The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that the House of the Lord will be built in Marysville, Washington.
Elder Hugo E. Martinez, a General Authority Seventy and Second Counselor in the Church’s U.S. West Area Presidency, read the letter from the First Presidency during the Marysville Washington Stake devotional meeting.
According to an April 19 news release from ChurchofJesusChrist.org, the First Presidency said it was “pleased to announce the construction of a temple in Marysville, Washington.”
“The specific location and timing of construction will be announced at a later date. This is why we all rejoice and express our gratitude for such an important blessing. It will allow us more frequent access to the ordinances, covenants, and powers found only in the house of the Lord.”
This is the second temple announced since President Dallin H. Oaks became President of the Church on October 14, 2025. The first temple is the Portland Maine Temple, which was announced at the stake’s Christmas Fireside on December 14, 2025.
Sunday’s announcement brings the number of church temples announced, under construction and in operation to 384.
About the Church in Washington
Marysville’s Lord’s House will be the seventh in Washington.
There are four Lord-operated facilities in this state: the Seattle Temple (dedicated in 1980), the Spokane Temple (1999), the Columbia River Temple (2001), and the Moses Lake Temple (2023). Columbia River Temple is located in Richland, Tri-Cities area.
The other Vancouver Washington Temple has been under construction since August 2025.
In addition to the Marysville Temple, the Tacoma Washington Temple is currently in the planning and design stages and is expected to be unveiled in 2022.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington dates back to 1854. At this time, four missionaries serving in California were sent to Washington and the Oregon Territory. Enough converts joined and they founded a congregation on the Lewis River, a tributary of the Columbia River, just north of present-day Vancouver.
Many Latter-day Saints helped build the Northern Pacific-Oregon Short Line railroad in Washington in the 1880s. In 1930, the state’s membership numbered 1,900 in eight congregations with chapels in Seattle, Spokane, Olympia, and Everett.
The state is currently home to approximately 278,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 470 wards and branches.
