You do not have to be in Salt Lake City to walk the grounds of Temple Square. A free mobile app now brings one of the most sacred and storied sites of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints directly to members in the Philippines, offering an interactive map, guided exploration of historic buildings, and a window into the meaning of temples that members can experience from wherever they are.
The Temple Square app, available now on both the Apple App Store and Google Play, was launched by the Church ahead of a historic season for Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. The app serves as the primary digital companion for Temple Square, offering personalized itineraries, exhibit information, schedules, and wayfinding for those visiting in person, but many of its features carry meaning even for members who may never set foot on Temple Square at all.
For the Latter-day Saints in the Philippines who love the temple and have built their faith around it, the app is an invitation to explore and understand a place that stands at the center of the Church's story from wherever they call home.
"Even if you're here in the Philippines, you can begin to explore Temple Square and learn why it is centered on Jesus Christ."
That was the spirit behind the Church's May 7 announcement promoting the app for members worldwide, and it captures something important: the value of Temple Square is not only for those who can make the trip. It is for anyone who wants to better understand why temples matter and what happens inside the house of the Lord.
What the App Offers Members in the Philippines
At its core, the Temple Square app is a digital guide to one of the most visited religious sites in the United States. But several of its features have genuine value for members who are thousands of miles away.
The app includes an interactive map of the five-block Temple Square campus, showing the locations of the Salt Lake Temple, the new Temple Square Visitors' Center, the Tabernacle, the Conference Center, the Family History Library, the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, and other historic landmarks. Members can browse the campus layout, tap on buildings to learn what each one contains, and explore the grounds visually.
For members preparing to travel to Salt Lake City, whether for a mission, family visit, or future pilgrimage, the app serves as a practical planning tool: ticketing for the Inside a Temple experience, schedules, frequently asked questions, and reservation management are all available in one place.
But even for those with no immediate travel plans, the app is a meaningful resource for temple education. It is designed to help anyone understand the purpose of the Salt Lake Temple and of temples in general, which is a message that connects directly to the faith of members here at home, including the recently dedicated Davao Philippines Temple and the upcoming Bacolod Philippines Temple.
Inside a Temple: A Rare Experience Now Open to Reservations
One of the most significant features of the new Temple Square Visitors' Center, which opened to the public on May 18, 2026, is a guided 30-minute experience called Inside a Temple. It offers something that very few people ever have the opportunity to do outside of their own temple: walk through full-scale replica rooms of a Latter-day Saint temple.
The experience takes participants through a baptistry, an instruction room, a sealing room, and a celestial room, spaces that are designed to match those found in temples of the Church. Because temples are not open to the public after they are dedicated, this guided tour is a rare and meaningful opportunity for members and curious visitors alike to understand the sacred ordinances that take place within.
Reservations for the Inside a Temple experience are required and can be made through the Temple Square app or at TempleSquare.org. Reservations are currently full through July, with additional availability to be released on June 1, 2026, and every other Monday thereafter.
For members and friends from other faiths in the Philippines planning a future trip to Salt Lake City, the app is the fastest and most reliable way to secure a reservation once new slots open. Members can download the app now and enable notifications to be alerted when new dates become available.
"The new visitors' center is a window into our sacred covenants with Christ." - President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Virtual Experiences Coming Worldwide in October 2026
Perhaps the most significant news for members who are not able to travel to Salt Lake City is this: beginning in October 2026, virtual experiences connected to the Salt Lake Temple Celebration will be made available worldwide.
This means that members in Davao, Bacolod, Manila, Cebu, and every corner of the Philippines will have the opportunity to participate in something tied to one of the most historic events in the Church, the celebration surrounding the completion and rededication of the Salt Lake Temple, scheduled for April 5 through October 1, 2027.
The Temple Square app and the companion website TempleSquare.org will serve as the gateway to those virtual experiences. Members who download the app now and keep it updated will be in the best position to access those experiences as they become available.
A Global Church, Felt Locally
The new Temple Square Visitors' Center features a display of 11 built-to-scale miniature temples on its lower level, representing the global footprint of houses of the Lord across six continents. Among the Church's more than 350 temples either open, under construction, or announced, the Philippines holds a particularly honored place.
The Davao Philippines Temple, dedicated on May 3, 2026, became Mindanao's first house of the Lord. The Bacolod Philippines Temple is set for dedication on May 31, 2026. The Urdaneta Philippines Temple, Alabang Philippines Temple, the Manila Philippines Temple, and the Cebu Philippines Temple continue to serve the faithful. Temples are not distant symbols for Filipino members, they are close, present, and increasingly accessible.
The Temple Square app connects that local experience of temple worship to the global story of a Church that has built its faith around the house of the Lord, from Salt Lake City to Davao, from the pioneer beginnings of 1847 to the covenant blessings of today.
How to Get Started
The Temple Square app is free to download and requires no account. Members in the Philippines can access it today on any iOS or Android device.
For Apple devices: Search "Temple Square" in the App Store, or visit apps.apple.com/us/app/temple-square/id6751965266
For Android devices: Search "Temple Square" in the Google Play Store, or visit play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.churchofjesuschrist.tsq
On the web: Visit TempleSquare.org to explore the interactive map, learn about upcoming events, and make reservations for the Inside a Temple experience.
For members who want to know more about the Salt Lake Temple renovation project, the history of Temple Square, or the upcoming Salt Lake Temple Celebration, the Church's official resource is available at newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org.
The temple has always been the center of Latter-day Saint worship, not because it is found in one city or on one block of ground in Utah, but because of what it represents: the house of the Lord, a place where covenants are made and where families can be together for eternity.
The Temple Square app is available free on iOS and Android and allows users worldwide to explore the grounds of Temple Square interactively.