Open House and Dedication Date Announced for the Tallahassee Florida Temple

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the open house and dedication dates for the Tallahassee Florida Temple .

A public open house will run from Monday, November 4, through Saturday, November 23, excluding Sundays. A media day will be held on Monday, October 28, 2024, and invited guests will tour the temple Tuesday, October 29, and Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple in two sessions on Sunday, December 8, 2024.

The dedicatory sessions will be held at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast to all units of the Tallahassee Florida Temple district. More details will be announced later.

The Tallahassee Florida Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson during the closing session of general conference in April 2020 .

The Tallahassee Florida Temple is located on a 4.97-acre site at 2440 Papillion Way. Plans call for a single-story temple, of approximately 29,000 square feet, with a center spire.

There are more than 170,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 275 congregations in Florida , which is in the far Southeastern United States.