Additionally, the Church announced today the open house and dedication dates for the Provo City Center Temple. The temple will be open to the public Friday January 15-March 5, 2016. A cultural celebration will take place on Saturday March 19, 2016. The dedication will take place in three sessions (10 am, 1 pm, and 4 pm) on Sunday March 20, 2016. Due to the ties many in Utah have to what was once the Provo Tabernacle, the dedication will be broadcast in all stake centers in Utah. I am excited by this news. As can well be expected, this dedication bumps other temples who had, prior to the Provo City Center Temple groundbreaking, had their ground broken. In light of this most exciting news, I thought I would post my list of temple progress again. Numbering and approximate dates for events come from ldschurchtemples.com. Here's the list:
Temples Undergoing Renovation:
26. Mexico City Mexico Temple: Scheduled to be rededicated
Sunday September 13, 2015.
86. Montreal Quebec Temple: Scheduled to be rededicated
Sunday November 22, 2015.
91. Suva Fiji Temple: Anticipated to be completed in early
2016.
33. Freiberg Germany Temple: Anticipated to be completed in
mid-2016.
8. Idaho Falls Idaho Temple: Anticipated to be completed in
late 2016.
Under Construction:
146. Payson Utah Temple: Scheduled to be dedicated Sunday
June 7, 2015.
147. Trujillo Peru Temple: Scheduled to be dedicated Sunday
June 21, 2015.
148. Indianapolis Indiana Temple: Scheduled to be dedicated
Sunday August 23, 2015.
149. Tijuana Mexico Temple: Scheduled to be dedicated Sunday
December 13, 2015.
150. Provo City Center Temple: Scheduled to be dedicated Sunday March 20, 2016.
151. Rome Italy Temple: Projected to be completed in mid-2016.
155. Hartford Connecticut Temple: Projected to be completed
in mid-2016.
156. Fort Collins Colorado Temple: Projected to be completed
in mid-2016.
152. Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple: Projected to be
completed in mid-to-late 2016.
153. Sapporo Japan Temple: Projected to be completed in late
2016.
157. Paris France Temple: Projected to be completed in late
2016.
158. Meridian Idaho Temple: Projected to be completed in
mid-2017.
159. Star Valley Wyoming Temple: Projected to be completed
in mid-2017.
154. Fortaleza Brazil Temple: Projected to be completed in 2018.
Announced:
160. Cedar City Utah Temple: Local government approval
phase; site plan presented at January 2015 meeting; groundbreaking scheduled
for Saturday August 8, 2015.
168. Tucson Arizona Temple: Construction approval phase;
general contractor selected; groundbreaking pending.
161. Concepcion Chile Temple: Approval phase; temple and
site design plans complete; groundbreaking pending.
165. Barranquilla Colombia Temple: Planning and approval
phase; temple and site designs complete; groundbreaking pending.
162. Lisbon Portugal Temple: Planning and approval phase;
land purchase finalized; groundbreaking pending.
169. Arequipa Peru Temple: Planning and approval phase;
final piece of land for temple site acquired; groundbreaking pending.
164. Winnipeg Manitoba Temple: Planning and approval phase;
groundbreaking pending.
167. Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple: Planning
and approval phase; groundbreaking pending.
170. Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple: Planning and approval
phase; groundbreaking pending.
163. Urdaneta Philippines Temple: Planning and approval
phase; groundbreaking pending.
166. Durban South Africa Temple: Planning and approval
phase; awaiting official site announcement.
171. Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple: Planning phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
172. Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple: Planning phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
173. Bangkok Thailand Temple: Planning phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
Any feedback is welcome. I will keep my eye on temple-related developments, and you can be sure to find the information here. Massive update still pending.
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