An open house is underway for the recently completed Nairobi Kenya Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
As a start to the open house events, a media day for the Nairobi temple will be held on Monday, April 14, 2025. Invited guests will tour the temple on Tuesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 16, 2025. A public open house will run from Thursday, April 17, through Saturday, May 3, excluding Sundays. All are welcome to tour the new house of the Lord during this unique opportunity.
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Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple in one session on Sunday, May 18, 2025. The dedicatory session will be broadcast live to all units in the temple district.
Once the temple is dedicated, only worthy members of the Church of Jesus Christ can enter to worship, serve and perform ordinances.
Former Church President Thomas S. Monson announced this temple during the April 2017 general conference.
“We stand amazed to see the construction of the house of the Lord here in Nairobi, Kenya," said Elder Thierry Mutombo in preparation for the open house events.
“We are humbled to witness God’s love and tender mercies to bless the Saints and their families on both sides of the veil,” said Elder Mutombo. “The house of the Lord is built for worship and makes sacred covenants of eternal significance. I love to see the house of the Lord in this beautiful land of Kenya and the Eastern Africa region.”
Speaking to the media directly, Elder Mutombo said, “the Temple is literally the House of the Lord. It’s not built to be seen — it’s built for a purpose: to worship the Lord, to learn more about God’s plan, and to receive strength to live as disciples of Jesus Christ.” He went on to share a personal story of his father’s dream shortly after joining the Church, a dream that symbolized the desire to enter the House of the Lord. That dream, he said, instilled in him a lifelong love for the Temple, beginning at the age of nine.
He ended off by sharing words from the beloved Primary hymn, “I Love to See the Temple”, highlighting how the Temple connects families and deepens faith.
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The first Church members in Kenya were baptized in 1979, with two small congregations in 1981 in Nairobi and Kiboko. Soon after, Kenya’s first stake was organized in 2001. Over the years, Church membership has grown fast in Kenya and other African countries. There are more than 19,200 members and three stakes in about 70 congregations.
Church members in Kenya and surrounding African countries have been attending the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple, their nearest temple. The Nairobi Africa Temple is anticipated to serve members in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan.
During an open house, visitors learn more about the purpose of temples and why they are important to Latter-day Saints.
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consider the temple the “house of the Lord,” the most sacred place on earth. Temple services bind families together forever, teach the purpose of life and explain God’s plan of salvation. Temple attendance emphasizes personal spiritual growth and strengthens Latter-day Saints’ commitment to following the example of Jesus Christ.
