Stokes Sounds Off: BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Groundbreaking Set for the Cleveland Ohio Temple; Opening Arrangements Set for the Mendoza Argentina and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temples; Site Location Confirmed for the Kananga Democrtaic Republic of the Congo Temple

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Monday, April 15, 2024

BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Groundbreaking Set for the Cleveland Ohio Temple; Opening Arrangements Set for the Mendoza Argentina and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temples; Site Location Confirmed for the Kananga Democrtaic Republic of the Congo Temple

Note: This post was composed during the 5:00 PM hour due to my appointment with the eye doctor, but is timestamped during the 2:00 PM hour as it would have normally been. My thanks once again to you all.

Hello again, everyone! This afternoon, the First Presidency made the next significant temple construction announcement. We received word of the groundbreaking date for the Cleveland Ohio Temple, the opening arrangements for the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Mendoza Argentina Temples, and the initial details for the Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple. There's a lot to get into, so let's dive in:

We start with the groundbreaking for the Cleveland Ohio Temple because it is taking place before either of the two temple dedications announced today. The groundbreaking is scheduled to take place on June 1, the same date as the previously announced groundbreaking for the Teton River Idaho Temple. Because Ohio is two hours ahead of Idaho, the Cleveland groundbreaking will likely occur first. Elder Vaiangina Sikahema, who serves as First Counselor in the North America Southeast Area of the Church, will preside at the groundbreaking for Ohio's newest temple.

We now move on to the two dedications announced today. Contrary to what I had supposed and predicted, both dedications will occur prior to the previously announced dedication of the Casper Wyoming Temple. For the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple, a media day will be held on Monday, August 12, with VIP tours following the next two days. The public open house will follow from Friday, August 16 through Saturday, August 31. The temple dedication, under the direction of Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, will take place in two sessions on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM EDT (8:00 AM and 11:30 AM MDT)

For the Mendoza Argentina Temple, a media day will be held on Monday, August 19, with tours for invited guests for the next two days.  A public open house will occur from Thursday, August 22, through Saturday, September 7, except for the Sundays of August 24 and September 1. The temple dedication, under the direction of Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, will take place in two sessions on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM UTC (which, unless I'm mistaken, is 3:00 AM and 6:30 AM MDT).

Finally, we turn to the information released about the Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple. The temple, which will be a single-story edifice of approximately 11,000 square feet, will rise on a 1.6-acre site at Avenue Ilunga and N1 in Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and will also include arrival facilities and patron housing. As a result of today's announcements, I have updated my documents showing apostolic temple dedications under President Nelson and the document showing the now 53 temples for which no official information has been announced.

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. 

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  1. James G. StokesApril 15, 2024 at 7:23 PM

    Aside from the temple updates, which were shared above, the Church News also shared how Church meetinghouses hosted thousands of Muslims for Ramadan. In the threads of the post where I analyzed the new temple announcements, I shared the Newsroom 's coverage of the Layotn Utah Temple open house beginning. The Church News also covered that update. My thanks once again to you all.

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    1. James G. StokesApril 16, 2024 at 5:21 PM

      On this Tuesday, the Church News has shared new updates to the Member Tools app. The article covering summaries of the April 2024 general conference was updated again, and the latest edition of the Church News podcast was released. The Newsroom has also shared one additional update, which speaks for itself. My thanks once again to you all.

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    2. James G. StokesApril 17, 2024 at 1:05 AM

      And a new update has been shared for the Neiafu Tonga Temple. My thanks once again to you all.

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    3. James G. StokesApril 17, 2024 at 1:14 PM

      On this Wednesday, the Church News has shared one new report. My thanks once again to you all.

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    4. James G. StokesApril 17, 2024 at 6:05 PM

      The Church News has shared 3 new reports and the Newsroom has shared two others. Additionally, updates have been noted on the following four temples: Torreon Mexico, Salt Lake, Stockholm Sweden, and Provo Utah Rock Canyon. My thanks once again to you all.

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    5. James G. StokesApril 18, 2024 at 1:12 AM

      A late update has been noted on the Deseret Peak Utah Temple. And the queue of temples estimated to be completed between early 2026 and early 2027 has been updated.

      Here's where things stood with that queue previously:

      Early 2026: Montpelier Idaho; Willamette Valley Oregon; Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala; Managua Nicaragua
      Early-to-mid 2026: Belo Horizonte Brazil; Yorba Linda California
      Mid-2026: Bengaluru India; Port Vila Vanuatu; Port Moresby Papua New Guinea
      Mid-to-late 2026: Freetown Sierra Leone; Torreon Mexico
      Late 2026: Modesto California; Fort Worth Texas
      Late 2026-early 2027: Queretaro Mexico; Kaohsiung Taiwan; Knoxville Tennessee
      2026: Salt Lake; Anchorage Alaska

      And here is where things stand now:

      Early 2026: Montpelier Idaho; Willamette Valley Oregon; Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala; Managua Nicaragua
      Early-to-mid 2026: Belo Horizonte Brazil; Yorba Linda California
      Mid-2026: Port Vila Vanuatu; Port Moresby Papua New Guinea
      Mid-to-late 2026: Modesto California; Freetown Sierra Leone;
      Late 2026: Torreon Mexico; Fort Worth Texas
      Late 2026-early 2027: Bengaluru India; Queretaro Mexico; Kaohsiung Taiwan; Knoxville Tennessee
      2026: Salt Lake; Anchorage Alaska

      I am still trying to figure out how and to what extent this will alter my estimates for future temple events. I hope to have an update on that posted here at some point. Unless I am mistaken, I'm projecting that we will get the 2024 area leadership assignments at some point tomorrow. Stay tuned for coverage on all of this. My thanks once again to you all.

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    6. James G. StokesApril 18, 2024 at 4:33 PM

      On this Thursday, the Church News has published a few new updates: BYU students feel a surprising connection thanks to BYU devotionals. New leaders have been called for the Cebu City Philippines and Regina Saskatchewan Temples. Since there are only 2 biographies, I will let those speak for themselves. I have made several updates to my document tracking those changes, which speak for themselves as well. The Church News also posted an introduction to the new BYU-Provo Men's basketball coach, and has released a new video in the lead up to this weekend's rededication of the Manti Utah Temple by Elder Ronald A. Rasband. My thanks once again to you all.

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