Elder Johnson, first counselor in the church’s United States West Area presidency, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony held for the Fairbanks Alaska Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsMore details on the Fairbanks Alaska TempleTo be the church’s second operating temple in Alaska — a state currently home to nearly 34,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 80 congregations — the Fairbanks Alaska Temple will be situated on a 7.59-acre site located along Geist Road in Fairbanks, Alaska. This location — found approximately 265 miles north of the Anchorage Alaska Temple — will make the Fairbanks Alaska Temple the church’s “northernmost house of the Lord,” per the Church News. To learn more about the Fairbanks Alaska Temple and other temples worldwide, visit the Church News’ temple almanac. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsA depiction of the Savior, an exterior rendering of the Fairbanks Alaska Temple and ceremonial shovels at the groundbreaking of the Fairbanks temple on Sept. 27, 2025, in Fairbanks, Alaska.