Stokes Sounds Off: Updated Temple Construction Progress Report: Part Two—Temples in Various Phases of Construction. or With a Groundbreaking Scheduled or Anticipated

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Thursday, April 25, 2019

Updated Temple Construction Progress Report: Part Two—Temples in Various Phases of Construction. or With a Groundbreaking Scheduled or Anticipated

Hello again, everyone! Having provided an overview of changes made to my temple construction progress report, I wanted to use this post to share the adjustments I made to the sections highlighting those temples which are currently in various phases of construction, along with those that have a groundbreaking either scheduled or anticipated. That information follows below. In order to not disturb the flow of that information, I will end here and now as I always do:

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Open house tours underway:
164. Fortaleza Brazil Temple: Open house tours underway through May 18, excluding Sundays; dedication scheduled to occur on Sunday June 2, 2019.

Dedication scheduled:
165. Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple: Planting palm trees; laying flowerbed irrigation lines; pouring curbing and walkways; dedication scheduled to occur on Sunday September 1, 2019.
166. Lisbon Portugal Temple: Planting magnolia, pine, and palm trees around temple; dedication scheduled to occur on Sunday September 15, 2019.


Under construction; completion anticipated within the next year or two:
167. Arequipa Peru Temple: Temporary glass installed; south monument sign installed; sod laid; flowers, bushes, and trees planted; completion estimated sometime during late 2019.
168. Durban South Africa Temple: Installing cornice and pilaster millwork, marble thresholds, and flooring; mechanical and electrical finish work continues; cladding entrance retaining walls and fountain; laying more sod; completion estimated sometime during late 2019.
169. Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple: Steeple pedestal to be clad; majority of exterior cladding completed; interior work progressing; completion estimated sometime during late 2019-early 2020.
170. Winnipeg Manitoba Temple: Structural steel framing underway for temple; wood framing continues for meetinghouse; completion estimated sometime during mid-2020.
171. Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Temple: Foundation nearing completion; completion estimated sometime during late 2020-early 2021.

Under construction; completion estimated within the next 2-3 years:
172. Pocatello Idaho Temple: Dewatering the excavation area; dirt continues to be hauled from the property; completion estimated sometime during late 2021-early 2022.
173. Urdaneta Philippines Temple: Footing and foundation work underway; completion estimated sometime during late 2021-early 2022.

Full-scale construction pending:
174. Bangkok Thailand Temple: Groundbreaking held on January 26, 2019; full-scale construction pending; completion estimated sometime during mid-to-late 2022.

Groundbreaking scheduled:
175. Yigo Guam Temple: Demolition of Yigo meetinghouse underway; groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday May 4, 2019; completion estimated sometime during early-to-mid 2021.
Note: I am assuming the groundbreaking ceremony for this temple will be held at 10:00 AM Yigo time on Saturday, which will be 6:00 PM on Friday in Utah.
176. Praia Cabo Verde Temple: Preparing for groundbreaking, which is scheduled for Saturday May 4, 2019; completion estimated sometime during early-to-mid-2021.
Note: I am assuming the groundbreaking ceremony for this temple will be held at 10:00 AM Praia time Saturday, which will be 5:00 AM on Saturday in Utah.
177. San Juan Puerto Rico Temple: Demolition of the Trujillo chapel completed; temple site cleared for groundbreaking, which is scheduled for Saturday May 4, 2019; completion estimated sometime during early-to-mid 2021.
Note: I am assuming the groundbreaking ceremony for this temple will be held at 10:00 AM San Juan time Saturday, which will be 8:00 AM on Saturday in Utah.
178. Quito Ecuador Temple: Clearing site with heavy equipment in preparation for groundbreaking, which is scheduled for Saturday May 11, 2019; completion estimated sometime during mid-2021.
Note: I am assuming the groundbreaking ceremony for this temple will be held at 10:00 AM Quito time on Saturday, which will be 9:00 AM on Saturday in Utah.
179. Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple: Official rendering released; existing institute building and meetinghouse closed on January 27, 2019 in preparation for demolition; groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday June 8, 2019; completion estimated sometime during mid-2022.
Note: I am assuming the groundbreaking ceremony for this temple will be held at 10:00 AM Los Olivos time on Saturday, which will be 9:00 AM on Saturday in Utah.

Groundbreaking anticipated:
180. Brasilia Brazil Temple: Planning and approval phase; property fence installed around temple site; groundbreaking could occur in mid-2019.
181. Richmond Virginia Temple: Preliminary plans submitted to local government; groundbreaking could occur in mid-2019.
182. Saratoga Springs Utah Temple: Awaiting official site confirmation; temple plans not yet submitted to the city government; groundbreaking could occur in mid-to-late 2019.
183. Greater Manila Philippines Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official name announcement; groundbreaking could occur in mid-to-late 2019.

184. Harare Zimbabwe Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement; President Nelson visited potential site on April 17, 2018; groundbreaking anticipated in late 2019.

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