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Cody Wyoming Temple

Announced
3 October 2021
Groundbreaking
27 September 2024
A rendering of the Cody Wyoming Temple.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
A map of the Cody Wyoming Temple site.
A map of the Cody Wyoming Temple site.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The location of the Cody Wyoming Temple site in relation to the state of Wyoming.
The location of the Cody Wyoming Temple site in relation to the state of Wyoming.Screenshot from Google Maps
The location of the Cody Wyoming Temple site in relation to nearby cities and highways.
The location of the Cody Wyoming Temple site in relation to nearby cities and highways.Screenshot from Google Maps

Groundbreaking of the Cody Wyoming Temple

Elder Steven R. Bangerter, General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the Church’s North America Central Area presidency, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cody Wyoming Temple on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. While Wyoming is the least-populated state in the country, members of the Church make up more than 10% of the state’s population.

In the dedicatory prayer on the site, Elder Bangerter pleaded for blessings upon the temple and all those who enter its walls: “We ask that they may feel a spirit of peace wash over them, granting them comfort and assurance that the presence of the temple will bring added joy, prosperity, beauty and unity to their lives and their community.”

Timeline of the Cody Wyoming Temple

October
03
2021
Announced
Church President Russell M. Nelson announced a temple for Cody, Wyoming, on Oct. 3, 2021, during October 2021 general conference. It was one of 13 temples announced at the conference.
September
27
2024
Groundbreaking
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Cody Wyoming Temple on Sept. 27, 2024. Elder Steven R. Bangerter, a General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the Church’s North America Central Area presidency, presided over the ceremony.

The Cody Wyoming Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on Oct. 3, 2021. Almost three years later, ground was broken for the temple on Sept. 27, 2024, with Elder Steven R. Bangerter presiding.

Architecture and Design of the Cody Wyoming Temple

According to site plans released by the Church on March 13, 2023, the Cody Wyoming Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 9,950 square feet. The edifice will be constructed in the southwestern part of the city, west of Skyline Drive and north of the Cody Canal.

Additional Facts

Fact #1
This will be the third Latter-day Saint temple in Wyoming. The first, in Star Valley in the western part of the Cowboy State, was dedicated in 2016.
Fact #2
The Cody Wyoming Temple was announced the same month the Church held the groundbreaking for a house of the Lord in Casper, Wyoming.
Fact #3
When the Cody Wyoming Temple was announced, the Cowboy State had approximately 68,000 Latter-day Saints — or one in every nine residents.
Fact #4
The closest temple to Cody, Wyoming, is currently the Billings Montana Temple, a distance of approximately 90 miles away to the north.
Fact #5
The Cody Wyoming Temple will be approximately 45 miles east of the East Entrance Station to Yellowstone National Park.
Fact #6
A house of the Lord in Cody will have views of Heart Mountain to the north and Rattlesnake and Cedar mountains to the west.
Fact #7
The first stake in northwestern Wyoming was organized in 1901 in Lovell after Latter-day Saint pioneers settled in the Big Horn Basin in 1893.
Fact #8
Cody — named for Colonel William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody — is known as the “rodeo capital of the world.”

Quick Facts

Announced
3 October 2021
Groundbreaking
27 September 2024
GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
Elder Steven R. Bangerter
Location

West of Skyline Drive, north of the Cody Canal

Cody, Wyoming 82414

United States

Appointments
View schedule and book online

Additional Facts

Fact #1
This will be the third Latter-day Saint temple in Wyoming. The first, in Star Valley in the western part of the Cowboy State, was dedicated in 2016.
Fact #2
The Cody Wyoming Temple was announced the same month the Church held the groundbreaking for a house of the Lord in Casper, Wyoming.
Fact #3
When the Cody Wyoming Temple was announced, the Cowboy State had approximately 68,000 Latter-day Saints — or one in every nine residents.
Fact #4
The closest temple to Cody, Wyoming, is currently the Billings Montana Temple, a distance of approximately 90 miles away to the north.
Fact #5
The Cody Wyoming Temple will be approximately 45 miles east of the East Entrance Station to Yellowstone National Park.
Fact #6
A house of the Lord in Cody will have views of Heart Mountain to the north and Rattlesnake and Cedar mountains to the west.
Fact #7
The first stake in northwestern Wyoming was organized in 1901 in Lovell after Latter-day Saint pioneers settled in the Big Horn Basin in 1893.
Fact #8
Cody — named for Colonel William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody — is known as the “rodeo capital of the world.”