In the final session of the 194th Semiannual General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson announced 17 new temples. Sunday’s announcement from the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints brings the total number of temples he has announced as church president from 168 to 185.

President Russell M. Nelson, the 100-year-old leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has yet to address this weekend’s General Conference.If tradition holds, Nelson, who attended one of three sessions Saturday at the Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City,

The final session of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' general conference concluded with the church's president, Russell M. Nelson, announcing the locations of several new temples.