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| − | Leaders of | + | Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a small groundbreaking ceremony for the Feather River California Temple in Yuba City, California, on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Attendance at the ceremony was limited because of current COVID-19 social guidelines. |
Elder Paul H. Watkins, an Area Seventy, presided at the ceremony and offered the dedicatory prayer. | Elder Paul H. Watkins, an Area Seventy, presided at the ceremony and offered the dedicatory prayer. | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 28 March 2023
On Sunday, 7 October 2018, during the Sunday afternoon session of the 188th semiannual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson announced that a temple will be built in Yuba City, California. Building and maintaining temples may not change your life, "but spending time in the temple surely will," said President Nelson. He continued, "To those who have long been absent from the temple, I encourage you to prepare and return as soon as possible."
The Feather River California Temple will be built at 1470 Butte House Road in Yuba City, California. An existing meetinghouse on that site has been demolished. Plans call for a temple of just over 38,000 square feet, as well as a new meetinghouse and distribution center to be built next to the temple.
The temple site will cover nine acres, which includes a small parcel of land the Church plans to purchase from Yuba City in the near future. Detailed design plans for the temple are still being developed. Further information — including interior and exterior renderings — will be made public later.
With 767,252 members in 1,278 congregations in California, the Feather River California Temple will be the eighth temple in California and the first temple built in the Northern California city, which is 40-plus miles north of Sacramento, California.
Yuba City Mayor, Preet Didbal, issued a statement pledging support for the future temple:
- "I’m excited The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chose Yuba City to located their next temple. I know the members of the Church in our city, region and Northern California will benefit from this important religious facility. Yuba City is the ideal location for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days to build a temple. Known for our diversity, our city embraces all cultures and religious beliefs. I look forward to working with the Church to ensure the smooth and efficient processing of this project."
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for Feather River California Temple
Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a small groundbreaking ceremony for the Feather River California Temple in Yuba City, California, on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Attendance at the ceremony was limited because of current COVID-19 social guidelines.
Elder Paul H. Watkins, an Area Seventy, presided at the ceremony and offered the dedicatory prayer.
“Only months ago, a stake center held its last meeting on this site,” said Elder Watkins as he opened the groundbreaking service, “and since then, the Yuba City stake members and many leaders and the groundbreaking committee have worked very hard to prepare this ground for this event today.”
In the dedicatory prayer, Elder Watkins prayed, “for the surrounding community that they will see and know that this temple is a blessing to them.” Elder Watkins asked for a blessing, stating that “ancestors of those who are not . . . members . . . in this area will have an increased influence upon their families here on earth.”[1]
Elder Watkins was joined by his wife Dena, along with Peter Hall and his wife Melody, co-chairs of the Feather River California Temple groundbreaking committee.
At the service, Sister Watkins shared her thoughts on the importance of having a temple close by the youth in Yuba City.
“I hope that the youth here will take advantage of this closer temple and be able to go to the temple and have their own sacred spiritual experience,” said Sister Watkins.[2]
Open House and Dedication Announced
The public open house for the Feather River California Temple will begin on Saturday, August 19, 2023, through Saturday, September 9, excluding Sundays.
Before the public open house, a media day will be held Tuesday, August 15. Invited guests will also tour the Feather River California Temple from Wednesday, August 16, through Friday, August 18.
The temple will be dedicated on Sunday, October 8, in two sessions: 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple. The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to all units in the Feather River California Temple district.
Videos about the Feather River California Temple
Temples in California
- Bakersfield California Temple
- Feather River California Temple
- Fresno California Temple
- Los Angeles California Temple
- Modesto California Temple
- Newport Beach California Temple
- Oakland California Temple
- Redlands California Temple
- Sacramento California Temple
- San Diego California Temple
- San Jose California Temple
- Yorba Linda California Temple
