The Meridian Idaho Temple is the 158th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (The others are the Laie Hawaii Temple, the Cardston Alberta Temple, the Mesa Arizona Temple, the Paris France Temple, and the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple.) The Meridian Idaho Temple is one of six temples built with no towers or spires. This temple stands adjacent to the stake center of the Meridian Idaho Linder Stake. The Meridian Idaho Temple will be the fifth temple built in Idaho, following the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple (1945), the Boise Idaho Temple (1984), the Rexburg Idaho Temple (2008), and the Twin Falls Idaho Temple (2008). The Meridian Idaho Temple will reduce demands on the nearby Boise Idaho Temple, where endowment rooms often fill near capacity during busy operating hours. During this time of rapid expansion, three additional stakes were organized in Meridian and four more in the surrounding communities of Nampa (the second largest city in the state), Kuna, and Middleton. Meridian is the fastest-growing city in Idaho with a 115 percent increase in population from 2000 to 2010. The Church has been established since 1855 in Idaho where over 410,000 members of the Church reside.
Idaho's fifth temple was announced during the Saturday morning session of the 181st Annual General Conference for the city of Meridan, the third largest city in Idaho, located about 11 miles west of the capital city of Boise. The two temples will serve together to meet the needs of the Saints of the Treasure Valley and its surrounding region. The Meridian Idaho Temple overlooks the Boise River, approximately a 12-mile (or 20-minute) drive from the Boise Idaho Temple.
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