Phoenix Arizona Temple

The Phoenix Arizona Temple has been preliminarily designed, and efforts are underway to obtain the necessary approvals to permit construction.¹ As announced in at least one Glendale-area ward on Sunday, November 23, 2008, the site intended for the temple is land adjacent to a Glendale Arizona North Stake meetinghouse in Northwest Phoenix, located at 5104 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd.²

According to Maricopa County records, the Church purchased the 2.3-acre vacant lot (intended temple site) in September 2000 and the adjacent 4.6-acre meetinghouse lot two years later in October 2002. Directly north of the vacant lot, the Church has recently acquired the residence at 5207 W. Creedance Blvd., likely for a temple president residence.

When President Thomas S. Monson announced that a fifth temple for Arizona would be built in Phoenix, he stated: "The blessings of the temple are eternal. Those who come to this holy house will feel of God's love for His children and come to a greater understanding of their own divine origin and potential as His sons and daughters." The announcement came less than a month following the announcement that temples would be built in Gilbert, Arizona, and in Arizona's Gila Valley. A temple in Phoenix will decrease travel time for members in the northern and western areas of Phoenix, who currently attend the Mesa Arizona Temple, which serves 74 stakes throughout much of the state. The Mesa temple is attended by more patrons than any other temple outside of Utah.³