Hello again, everyone! Today, the First Presidency announced the opening arrangements for the Burley Idaho Temple. As with the previously announced opening arrangements for the Bahia Blanca Argentina Temple, the arrangements in question are for later than I originally thought or projected. Let's get down to the official details:
The media day for the Burley Idaho Temple will occur on Monday, November 3, 2025, with VIP tours the following two days. The public open house will be held from Thursday, November 6-Saturday, November 22, 2025, excluding the relevant Sundays (November 9 and 16). The dedication of the Burley Idaho Temple will follow on Sunday, January 11, 2026, in a single session, which will be broadcast to all congregations in the temple district.
Interestingly enough, the exact time of that dedication is not included with this update, nor is there any indication of who the presiding apostle will be. If I may, I'd also like to offer a word about the timing of this dedication: I had anticipated that both the Burley Idaho and Lindon Utah Temples might be dedicated before the end of the year, and to my knowledge, the cornerstone of the Burley Idaho Temple states "Erected 2025", so I thought that was an indicator that this temple will be dedicated this year.
I don't quite know what to make of this, or the fact that the presiding apostle was not identified with this announcement. It occurred to me to wonder if the same will be true of the Lindon Utah Temple opening arrangements, and what (if anything) that might indicate about the timing of the dedications for the Harare Zimababwe and Alabang Philippines Temples.
But then I had another theory: what if the Church delaying the Burley Idaho & Lindon Utah Temple dedications means that either or both the Harare Zimbabwe and Alabang Philippines Temples will be the last temples dedicated this year? Why might the Church do that if Burley and Lindon are finished sooner? Then it hit me that the Saints in Harare and Alabang have waited comparatively longer than the Saints in Burley and Lindon for their respective houses of the Lord to be completed.
So, wiht that in mind, it would make sense if the Church is prioritizing getting Harare and Alabang dedicated by the end of this year, so that the faithful Saints who have had to wait longer for their temples might be blessed to have them sooner. But there is also the outside chance that all of the other three temples might possibily have their dedications deferred until 2026 for reasons of which we might be unaware.
What does this mean? We will have to wait and find out. I will be watching and waiting along with you all. And if all four dedications are deferred until early 2026, that in turn will impact my estimates for the temples that follow, which might also mean that it may take longer for the Church to have 300 operating temples than what I have conjectured. I certainly hope that's not the case.
But I've got my eyes on all major temple construction news and announcements, in addition to all updates from the Church News, Newsroom, Church or Jesus Christ Temples site, and LDS Church Growth Blog, and I will have my usual insights and analaysis on all of it as usual, both here and on my official YouTube channel (once I get that up and running).
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. I hope any of you who would like to share anything will take your opportunity to “sound off” in the comments below. If you liked what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly added posts and comments, please subscribe to receive the applicable updates.
Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post, I wish you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.
The Church News has also covered today's announcement. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteThe Church News has also shared one additional report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteGetting this in hours later than I intended to do so, but the Church of Jesus Christ Temples site now indicates that the Yorba Linda California Temple is now ahead of the Ephraim Utah Temple, although they are both still estimated to be completed in late 2025.
DeleteAlso, it appears that there is an equal chance that the dedication of the Lindon Utah Temple might take place in either December of this year or early next year, and there appears to be no current indication of how soon dedications could be announced for the Harare Zimbabwe and Alabang Philippines Temples. So dedications could be a bit more slowly than I estimated, at least for the time being. My latest estimates will be changed again whenever I have more information to go on. My thanks once again to you all.
From the Newsroom's featured stories comes this request for translation volunteers, some of whom will be paid. And updates have been noted tonight on the Phnom Penh Cambodia, Willamette Valley Oregon Temple. To the best of my knowledge, these are the only temple construction status updates that are new. But I will be looking for others tomorrow and will try to pass them along ASAP after I learn of them. In the meantime, my thanks once again to you all.
DeleteYesterday's temple updates should have included a link to the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple, as that temple and the other two are now in a "Major construction nearing completion" status. I apologize for the oversight there.
DeleteToday, the latest edition of the Church News podcast was released, and the Newsroom published worldwide media coverage of the 5,000th episode of "Music & the Spoken Word".
I was surprised and pleased to note that all the featured stories were complimentary about this milestone, which has sometimes not been the case with the attitudes and responses of some of those outlets to developments in the Church. Of course, I also recognize that the Church likely prioritized sharing those reports that were complimentary in nature, so there is that to consider as well.
My thanks once again to you all.
Only one temple construction status update thus far today, for the Montpelier Idaho Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has shared another Pioneer Day report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe status of the Montpelier Idaho Temple has been slightly updated again. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteTwo days ago, this news release pertaining to Pioneer Day was published by the Newsroom. Not sure how I missed that. I apologize for the oversight. And this morning, the Church News featured another article by Brother Mark J. Wiest, a member of the Young Men General Advisory Council. This one talks about teaching youth the value of service. As someone who was involved in a fair share of service activities, both in Aaronic Priesthood and combined Young Men/Young Women activities, in addition to efforts in the Scouting program, it is a timely article underscoring that the neef to instill those values in the youth of the Church has not changed. It also appears I may have missed some temple updates yesterday. I apologize for the oversight. I received an iron infusion yesterday to treat some low-grade anemia, and my hourslong involvement with that (during which time some of my comments from yesterday were posted) may be to blame for the overlooked updates. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteIn honor of the 150th anniversary of the Young Men organization's establishment, young men worldwide have shared their testimonies. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThankfully, the only temple construction update I missed was for the Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple, and it appears that the status of that temple was updated yesterday, so I didn't miss it by that much. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteJust learned from the Heber Valley Temple Progress Facebook Page - The judge has moved in favor of the Church, and the Temple will be built as planned.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.kpcw.org/wasatch-county/2025-07-23/judges-ruling-clears-way-for-heber-valley-temple?fbclid=IwY2xjawLuWkdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsCZcyjLNpntfEbbpuqwNNBCVXrhbofkgrWLBXPoLCUPbCGBSkEzREmpIi2P_aem_UyTzlCMiawlHC5JSZZ2TSw
DeleteHey, Noah! Thanks for this wonderful (and long overdue) update. I just published a blog post about this, and in it, I publicly credited you for drawing my attention to this development. Hopefully it won't be long now before the Church begins construction. I would assume that will be next week at earliest, and a couple more weeks at latest. So thanks again. I've been waiting and watching for this update, and I'm so glad we have it now. I appreciate you bringing this to my attention. If there is anything from the article that you think I may have missed in my report on this update, please feel free to comment again. Always a pleasure to hear from you, Noah, especially with such great news as this. Thanks again!
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