Cody Wyoming Temple | Church News Almanac

Posted by Reinaldo Massengill on Thursday, May 2, 2024

Announcement of the Cody Wyoming Temple

President Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced the Cody Wyoming Temple on Oct. 3, 2021, during the Sunday afternoon session of October 2021 general conference. A house of the Lord in the northwestern part of Wyoming was one of 13 such edifices announced by the Church President at the conference.

A “blessing for the entire Big Horn Basin” was how Cody Wyoming Stake President Andrew Jacobsen described the announcement of a house of the Lord for this small Wyoming city. “I’m stunned and just so grateful that the Prophet felt like we needed a temple in Cody.”

A temple, President Jacobsen related, will foster conversation with neighbors about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.

For Amanda Parks of the Cody (Wyoming) 4th Ward, the news of a sacred edifice blew up her Facebook feed. “‘What?’ ‘Cody, Wyoming?’ ‘Really?’” were the online responses. “People are super excited,” Parks added.

“I know everyone here is really excited for the blessings that come from that, and it’s going to be really awesome,” she said.

Timeline of the Cody Wyoming Temple

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The Cody Wyoming Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on Oct. 3, 2021. On March 13, 2023, the Church released a site location for a house of the Lord in this northwestern Wyoming city. Details about the temple’s groundbreaking have not yet been released.

Architecture and Design of the Cody Wyoming Temple

According to site plans released by the Church on March 13, 2023, the Cody Wyoming Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 9,950 square feet. The edifice will be constructed in the southwestern part of the city, west of Skyline Drive and north of the Cody Canal.

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