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AFTON, Wyo. — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Star Valley Wyoming Temple will be open for public tours starting Friday.

The temple, the first of its kind in the state, will be open for the free public tours until Oct. 8, except for Sundays, according to the LDS Church.

The Star Valley Wyoming Temple is located in Afton, Wyoming. It will be dedicated Oct. 30. On Oct. 29, local LDS youths will perform music and dance numbers at a cultural celebration, the LDS Church reported.

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President Thomas S. Monson of the LDS Church announced the Star Valley Wyoming Temple in October 2011. In April 2015, the ground was broken for the temple. The temple is 17,000 square feet. The temple will serve Latter-day Saints living in Wyoming and Idaho, according to the LDS Church. “There are currently 152 operating temples of the Church worldwide with 25 more announced or under construction, including the Star Valley Wyoming Temple,” according to the LDS Church.

To make a reservation for the Star Valley Wyoming Temple open house, visit templeopenhouse.lds.org.

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