High Tech Way to Build Temples in Utah, California and the World

How To Build Temples Faster with the Same Quality 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is known for building temples throughout the west and all over the world. These places of worship are built with the highest quality of materials and the best possible craftsmanship. In the past this took years to accomplish. 

In the last couple decades the announcement of new temples in far off locations has increased dramatically. It makes you wonder if the church will fall behind in constructing all the temples that have been announced.  

An article by the Deseret News asked this question. They note how in the past the church would dedicate two or three temples a year, but in 2023,11 were dedicated and in 2024 they are on track for 16. How are they getting these massive buildings finished so fast?

Separating the Building and Assembling Processes 

It is not a new concept to build things in a central location on an assembly line and then ship it to the site location. Modular homes have been constructed in this manner for years. It is new to do it on a level that could build a hospital, a school, and now a temple.  

The church has hired a company out of Alabama named BLOX to build temples in a much faster way. This is from an article on the church’s website. 

Temples are currently done in a “stick-built process where you recreate projects every single time” on site and from scratch, said Corinne Ambler, a project director with BLOX. BLOX designs and manufactures the temple at their 50-acre facility in Bessemer, Alabama, and then puts those prefabricated pieces—walls, floors and other components—together at the temple site with cranes and other lifting equipment. 

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The temple in Helena Montana was the first to be trucked from Alabama and assembled on site. This can be done throughout the world and explains on of the church will accomplish all the temple building they have announced.