The Grand Canyon State is already home to six temples that are open and in operation. Arizona is the state with the fifth most LDS temples, following Utah (32), California (12), Idaho (11 ...

There are approximately 450,000 Latter-day Saints in the state, according to the LDS church. Here's what to know about the new temples recently announced in Arizona and around the world.

Those are in Queen Creek and Yuma. A church announcement detailing the 15 new LDS temples said there are around 450,000 Latter-day Saints in Arizona. The first members arrived to Arizona in the ...