Casper Wyoming Temple

Groundbreaking of the Casper Wyoming Temple

The groundbreaking of the Casper Wyoming Temple was presided over by Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, North America Central Area president, on Oct. 9, 2021. Strong winds and cold temperatures caused most of the event to be moved inside a meetinghouse, but the breaking of ground outside still took place.

In his dedicatory prayer on the site, Elder Nielsen said, “Our hearts are full of gratitude as we contemplate the magnitude of what is about to happen. This gathering is an answer to many prayers. We can only imagine the celebration on the other side of the veil among those whose sacrifices prepared the way for the blessings we enjoy today. Our hearts rejoice with them.”

Timeline of the Casper Wyoming Temple

April

04

2021

Announced

President Russell M. Nelson announced a temple for Casper, Wyoming, on April 4, 2021, during April 2021 general conference. This announcement came during the last talk of the Sunday afternoon session and was announced with 19 other temples.

October

09

2021

Groundbreaking

The Casper Wyoming Temple groundbreaking ceremony was held on Oct. 9, 2021, with Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, president of the North America Central Area, presiding. In-person attendance was limited to invitation only, but the ceremony was broadcast to those in the temple district.

The Casper Wyoming Temple was announced April 4, 2021, by Church President Russell M. Nelson. The groundbreaking and site dedication were held on Oct. 9, 2021, and presided over by Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, North America Central Area president.

Architecture and Design of the Casper Wyoming Temple

The Casper Wyoming Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 10,000 square feet. Exterior renderings show the temple will have rectangular windows around the building and three arched entryways in front of the main door. Atop the temple is a three-tiered tower with three rectangular windows on each side of the middle tier and one arched window on each side of the top tier.

The temple will be built on a 9.5-acre site, with grass, trees and small bushes filling the grounds.

Groundbreaking Photos of the Casper Wyoming Temple

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Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, second from right; his wife, Sister Wendy Nielsen, third from right; Church leaders and invited guests turn ceremonial shovelfuls of soil during the groundbreaking of the Casper Wyoming Temple on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021.

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Shovels used at the groundbreaking for the Casper Wyoming Temple are arranged together on Oct. 9, 2021.

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Near handcarts are shovels used at the groundbreaking for the Casper Wyoming Temple on Oct. 9, 2021. Early converts of the Church of Jesus Christ migrated to the western United States mostly using handcarts to transport their personal belongings.

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Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, General Authority Seventy, and Joseph Warr, a former patriarch and president of the Casper Wyoming Stake, at the Casper Wyoming Temple groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021.

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Latter-day Saint youth and Church leaders participate in the groundbreaking of the Casper Wyoming Temple on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021.

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Church leaders and other Latter-day Saints participate in the groundbreaking of the Casper Wyoming Temple on Oct. 9, 2021.

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