Stokes Sounds Off: BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: First Presidency Announces Next Major Temple Construction Update

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Monday, September 8, 2025

BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: First Presidency Announces Next Major Temple Construction Update

Hello again, everyone! This afternoon, the First Presidency released the exterior rendering for the Osaka Japan Temple. The release of that rendering follows the temple's original announcement in October 2023, and the site location confirmation in March of last year. The release of this exterior rendering marks an important step, hopefully signifying that the groundbreaking might take place within the coming months, but probably not this year. The exterior rendering largely speaks for itself. I am grateful for this important development today.

 I invite you all to stay tuned here for my coverage of the latest 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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  1. James G. StokesSeptember 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM

    The Church News has shared this report on today's development. My thanks once again to you all.

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    1. James G. StokesSeptember 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM

      The Church News has also shared another Church History update and an additional report on the prophet's birthday. My thanks once again to you all.

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    2. James G. StokesSeptember 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM

      And the Newsroom has released a new official photo of President Nelson, taken in his office on Sunday in advance of his birthday. The photo was taken in his office on Sunday. My thanks once again to you all.

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