A Recap of the Oakland Temple Media Day

The public is invited to tour the newly renovated Oakland California Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The open house will take place Saturday, May 11, through Saturday June 1, but will be closed on Sundays (May 12, 19 and 26). Reservations for free tours can be made through templeopenhouse.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

The temple, located at 4770 Lincoln Ave. in Oakland, will be formally rededicated on Sunday, June 16, in three sessions. Prior to the rededication of the temple, a youth devotional will be held on Saturday, June 15.

The Bay Area was home to Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Mary, for more than 30 years. This week, Elder Cook and Elder Gary E. Stevenson, another member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, are leading tours of the renovated temple for local community leaders. “It’s a real thrill to see [the Oakland California Temple] be rededicated, to see it be refurbished,” Elder Cook said. “And it has a place in my heart that’s very, very special, so I’m very grateful for it.”