Hello again, everyone! Today, I am pleased to share that the First Presidency has announced the opening arrangements for the Harare Zimbabwe Temple. Let's get right into the relevant details: A media day will be held on Monday, January 19, 2026, with VIP tours following over the next two days. The public open house will then run from Thursday, January 22, 2026, through Saturday, February 7, 2026, excluding the Sundays of January 25 and February 1.
The temple dedication will follow on Sunday, March 1, 2026, under the direction of Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. A few surprises were connected to this announcement, in my opinion. While I was sure that a temple dedication would be announced today, I thought Lindon would be the natural choice. Hopefully next week.
The open house length was not surprising, but I am a little stunned that the dedication will only take place in March, about four weeks following the conclusion of the open house. So I don't quite know what to make of today's news. It is good news, to be sure, but unexpected in many respects. I will update some relevant associated documents and link to those in the comments of this post.
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This will be the last temple to be dedicated that was announced by President Monson, if I remember correctly.
ReplyDeleteThat is correct, Thomas. Thanks for mentioning it. I appreciate hearing from you.
DeleteI have updated my list showing current apostle's temple dedications during President Nelson's prophetic administration. I have also updated my document showing temple dedications in 2026.
ReplyDeleteOther updates: the Church News has not yet reported on the news about the Harare Zimbabwe Temple, but has shared the text of the prayer written by Elder Andersen to dedicate the Farmington New Mexico Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
The Church News has just covered today's temple news. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square has arrived in Argentina to begin the next leg of their global ministry tour. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Thursday, the main Newsroom page has shared this report from the Pacific Newsroom, along with two other reports. And the Church News has shared four new reports. My thanks once again to you all.
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