The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house and dedication dates for the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple
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A media day for the temple will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Invited guests will tour the temple on August 13 and 14.
The temple will be open for public tours from Saturday, August 15, through Saturday, August 22 (excluding Sunday).
Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the dedication on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at 10 a.m. (rebroadcast: 2 p.m.). The dedicatory session will be broadcast to all units in the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple district.
Cambodia is home to more than 17,000 Latter-day Saints meeting in 31 congregations. This temple, built in the nation’s capital city, will be the country’s first house of the Lord.
President Russell M. Nelson announced the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple in 2018.
“Our need to be in the temple on a regular basis has never been greater. I plead with you to take a prayerful look at how you spend your time. Invest time in your future and in that of your family,” he said. “I promise you that the Lord will bring the miracles He knows you need as you make sacrifices to serve and worship in His temples.”
Latter-day Saints worship in temples for several reasons: to feel God’s love and peace, to learn more about God’s plan for His children and the gospel of Jesus Christ, to make promises with God and with one’s husband or wife and to unite families in this life and the next through sacred ordinances.