Open house dates have also been announced for the Ephraim temple, to be dedicated Oct. 11.

Ground will be broken for the Springfield Missouri Temple the same day as the Missoula Montana Temple groundbreaking.

Also, interior photos have been released for the third house of the Lord in Oregon as open-house tours begin.

News of Washington’s seventh house of the Lord, announced by the First Presidency, was delivered by Elder Hugo E. Martínez.

Temples help Latter-day Saints “receive divine guidance and strength to overcome the challenges of this life,” said Elder Ciro Schmeil at the groundbreaking.

President Uchtdorf and President Freeman speak about what makes this visitors’ center unlike any other in the Church.

The acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles encouraged visitors to see themselves as part of one big family.

Open house dates have also been released for the Managua Nicaragua, Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala and Belo Horizonte Brazil temples.

The third house of the Lord in Montana will enter its construction phase in early June.

Doors will open to the public Monday, May 18, with never-before-seen temple exhibits.