The Memphis Tennessee Temple is the 80th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The temple is located in Bartlett, Tennessee. Ground was broken for the Memphis Tennessee Temple on January 16, 1999. The temple serves more than 20,000 members in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri. On Apr…The Memphis Tennessee Temple is the 80th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The temple is located in Bartlett, Tennessee. Ground was broken for the Memphis Tennessee Temple on January 16, 1999. The temple serves more than 20,000 members in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri. On April 23, 2000, James E. Faust dedicated the building for its religious use. The $2 million temple was the second temple to be announced in the state, after the Nashville Tennessee Temple.