The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the dates for the open house and dedication of the Auckland New Zealand Temple.
Auckland New Zealand Temple: Artist's Rendering.
Auckland New Zealand Temple: Artist's Rendering.© 2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.The Auckland New Zealand Temple will be dedicated in a single session on Sunday, April 13, 2025, by Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The 10 a.m. NZDT dedicatory session will be broadcast to all units in the Auckland New Zealand Temple district.
After a media day on Monday, February 24, 2025, invited guests will tour the temple on Tuesday, February 25, and Wednesday, February 26, 2025. The temple will then be open to the public for tours from Thursday, February 27, to Saturday, March 22, 2025 (excluding Sundays).
This temple was announced by President Russell M. Nelson in October 2018.
“If you have reasonable access to a temple, I urge you to find a way to make an appointment regularly with the Lord — to be in His holy house — then keep that appointment with exactness and joy,” President Nelson said. “I promise you that the Lord will bring the miracles He knows you need as you make sacrifices to serve and worship in His temples.”
The Auckland New Zealand Temple will be the third in the country. The historic Hamilton New Zealand Temple, the first house of the Lord built in the southern hemisphere, was dedicated in 1958. The Wellington New Zealand Temple was announced in April 2022.
Large Latter-day Saint congregations first developed in New Zealand during the 1880s. Many Māori recognized Latter-day Saint missionaries’ efforts as the fulfillment of earlier prophecies by Māori prophets, and they embraced the restored gospel. The Book of Mormon was first published in Māori in 1889.
Nearly 118,000 Latter-day Saints in almost 230 congregations call New Zealand home today.