BREAKING TEMPLE NNEWS: First Presidency Announces the Next Major Temple Construction Update

Hello again, everyone! During this 2:00 PM MDT hour here in Utah, it is anticipated that the First Presidency will announce the next major temple construction update. This post has been preset for publication at this time to cover the temple news whenever it is shared, and will be updated with details and analysis as time allows. While those updates are in progress, the ability to comment on this post may be intermittently unavailable. My thanks once again to you all.

BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Groundbreakings Announced for Eket Nigeria, Calabar Nigeria, and Viña del Mar Chile Temples; Offical Renderings Released for the Goiânia Brazil and Campo Grande Brazil Temples; President Eyring Will Dedicate the Montpelier Idaho Temple (2600th Blog Post)

Hello again, everyone! Today, the First Presidency released renderings & announced groundbreakings for the Eket Nigeria, Calabar Nigeria, and Viña del Mar Chile Temples, in addition to releasing official renderings for the  Goiânia Brazil and Campo Grande Brazil Temples. The renderings largely speak for themselves, but we will be discussing the latest developments for each of these five temples. So let's jump right in!

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Eket Nigeria Temple will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2026, underElder Sergio R. Vargas the presiding direction of Elder D. Martin Goury of the Africa West Area Presidency. The release of the exterior rendering and groundbreaking information was preceded by its October 2022 announcement and its subsequent site location confirmation in mid-April 2022.

As for the Calabar Nigeria Temple, its groundbreaking will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2026, under the presiding direction of Elder Christian C. Chigbundu, also of the Africa West Area Presidency. The release of its exterior rendering and groundbreaking information was preceded by its October 2023 announcement and its subsequent site confirmation in mid-November 2025,  It appears that the Calabar rendering was released at the same time as the site location was confirmed, so that part of the opening paragraph of this post is incorrect, but  I will leave it as is.

We now move on to the Viña del Mar Chile Temple. Its groundbreaking will also take place on Saturday, December 5, 2026, but will be under the direction of Elder Sergio R. Vargas of the South America South Area Presidency. The release of the exterior rendering and the groundbreaking announcement follow the temple's October 2023 announcement and its subsequent site confirmation just one month later (for which I can't seem to find the associated Newsroom release). 

I have updated my document showing temple groundbreakings in 2025 vs. 2026. We have now outpaced last year's 20 with a whopping 25, and hopefully there may be a few additional groundbreakings announced for 2026, though time is growing short for such prospects. Hopefully my theory is correct in that regard. As I noted above, the renderings for the two Brazilian temples speak for themselves, but I'd like to note that the rendering of the Goiânia Brazil Temple follows its announcement, which also occurred in October 2023,.and its site location confirmation in mid-July of this year.

Meanwhile, for the Campo Grande Brazil Temple, the release of the exterior rendering follows the temple's site announcement in mid-July of this year and its original announcement in October 2023. In view of today's announcement, there are now 8 temples with groundbreakings announced, 53 more with sites announced (38 of which have exterior renderings published), and 42 temples with no official information released yet.

And while I was preparing this update, the Newsroom also reported that President Henry B. Eyring, First Counselor in the First Presidency, will dedicate the Montpelier Idaho Temple this weekend, so that information has been added to my document showing current apostles' temple dedications and rededications during President Oaks' prophetic tenure. I'm glad to hear that he will be well enough for that assignment. He didn't look well during General Conference, so I was glad to see that additional announcement.

It's been a monumental day for temple developments, and I'm grateful for the chance to share the latest with all of you here. I invite you all to stay tuned here for my coverage of the latest 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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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Preliminary Work to Begin on the Yuma Airzona Temple

Hello again, everyone! On this Monday after General Conference, I wondered whether there would be any new temple construction news. But we did. I am pleased to be able to share that preliminary work is set to begin soon on the Yuma Arizona Temple, According to the news release itself, that will reportedly involve "grading and the installation of underground utility infrastructure such as water, sewer and electrical service connections to the city’s existing systems. Design work on the temple continues, and a date for an official groundbreaking ceremony has not yet been announced."

The Yuma Arizona Temple was first announced in April 2024, with the site and exterior rendering released in late November 2025. Since the Yuma Arizona Temple is on the smaller side (18500 square feet), hopefully that preliminary work can be carried out fairly quickly, which would then enable the Yuma Arizona Temple to have a groundbreaking within the next 6-12 months, if not sooner. I am grateful we got this announcement today, even if it wasn't what I was expecting for today.

I invite you all to stay tuned here for my coverage of the latest 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 to receive the applicable updates. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post, I wish you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.