FARMINGTON, N.M. – For more than 20 years, New Mexico has only been home to one temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But with the faith rapidly growing in the Four Corners ...

but also a familiar place – Farmington, New Mexico. On Saturday, hundreds gathered to break ground on the 280th Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints temple in Farmington. Church Elder ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is seeking to build the state’s first Mormon temple in Farmington. The 24,000-square-foot building would be located on an 11-acre lot on ...

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced plans to build a new temple in Farmington, New Mexico making it the second temple in the state.

The Hartford Courant reports that the Mormon church has submitted plans for a 24,000-square-foot temple off Route 4 in Farmington. The church has a contract to buy the land from the owner.

"Temples have foundations. Soon, construction will begin and the physical foundation of the Farmington, New Mexico temple will be laid," Emeritus General Authority Seventy Elder Larry J.

including the one in Farmington and another in Grand Junction. The only other temple in New Mexico is in Albuquerque and was dedicated March 5, 2000, after being announced in April 1997.