BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: First Presidency Announces Temple Reopenings for the Next Two Weeks

Hello again, everyone! The First Presidency has announced more temple reopenings that will be effective next  wek. Those updates have been shared by the  Newsroom and the Church News and outlined by the temple reopening status tracker. Let's get to those details.

First, the Manhattan New Yotk Temple is moving from phase 1 to phase 2, which will allow that temple to offer all living ordinances in priority order. 

Meanwhile, the Mexico City Mexico Temple will unpause and be pushed back to phase 1 (offering living husband-to-wife sealings where both are previously endowed). In addition, the Taipei Taiwant Temple, which had reached phase 3 recently, will pause due to local restrictions, while the Toronto Ontario Temple will resume phase 2-B after dropping back to phase 2 in recent weeks.  And although the Hamilton New Zeland Temple remains closed for renovation, it is being given a phase 3 designation so that patrons within its' district can schedule proxy or living ordinances for any of the temples open in nearby Austrailia.

In addition, I made reference last week to the changes that would be coming for 9 temples in Finland and North America. Those details have not changed, and remain in effect. Above and beyond that, the Columbus Ohio and Washington D.C. Temples are both being given phase 2-B designation, and those within those districts who want to schedule  baptisms for the dead can do so at the nearest temples with the same status.

As of next Monday (May 24), the Church's  temple reopenings will break down as follows: 8 remain closed for renoation, with a few of those granted phase 2-B or 3 status; 1 (Kyiv Ukraine) has not reopened in any phase; 4 remain paused (3 had reached phase 3; 1 had reached phase 2); 4 temples remianing in phase 1; 41 in phase 2; 83 in phase 2-B; and 27 which have reached phase 3. I am grateful that the Church continues a cautiously-coordinated reopening plan for temples around the world. I continue to monitor all major Church news updates and temple developments, and will be sure to bring you all word of those as I become aware thereof.

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