Future estimates for known temple-related events
2018:
Monday February 19: Oakland California temple Renovation
Closure (date has been confirmed)
Sunday March 4: Washington DC Temple Renovation Closure (date
has been confirmed)
Sunday April 22: Houston Texas Temple Rededication
(private; date has been confirmed; President M. Russell Ballard will preside at
this event)
April or May: Full-scale construction anticipated to
begin on the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple
Sunday May 20: Jordan River Utah Temple Rededication/Mesa
Arizona Temple Renovation Closure (both have been confirmed)
July: Hamilton New Zealand Temple Renovation Closure (official
closure date confirmation is pending)
Sunday August 12 or 19: Concepcion Chile Temple
Dedication (160th operating temple)
Sunday October 14 or 21: Rome Italy Temple Dedication
(161st operating temple)
Sunday December 9 or 16: Barranquilla Colombia Temple
Dedication (162nd operating temple)
2019:
Mid-February: Kinshasa DR Congo Temple Dedication (163rd
operating temple)
Mid-to-late March: Memphis Tennessee Temple Rededication
Mid-April: Fortaleza Brazil Temple Dedication (164th
operating temple)
Late April-early May: Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple
Rededication
Mid-May: Frankfurt Germany Temple Rededication
Late May-early June: Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple
Dedication (165th operating temple)
Mid-June: Raleigh North Carolina Temple Rededication
Mid-August: Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple Rededication
Mid-September: Asuncion Paraguay Temple Rededication
Mid-to-late October: Lisbon Portugal Temple Dedication
(166th operating temple)
Mid-November: Durban South Africa Temple Dedication (167th
operating temple)
Mid-December: Arequipa Peru Temple Dedication (168th
operating temple)
2020:
Mid-February: Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple Dedication
(169th operating temple)
Mid-to-late April: Oakland California Temple Rededication
NOTE: Although the First Presidency has indicated that
this temple would be rededicated prior to the end of 2019, the fact that it is
a considerably older temple leads me to believe that will not take place until
early 2020 at earliest, but I could see that being pushed back further as well.
Mid-May: Tokyo Japan Temple
Rededication
Early-to-mid June Winnipeg
Manitoba Temple Dedication (170th operating temple)
Mid-August: Mesa Arizona Temple
Rededication
Mid-to-late October: Washington
DC Temple Rededication
2021:
Mid-to-late April: Hamilton New Zealand Temple
Rededication
Final Note about these estimates: I heard that 2018 and 2019 could be big years for
temple groundbreakings. If that proves correct, then many other new temples
could also be dedicated during 2020 and 2021. It also seems safe to assume that
other temple renovations will be announced, which will in turn necessitate
subsequent rededications. As the next two years unfold, I will have a better
idea of when such events may occur, and they can then be added to the other
estimates above.
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