Bangkok Thailand Temple interior, exterior photos

With an Apostle providing a welcoming message and leading tours of media representatives, the Bangkok Thailand Temple has become the latest house of the Lord of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to open its doors to the public.

Joined by other Church leaders and past and current Bangkok civic leaders, Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles greeted attendees at the temple’s Monday, Aug. 28, media day events, which began with a news conference and was followed by a tour of the temple and media interviews.

“It’s a beautiful building in a remarkably beautiful city, but it’s much more than just a building,” said Elder Gong, who first visited the southeast Asia nation in 1980 with his wife, Sister Susan Gong. “We offer the best we can to the Lord, and He offers the best He can for us. This is the place where heaven and earth connect. It allows us to tie to our ancestors, our families, to make forever families.”

Monday’s media day kicks off a series of special-guest tours that will continue daily until the temple’s public open-house tours begin Friday, Sept. 1, and continue through Saturday, Sept. 17, excluding Sundays.

As is the pattern with media days, the Church released interior and exterior photos of the Bangkok Thailand Temple and a video on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

When dedicated this fall, the Bangkok Thailand Temple will be the Church’s 185th operating house of the Lord around the globe.