BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Renderings Released for 5 North American Temples; Site Location Revealed for the Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple

Hello again, everyone! We got the typical major temple construction announcement at 2:00 PM or so today. The Church has released 5 more renderings for North American temples that previously had site locations confirmed. The renderings released today were for the Mexico City Benemerito Mexico, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Jacksonville Florida, Springfield Missouri, and Winchester Virginia.Temples.

Today's news release includes the relevant information about the square footage of each of these temples and where they will respectively be built, so I won't go into that. But I am hopeful that the 5 renderings may be in preparation for 5 subsequent temple groundbreakings at some point later this year or early next year. 

The Mexico City Benemerito Mexico, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Jacksonville Florida, and Winchester Virginia Temples appear to use some similar designs as previous temples in Mexico, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Virginia have used. Anyone else with comments on the renderings is welcome to share those thoughts below.

We now move on to the information about the Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple. Oddly enough, that does not include an estimated square footage this time. My estimate is a single-story temple of approximately 29,000-30,000 square footage.The temple will rise on a 1.56-acre site at Avenida Cordoba Esquina Reconquista, ciudad autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Stay tuned here for updates from the Church News, Newsroom, and Church of Jesus Christ Temples sites. I’ll be sure to pass word of those along to you all as soon as I learn about them. In the meantime, that does it for now. All comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated on any post at any time, as long as all such feedback is made per the established guidelines. 

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UPDATED: Current Apostolic Data

Hello again, everyone! It has been a tradition on this blog for me to provide updates on apostolic data every 7 weeks. Having last done so on Sunday, October 27, it is time to publish the newest such data. As with every two-part update, the first part contains updated data about the age and tenure length records for all 17 Church Presidents, in addition to updated information on the tenure lengths for each of the 28 Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. 

The first document likewise notes information on the tenure length rankings for three sets of apostolic groups: the longest-serving First Presidencies (with the current First Presidency now moving up on that list), the longest-serving groups of members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and groups of all ordained apostles (the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles), and an overview of when each of those current groups will move up on the list. As previously noted, the current Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and apostolic group will not join that list until 2027, assuming no other apostles pass away between now and then.

Meanwhile, the second part of today's update shows the long-form and decimal ages for the members of the current First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and the same data for the combined First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in addition to the average ages of each group and apostolic nonagenarians (with 3 of the current 15 apostles being on that list), and a final table showing the remaining time between today and when each of the other 12 apostles will become nonagenarians and join that list.

With these apostolic data updates coming every 7 weeks, the next update will be posted here on the morning of Sunday, February 2, 2025 (which will be the first such update in 2025).

Hopefully, this post is of interest to you all. Again, I offer an open invitation to ask anyone who has any questions about those documents to ask them here. I continue to monitor any and all Church News, Newsroom, and Church of Jesus Christ Temples updates and will be sure to pass word of those along to you all as they cross my radar. In the meantime, that does it for now. All comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated on any post at any time, as long as the offered feedback is made per the established guidelines. I hope any of you who would like to share anything will take your opportunity to “sound off” in the comments below.

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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Groundbreaking Confirmed for Grand Rapids Michigan Temple; Groundbreaking Set for Cali Colombia Temple; Exterior Rendering Released for Tacloban City Philippines Temple

Hello again, everyone! The First Presidency shared groundbreaking news for the Grand Rapids Michigan and Cali Colombia Temples, and has released a rendering for the Tacloban City Philippines Temple. Since the report of the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple groundbreaking and the Tacloban City Philippines Temple rendering speak for themselves, all that remains is to detail the Cali Colombia Temple groundbreaking.

Ground will be broken for Colombia's third temple on Saturday, March 1, 2025, under the direction of Elder Jorge T. Becerra. Prior to today's announcement, Colombia's newest temple had its site announced the longest ago. That distinction now goes to the Cape Town South Africa Temple. This is the second groundbreaking announced for 2025, but it may not be the second to actually have a groundbreaking. It's possible groundbreakings announced after today could potentially take place before March 1.

For now, by way of comparison, last year, the second groundbreaking took place on March 9, so we're more than a week ahead last year, the third groundbreaking took place on June 1, I don't think we'll have to wait that long for the next temple groundbreakings. Based on what I'm hearing on my end, I anticipate a lot more temple groundbreakings being announced in the near future.

Stay tuned here for updates from the Church News, Newsroom, and Church of Jesus Christ Temples sites. I’ll be sure to pass word of those along to you all as soon as I learn about them. In the meantime, that does it for now. All comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated on any post at any time, as long as all such feedback is made per the established guidelines. 

I hope any of you who would like to share anything will take your opportunity to “sound off” in the comments below. If you liked what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly added posts and comments, please subscribe for the applicable updates. 

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