Find images from the pioneer temples of Utah to temples in Italy, England, Japan, and the islands of the Pacific. 19 of the most beloved temples have been gathered, available as giclée canvas prints, textured prints, and painted interpretations by artists like Scott Jarvie, Robert A. Boyd, and Mandy Jane Williams. Each one highlights the peace the House of the Lord brings.
"I love to see the temple, I’m going there someday," is a classic line we hear starting in childhood. We learn to seek the temple to weather storms, find peace, and connect with our Heavenly Parents. These sacred buildings stand as a testament of God’s love and our hope to return to Him again.
With 385 temples worldwide, more and more of us have access to the beautiful covenants that we make inside. This is a gathering of 19 pictures of LDS temples, drawn from the Mountain West, from across the United States, and from around the world.
We may not be able to highlight every temple, but these LDS temple pictures scratch the surface of the many beautiful buildings dotting the Earth.
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"I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord"
Temples of the Mountain West
These pictures of LDS temples tell the story Isaiah saw long ago, of the mountain of the Lord's house being established as all nations flow unto it.
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains... and all nations shall flow unto it." (Isaiah 2:2)
Few places make Isaiah's words feel as literal as the Intermountain West, where temples stand framed by the very mountains he described. These are the temples that taught generations of children to sing, "I love to see the temple."
"Salt Lake Temple - Evening" by Scott Jarvie
The pioneers dedicated forty years to building the Salt Lake Temple, cutting and hauling granite from the canyons by hand. The Salt Lake Temple was not the first Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple, but it came from the hardships the saints faced, becoming a symbol of hope and joy.
Scott Jarvie captured the house of God standing, lit and steady, against a darkening sky, highlighting the enduring symbol of hope that the Salt Lake Temple has become.
"Logan Temple - That Zion May Arise & Shine" by Mandy Jane Williams
At the dedication of the Logan, Utah Temple in 1884, President John Taylor prayed "that Zion may arise and shine, that the glory of God may rest upon her."
Mandy Jane Williams took that line as her title and gave the temple a painter's touch, setting it low beneath soft mountains behind a field of sunflowers turning their faces toward the light. It is a tender picture of exactly what the prayer asked for, a people lifting their eyes to God.
"Manti Temple - Golden" by Evan Lurker
Pioneer builders raised the Manti, Utah Temple over more than a decade, quarrying its cream-colored stone from the hill it stands on. Inside, two grand spiral staircases climb upward without any central support. Finished in 1888, it stands as a feat of faith built by Saints who had little to give but their hands and their conviction.
"St. George Temple - Canyon View" by Lance Bertola
The St. George Temple was the first temple the pioneers completed in Utah, finished in 1877 in hard, red-rock country. To anchor it to the marshy ground near the Virgin River, they drove tons of volcanic rock into the wet earth with an old cannon barrel rigged as a pile driver, dropped again and again by hand, all while hauling timber from mountains scores of miles away.
"Provo City Center Temple - Holiness" by Evan Lurker
The Provo City Center Temple began as the Provo Tabernacle, a beloved gathering place that burned nearly to the ground in 2010. What looked like a total loss became a temple, rebuilt within the surviving walls and crowned with the words "Holiness to the Lord, the House of the Lord."
Evan Lurker renders it in quiet black and white so those words carry the picture, a reminder that the Lord makes holy things out of ashes.
Temples across America
"Establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God." (Doctrine and Covenants 88:119)
Beyond the Mountain West, these LDS temple pictures carry us into the places where the Restoration began.
"Nauvoo Temple - Nauvoo Sunrise Detail" by Robert A. Boyd
The Saints built a temple in Nauvoo, then were driven from their homes, watching it slip away behind them before it was eventually destroyed. More than a century and a half later, the Nauvoo, Illinois, Temple was rebuilt on the original site and rededicated in 2002.
Robert A. Boyd caught its face in the first orange light of sunrise, a house of the Lord risen again.
"Palmyra Temple - Pathway to the Temple" by Scott Jarvie
It was near Palmyra, in a quiet grove of trees, that a fourteen-year-old boy knelt to pray, and the Restoration began. Today, the Palmyra, New York Temple stands within sight of that holy ground.
"Washington DC Temple - Daytime Reflection" by Scott Jarvie
For travelers on the Capital Beltway, the white spires of the Washington D.C. Temple are a familiar and startling sight, rising suddenly above the trees near the nation's capital.
"San Antonio Temple - Refuge from the Storm" by Robert A. Boyd
Life brings storms that no one escapes, and the temple is where the Saints have always gone to weather them. Robert A. Boyd titled his view of the San Antonio, Texas Temple "Refuge from the Storm," setting the lit white temple beneath a sky of dark, rolling clouds. The doors at the top of the approach stand ready, a sanctuary that doesn’t wait for the weather to clear.
"San Diego Temple - Glory of the Lord" by Mandy Jane Williams
Few temples are as instantly recognizable as the San Diego, California Temple, its bright white towers a landmark to everyone who passes on the freeway below.
Mandy Jane Williams paints it in soft cream and pink and pairs it with Moroni's promise of "hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection" (Moroni 7:41).
"Mesa Arizona Temple - Reflection Pool" by Lance Bertola
Dedicated in 1927, the Mesa, Arizona, Temple was the first in Arizona. It has drawn Saints to its grounds for a famous Easter pageant and Christmas lights for generations. Lance Bertola captures this historic temple against the stunning desert sunset.
Temples around the world
"Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee." (Isaiah 60:1)
The same Isaiah who saw the mountain of the Lord's house also saw its light reaching the distant isles. These Latter-day Saint temples stand far from where the Restoration began, and that distance is its own kind of testimony.
"Rome Temple - Eventide" by Robert A. Boyd
Dedicated in 2019, the Rome, Italy Temple was the first temple in Italy. It stands in a city that has been a center of the Christian world for nearly two thousand years.
Robert A. Boyd photographs it at eventide, the sky softening to orange and rose while a still reflecting pool gathers the last light. Eternity looks right at home in the Eternal City.
"Bern Switzerland Temple - Walkway" by Scott Jarvie
When the Bern, Switzerland, Temple was dedicated in 1955, it became the first temple in Europe, bringing the blessings of the House of the Lord to Saints who could not cross an ocean to reach one.
"Paris Temple - Art Glass Windows" by Robert A. Boyd
The Paris, France Temple carries the quiet elegance of the city it serves, and Robert A. Boyd’s temple photo focuses on a single feature, the tall arched window of art glass glowing warm against a soft purple twilight. It reads like a lit window seen from a path at dusk, a sign that someone is home and the door is open.
"Preston England Temple - Morning Light" by Robert A. Boyd
The land around Preston holds a tender place in the Church's history. It was here, along the River Ribble, that the first missionaries in England baptized their early converts in 1837, long before any temple stood in the country.
"Tijuana Temple - Palm Trees" by Robert A. Boyd
The Tijuana, Mexico Temple serves a country with one of the largest gatherings of Saints anywhere, a witness of how far the gospel has reached. Robert A. Boyd photographs it behind a fountain and a row of palms, the white temple glowing softly under a pink-and-blue dusk. The cool water and the warm evening make it look exactly like what it is, a house of peace.
"Cardston Alberta - Centennial Sunrise" by Lisa Wickert
Dedicated in 1923, the Cardston, Alberta, Temple was the first temple in Canada, and it has stood watch on the prairie for a full century. Lisa Wickert marks that milestone in "Centennial Sunrise," a wash of gold light pouring across the temple's broad granite face.
"Tokyo Temple - Through the Trees" by Scott Jarvie
The Tokyo, Japan Temple was the first temple in Asia, dedicated in 1980, opening the blessings of the temple to millions across the continent. The cherry blossoms evoke a Japanese spring and make the temple feel close and personal.
"Laie Temple - Down the Road" by Scott Jarvie
Long before temples reached most of the world, one rose in the islands of the Pacific. The Laie, Hawaii Temple, dedicated in 1919, was the first temple built among the isles of the sea, a promise kept to people the Lord said He would remember.
Find your temple at Altus Fine Art
We sing “I love to see the temple,” because we do. Whether it’s the temple you or your parents got sealed in, the temple from your mission, or simply the one you grew up near, they hold a special place in your heart.
Altus Fine Art carries pictures of many of the dedicated temples, created by artists who love these buildings as much as you do. Explore the full collection of LDS temple pictures at Altus Fine Art today.