POCATELLO — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Pocatello Idaho Temple is starting to take shape and now has much of its steel frame in place.

POCATELLO — It’s been nearly six months since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints broke ground on its new Pocatello Idaho Temple, and officials say construction to date is right on schedule.

Optics are important.

POCATELLO — Officials with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say they’ve had to address public safety concerns recently about construction vehicles traveling through the Satterfield Drive area, where a temple is being built.

POCATELLO — Construction has officially begun on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ temple on the city’s north side.

POCATELLO — A massive crowd gathered on Saturday morning for the long-awaited groundbreaking for what will soon be The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Pocatello temple.

POCATELLO — A company that specializes in hay tarp rentals and sales recently came to the aid of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

POCATELLO — With shovels, rakes and other hand tools clinking on the pavement, 16-year-old Jane Jacobsmeyer joined several dozen members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ Highland 10th Ward on Tuesday night as they marched up Satterfield Drive to the site of the future Poca…

POCATELLO — The Art Deco architecture of the planned local temple for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be reminiscent of Pocatello High School and Idaho State University’s pharmacy and administration buildings.

The groundbreaking for the Pocatello Idaho Temple will take place on March 16.

When we first moved to Pocatello many years ago we asked, “When will there be a temple built here?” Answer: “Someday, we hope.” Years later, we asked the same question and got a similar answer. “Sooner rather than later, we hope.”

POCATELLO — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the city’s forthcoming temple will be located on a 13-acre lot high up the East Bench, in the vicinity of Highland High School.

It’s been over a year since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to build an LDS temple in Pocatello, but little information has been released since then.

POCATELLO — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints isn’t saying much but significant indications abound that an area on the city’s north side near Satterfield Drive will become home to the much-anticipated Pocatello temple.

POCATELLO — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has yet to release many details about its planned temple in Pocatello and as of Monday city officials said they had not received any permit applications.

POCATELLO — The announcement earlier this month of a Mormon temple coming to Pocatello has prompted waves of speculation about the potential location for what will be the sixth operating temple in Idaho.

In all the excitement over the building of a temple in Pocatello, many questions are asked about why a temple is so special to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Jan Rogers was working in economic development in southern Idaho when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced its plans to build a temple in Twin Falls.

POCATELLO — Not one local resident voiced opposition to the Pocatello City Council’s consideration to annex nearly 75 acres of land near the east Satterfield Drive neighborhood on Thursday, which partly contributed to the council’s unanimous approval.

Pocatello residents Gerald and Karen Mead became emotional on Sunday when Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced plans to build a temple in their community.

Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad says it was the toughest secret he's ever had to keep.

POCATELLO — Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have six temples that are less than a two-hour drive from Pocatello.