In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord. Church members consider temples to be the most sacred structures on earth.
The LDS Church has 382 temples in various phases, which includes 203 dedicated temples (195 operating, 8 undergoing renovations [1] ), 8 with a dedication scheduled , 48 under construction , 5 with a groundbreaking scheduled , [2] and 118 others announced (not yet under construction). [3] There are temples in most U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
Temples outside the U.S. with districts extending into the U.S. are also displayed on the map (but not included in the table).
Temples destroyed, operated by others, or with plans that were suspended/canceled are not displayed on the map (but are included in the table).