Updated after April 2025 General Conference
Alabama
Current Temple: Birmingham, Huntsville
Possible Next Temple: Mobile (5 Stakes in 3 states)
Justification: Travel time to existing temples
Other possibilities: Montgomery
Alaska
Current Temple: Anchorage, Fairbanks
Possible Next Temple: Juneau (1 Stake)
Difficulty and expense of travel anywhere else
Other possibilities: Palmer/Wasilla, Soldotna
Arizona
Current Temples: Mesa, Phoenix, Gilbert, Tucson, The Gila Valley, Snowflake, Yuma, Queen Creek, Flagstaff
Possible Next Temple: Glendale
Travel to other temples
Other possibilities: Kingman, Holbrook, Window Rock, Chilne, Scottsdale
Arkansas
Current Temple: Bentonville
Possible Next Temple: Little Rock (3 Stakes)
2 hours of travel to Memphis
Other possibilities: Fort Smith
California
Current Temples: Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, Fresno, Sacramento, Redlands, Newport Beach, Feather River (Yuba City), San Jose, Yorba Linda, Modesto, Bakersfield
Possible Next Temple: San Fernando/Burbank or somewhere else in THE Valley.
Travel to Los Angeles in often heavy traffic
Other possibilities: Ventura, Lancaster, North San Diego County, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Redding, Yreka
Colorado
Current Temples: Denver, Fort Collins, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs
Possible Next Temple: Alamosa or San Luis (2 Stakes)
Travel to other cities is difficult
Other possibilities: 2nd Denver-Area, Greeley, Boulder, Pueblo, Cortez
Connecticut
Current Temple: Hartford
Possible Next Temple: Bridgeport (2 stakes)
Travel to Hartford in heavy traffic
Other possibilities: New Haven, Norwich
Delaware
Temples: None
Possible First Temple: Dover (2 Stakes)
Travel to Philadelphia in often heavy traffic
Other possibilities: Wilmington
Florida
Current Temples: Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Tampa, Jacksonville
Possible Next Temple: Fort Meyers (2 Stakes)
2 hours from Fort Lauderdale or Tampa
Other possibilities: Miami, Fort Walton Beach, Pensacola, Vero Beach
Georgia
Current Temples: Atlanta
Possible Next Temple: 2nd Atlanta area (5-ish stakes)
Traffic in the Atlanta area
Other possibilities: Columbus, Augusta, Savannah
Hawaii
Current Temples: Laie, Hilo, Kuhului
Possible Next Temple: Lihue
No temples on this island
Other possibilities: Kailua-Kona
Idaho
Current Temples: Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Montpelier, Rexburg, Teton River (Rexburg), Twin Falls, Burley, Boise, Meridian, Coeur d'Alene, Caldwell
Possible Next Temple: Rigby
Traffic
Other possibilities: Blackfoot, Moscow, Eagle
Illinois
Current Temples: Chicago, Nauvoo
Possible Next Temple: Central Illinois: Bloomington/Springfield/Peoria/Champaign (2 stakes)
2 hours from Chicago or Nauvoo
Other possibilities: 2nd Chicagoland
Indiana
Current Temples: Indianapolis, Indiana
Possible Next Temple: South Bend (3 stakes)
Travel to Chicago or Grand Rapids
Other possibilities: Fort Wayne, Bloomington, Evansville
Iowa
Temples: Des Moines, Iowa (Announced)
Possible Next Temple: Cedar Rapids/Iowa City
Distance from Des Moines, Saint Paul
Other possibilities: Davenport/Quad Cities
Kansas
Temple: Topeka
Possible Next: Wichita (2 Stakes)
Two hours from either Topeka or Kansas City
Other possibilities: Olathe, Garden City
Kentucky
Temple: Louisville
Possible Next: Paducah (4 Stakes)
Travel to Louisville in often heavy traffic
Other possibilities: Lexington, Hopkinsville
Louisiana
Temple: Baton Rouge
Possible Next Temple: Shreveport (3 Stakes)
3 hours to Dallas, Texas area temples
Other possibilities: Slidel, Monroe, New Orleans, Lake Charles
Maine
Temples: None (Boston Temple District)
Possible First: Augusta (2 Stakes)
2.5 hours to Boston
Other possibilities: (No Others)
Maryland
Temple: Washington DC
Possible Next: Baltimore/Annapolis (3-4 Stakes)
Heavy traffic in DC area.
Other possibilities: Frederick
Massachusetts
Temples: Boston
Possible Next: Worcester (2 stakes)
Travel time to Boston in often heavy traffic
Other possibilities: Springfield
Michigan
Temples: Detroit, Grand Rapids
Possible Next Temple: Midland/Saginaw (2 Stakes, 1 District)
Travel to Detroit in often heavy traffic
Other possibilities: Ann Arbor, Lansing
Minnesota
Temple: St Paul
Possible Next: Minneapolis/Bloomington (4 Stakes)
Reduce load on St. Paul temple
Other possibilities: Rochester, St. Cloud, Duluth
Mississippi
Temples: None (Baton Rouge, Memphis and Birmingham Temple Districts)
Possible First: Jackson (2 Stakes)
Travel time to existing temples
Other possibilities: Tupelo, Gulfport/Biloxi
Missouri
Temples: St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield
Possible Next: Columbia (2-3 Stakes)
Travel time to existing temples
Other possibilities: Joplin
Montana
Temples: Billings, Helena, Missoula
Possible Next: Great Falls (2 Stakes)
Travel time to Helena, about 2 hours, often dangerous in winter time.
Other possibilities: Bozeman, Butte, Kalispell, Miles City/Glendive
Nebraska
Temples: Winter Quarters (Omaha)
Possible Next: Lincoln (2 Stakes)
Travel to Omaha in often heavy traffic
Other possibilities: Papillion/Millard, North Platte
Nevada
Current Temples: Las Vegas, Reno, Elko, Lone Mountain
Possible Next: Fallon (2-3 stakes)
2 hours to Reno
Other possibilities: Henderson, Ely, Carson City
New Hampshire
Current Temples: None (Boston Temple District)
Possible First: Manchester/Nashua/Concord (3-4 Stakes)
2 hours to Boston
Other possibilities: None
New Jersey
Current Temples: Summit
Possible Next: Princeton/East Brunswick
Distance to either Philadelphia or Summit
Other possibilities: Trenton
New Mexico
Current Temples: Albuquerque, Farmington
Possible Next: Albuquerque West (Rio Rancho, Corrales or Enchanted Hills-5 Stakes)
Reduce load on Albuquerque temple and traffic
Other possibilities: Gallup, Roswell, Las Cruces
New York
Current Temples: Manhattan, Palmyra
Possible Next: Harrison (Previously announced, but later de-listed as a temple site. Church still owns the land. 3 Stakes.)
Travel to Manhattan in often heavy traffic
Other possibilities: Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo
North Carolina
Current Temples: Raleigh, Charlotte
Possible Next: Fayetteville (3-4 Stakes)
2 hours travel to Raleigh
Other possibilities: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Wilmington
North Dakota
Current Temple: Bismarck
Possible Next: Fargo (2-3 stakes)
2 hours travel to Bismarck
Other possibilities: No others
Ohio
Current Temples: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati
Possible Next: Dayton
Church growth in Cincinnati area
Other possibilities: Akron, Toledo
Oklahoma
Current Temple: Oklahoma City, Tulsa
Possible Next: Norman or Moore (2 stakes)
Church growth in Oklahoma. It will likely be easier and cost less to build a new temple than it will be to expand the Oklahoma City temple.
Other possibilities: Stillwater, Lawton
Oregon
Current Temples: Portland, Medford, Willamette Valley (Springfield)
Possible Next: Ontario (3-4 Stakes)
Distance, travel time and traffic to Meridian
Other possibilities: Salem, Bend, Pendleton, LeGrand, East Portland/Gresham/Troutdale, Hillsboro/Beaverton
Pennsylvania
Current Temples: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg
Possible Next: Scranton (2 Stakes)
2 hour drive to Philadelphia
Other possibilities: Williamsport, Altoona
Rhode Island
Current Temples: None (Boston Temple District)
Possible First: Providence (2 Stakes)
1 hour drive to Boston in often heavy traffic
Other possibilities: No others
South Carolina
Current Temple: Columbia, Greenville
Possible Next: Charleston
Travel time to nearest temple
Other possibilities: Myrtle Beach
South Dakota
Current Temple: Rapid City (Announced)
Possible Next: Sioux Falls/Vermillion
Other possibilities: None
Tennessee
Current Temples: Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville
Possible Next: Chattanooga (2-3 Stakes)
2 hour drive to Knoxville
Other possibilities: Clarksville, Nashville East
Texas
Current: Dallas, Houston, Lubbock, San Antonio, McAllen, Austin, Fort Worth, McKinney, South Houston
Possible Next: Longview, Tyler or Gilmore
Traffic in the Dallas area.
Other possibilities: Beaumont, Waco, Amarillo, 3rd Houston-area, Wichita Falls, 4th Dallas/Fort Worth-area, 4th Houston-area, Corpus Christi, Bryan/College Station
Utah: Covered in a separate post
Vermont
Current Temples: None (Boston, Massachusetts Temple District)
Possible First: Montpelier (1-2 stakes)
3 hour drive to Boston
Other possibilities: No Others
Virginia
Current Temples: Richmond, Winchester, Roanoke, Norfolk
Possible Next: DC Suburbs (Sterling/Reston)
Traffic in DC area
Other possibilities: Fredericksburg
Washington
Current Temples: Seattle, Spokane, Columbia River (Richland), Moses Lake, Tacoma (Federal Way), Vancouver
Possible Next: Seattle North (Everett, Arlington or Marysville)
Traffic in the Seattle area is notorious, even during the weekends.
Other possibilities: Walla Walla, Yakima, Olympia, Puyallup, Bremerton/Gig Harbor
West Virginia
Current Temples: None
Possible First: Charleston (2-3 Stakes)
3.5 hour drive to Pittsburgh, Roanoke
Other possibilities: No Others
Wisconsin
Current Temples: Milwaukee
Possible Next: Appleton
Travel distance
Other possibilities: Madison, Green Bay
Wyoming
Current Temples: Star Valley (Afton), Casper, Cody
Possible Next: Rock Springs/Green River (3-4 Stakes)
2-hour drive to Vernal, often difficult in winter.
Other possibilities: Cheyenne, Evanston, Riverton, Sheridan, Gillette, Worland, Lovell, Kemmerer
October 2024 correct guesses: Couer d'Alene, Milwaukee, Queen Creek. Close guess: Northern New Jersey. (I guessed Morristown.) Wrong: Huntsville Alabama, where I guessed Mobile.
April 2025: Flagstaff, Norfolk, Rapid City, Greenville correctly guessed.
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