copenhagen Denmark Temple

• Frankfurt Germany Temple

• Freiberg Germany Temple

• Helsinki Finland Temple

• Seoul Korea Temple

• Stockholm Sweden Temple

• Taipei Taiwan Temple

• The Hague Netherlands Temple

• Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple

The following seven temples began Phase 1 of reopening on July 20, 2020, bringing to date a total of 122 temples reopening:

• Fortaleza Brazil Temple

• London England Temple

• Manaus Brazil Temple

• Oakland California Temple

• Recife Brazil Temple

• São Paulo Brazil Temple

• Suva Fiji Temple

The following six temples began Phase 1 of reopening on July 13, 2020, bringing to date a total of 115 temples reopening:

• Halifax Nova Scotia Temple

• Los Angeles California Temple

• Montreal Quebec Temple

• Porto Alegre Brazil Temple

• Seattle Washington Temple

• Spokane Washington Temple

Two temples which had previously reopened as Phase 1, the Colonia Juarez Chihuahua Mexico Temple and the Monterrey Mexico Temple, are now closed. The following 12 temples began Phase 1 of reopening on July 6, 2020, bringing to date a total of 109 temples reopening:

• Asunción Paraguay Temple

• Boston Massachusetts Temple

• Fresno California Temple

• Madrid Spain Temple

• Manhattan New York Temple

• Montevideo Uruguay Temple

• Newport Beach California Temple

• Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple

• Rome Italy Temple

• Redlands California Temple

• Sacramento California Temple

• San Diego California Temple

The following six temples began Phase 1 of reopening on June 29, 2020, bringing to date a total of 99 temples reopening:

• Columbia South Carolina Temple

• Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple

• Guadalajara Mexico Temple

• Las Vegas Nevada Temple

• Monterrey Mexico Temple

• Toronto Ontario Temple

The following four temples began Phase 1 of reopening on June 22, 2020, bringing to date a total of 93 temples reopening:

• Apia Samoa Temple

• Brisbane Australia Temple

• Paris France Temple

• Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple

The following 12 temples began Phase 1 of reopening on June 15, 2020, bringing to date a total of 89 temples reopening:

• Curitiba Brazil Temple

• Detroit Michigan Temple

• Durban South Africa Temple

• Hartford Connecticut Temple

• Johannesburg South Africa Temple

• Kona Hawaii Temple

• Laie Hawaii Temple

• Manila Philippines Temple

• Medford Oregon Temple

• Nuku’alofa Tonga Temple

• Palmyra New York Temple

• Portland Oregon Temple

The following 11 temples began Phase 1 of reopening on June 8, 2020, bringing to date a total of 77 temples reopening:

• Aba Nigeria Temple

• Accra Ghana Temple

• Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple

• Indianapolis Indiana Temple

• Lisbon Portugal Temple

• Lubbock Texas Temple

• Meridian Idaho Temple

• Papeete Tahiti Temple

• Reno Nevada Temple

• Rexburg Idaho Temple

• Sapporo Japan Temple

The following 14 temples began Phase 1 of reopening on June 1, 2020, bringing to date a total of 66 temples reopening:

• Adelaide Australia Temple

• Albuquerque New Mexico Temple

• Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple

• Calgary Alberta Temple

• Fukuoka Japan Temple

• Melbourne Australia Temple

• Nauvoo Illinois Temple

• Perth Australia Temple

• Raleigh North Carolina Temple

• San Antonio Texas Temple

• St. Louis Missouri Temple

• Sydney Australia Temple

• The Hague Netherlands Temple

• Vernal Utah Temple

The following 18 temples began Phase 1 of reopening on May 25, 2020, bringing to date a total of 52 temples reopening:

• Anchorage Alaska Temple

• Cardston Alberta Temple

• Columbus Ohio Temple

• Dallas Texas Temple

• Denver Colorado Temple

• Draper Utah Temple

• Edmonton Alberta Temple

• Fort Collins Colorado Temple

• Helsinki Finland Temple

• Houston Texas Temple

• Kansas City Missouri Temple

• Louisville Kentucky Temple

• Mount Timpanogos Temple

• Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple

• Orlando Florida Temple

• Regina Saskatchewan Temple

• St. Paul Minnesota Temple

• Vancouver British Columbia Temple

The following 17 temples began Phase 1 of reopening on May 18, 2020, bringing to date a total of 34 temples reopening:

• Atlanta Georgia Temple

• Billings Montana Temple

• Birmingham Alabama Temple

• Bismarck North Dakota Temple

• Copenhagen Denmark Temple

• Gilbert Arizona Temple

• Jordan River Utah Temple

• Memphis Tennessee Temple

• Nashville Tennessee Temple

• Phoenix Arizona Temple

• Seoul Korea Temple

• Snowflake Arizona Temple

• Star Valley Wyoming Temple

• Taipei Taiwan Temple

• The Gila Valley Arizona Temple

• Tucson Arizona Temple

• Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple

The following 17 temples began Phase 1 of reopening on May 11, 2020*:

• Boise Idaho Temple

• Bountiful Utah Temple

• Brigham City Utah Temple

• Cedar City Utah Temple

• Frankfurt Germany Temple

• Freiberg Germany Temple

• Idaho Falls Idaho Temple

• Logan Utah Temple

• Manti Utah Temple

• Monticello Utah Temple

• Ogden Utah Temple

• Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple

• Payson Utah Temple

• Provo City Center Temple

• Provo Utah Temple

• Stockholm Sweden Temple

• Twin Falls Idaho Temple

*Some temples in Idaho and Utah are undergoing annual maintenance and will reopen as that work is completed.