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Everyone is welcome to come to the new Mesa Temple Visitors' Center!
525 E. Main St. in Mesa
Family and friends are invited to come inside and explore family history, discover the history of our community, learn about temples, and more!
If you'd like to participate in a variety of Family Search activities, check out class options here.
Plus, after enjoying the visitor center you can enjoy a tasty treat at Sweet Retreat which offers BYU Ice Cream!
Phone: (480) 964-7164;
Open to the public daily
9:00am to 9:00pm
See a video tour of the new center here
Mesa Arizona Temple and Visitor Center
Mesa Arizona Temple and Visitor Center
Upcoming Free Visitors’ Center Events
Upcoming Free Visitors’ Center Events
Click here for a list of events
A variety of events happen year-round. The majority of events are free and open to the public. Common events include FamilySearch classes, devotionals, recitals and youth activities.
Throughout history people have worshiped God in holy temples. For Latter-day Saints, temples are a place for spiritual reflection, a place of learning and a place where marriages for eternity are performed.
Learn more about temples here.
Mesa Arizona Temple Quick facts
Mesa Arizona Temple Quick facts
The Mesa Arizona Temple was the Church's seventh operating temple; the first in Arizona
It was first dedicated in 1927 and was referred to as an 'oasis in the desert' for early Latter-day Saints
The temple was closed in May, 2018 for major renovation. It was previously renovated and rededicated in 1975
The temple was the first to present instruction in a language other than English (Spanish in 1945)
The neo classical design of the temple includes friezes on the outside corners of the building which represent a gathering from all four corners of the earth
Free Family History classes
Free Family History classes
Come to the Mesa Temple Visitors' Center to learn how to search your family history.
Classes such as; Introduction to Family Search, Billion Graves - Putting Headstones in the Clouds, DNA for beginners, Hide and seek in the US Federal Census and more.
The Visitors' Center is located at
525 E. Main Street in Mesa
For class schedules and room locations click here
Classes may changed or be added. Please check back often for a sign-up list to follow.
Restoring the Mesa Temple
Restoring the Mesa Temple
Mesa Mayor John Giles interviews Church Architectural Historian Emily Utt on a recent podcast. She spent more than seven years in study of the historic temple to be able to help builders restore it to what it may have been like in 1927.
This episode of It's Always Cool in Mesa, Restoring the Mesa Temple, can be found here on Spotify or on your favorite podcast platform.
The photo above is from the 1927 dedication with the choir on top of the temple.
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