Hello again, everyone! A short time ago, the First Presidency provided updates on two temples in the United States. In a single announcement, the location, exterior rendering, and groundbreaking arrangements were confirmed for the Heber Valley Utah Temple and the site location has been confirmed for the Teton River Idaho Temple. There's a lot to get into, so let's jump right in.
The three-story 88,000-square-foot Heber Valley Utah Temple will be built southeast of 1400 East Center Street in Heber City on a 17.9-acre site. The groundbreaking for that temple has been set to occur on October 8, 3 weeks before the previously-announced groundbreaking for the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple, and Elder Kevin R. Duncan, the executive director of the Church's Temple Department, will preside at that event.
Turning now to the Teton River Idaho Temple, the three-story130,000 square-foot temple will be built northwest of Second East 2000 North in Rexburg Idaho on a 16.6-acre site. Although no exterior rendering has been released for that temple yet, since the Church has already cleared the site, hopefully, confirmation of that rendering and the groundbreaking arrangements will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Heber Valley Utah and Teton River Idaho Temples were 2 of the 4 US temples announced last October, so it's nice to see these official announcements. And it gives me hope that additional announcements about US temples may also come soon. Likewise, I hope for other official announcements about temples outside the United States. And this is the second Monday in a row in which major temple announcements have been made in the afternoon, so it could be the start of a new trend.
I continue to monitor all such updates and will be sure to pass those along as they cross my radar. In the meantime, that does it for now. Thank you for the privilege of your time. 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.
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