Stokes Sounds Off: BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Groundbreaking Confirmed for Grand Rapids Michigan Temple; Groundbreaking Set for Cali Colombia Temple; Exterior Rendering Released for Tacloban City Philippines Temple

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Monday, December 9, 2024

BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Groundbreaking Confirmed for Grand Rapids Michigan Temple; Groundbreaking Set for Cali Colombia Temple; Exterior Rendering Released for Tacloban City Philippines Temple

Hello again, everyone! The First Presidency shared groundbreaking news for the Grand Rapids Michigan and Cali Colombia Temples, and has released a rendering for the Tacloban City Philippines Temple. Since the report of the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple groundbreaking and the Tacloban City Philippines Temple rendering speak for themselves, all that remains is to detail the Cali Colombia Temple groundbreaking.

Ground will be broken for Colombia's third temple on Saturday, March 1, 2025, under the direction of Elder Jorge T. Becerra. Prior to today's announcement, Colombia's newest temple had its site announced the longest ago. That distinction now goes to the Cape Town South Africa Temple. This is the second groundbreaking announced for 2025, but it may not be the second to actually have a groundbreaking. It's possible groundbreakings announced after today could potentially take place before March 1.

For now, by way of comparison, last year, the second groundbreaking took place on March 9, so we're more than a week ahead last year, the third groundbreaking took place on June 1, I don't think we'll have to wait that long for the next temple groundbreakings. Based on what I'm hearing on my end, I anticipate a lot more temple groundbreakings being announced in the near future.

Stay tuned here for 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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