Hello again, everyone! Today, the First Presidency officially confirmed the opening arrangements for the Lindon Utah Temple and provided a site confirmation and exterior rendering for the Piura Peru Temple. Let's get into the relevant details:
We start with the Lindon Utah Temple. The media day will take place on Monday, March 9, with invited guests touring the temple over the next two days. The public open house will run from Thursday, March 12 through Saturday, April 11, excluding the Sundays of March 15, 22, and 29, and General Conference weekend (Saturday April 4 & Sunday, April 5). The temple will be dedicated on Sunday, May 3, 2026, with the dedicatory session broadcast to all stakes within the temple district. The presiding apostle will be announced at a later time, but that fact makes me strongly suspect that President Oaks himself will dedicate Utah County's newest temple.
We now move on to the details about the Piura Peru Temple: The single-story edifice (with an estimated 18,850 square feet), along with an adjacent ancillary building, will rise on a 2.6-acre site on the northwest corner of Ave. Tallanes and Ave. Prolongacion in Piura, Peru. The temple was originally announced iduring the October 2023 General Conference. The exterior rendering largely speaks for itself, but if any of you have anything to share about it, I'd love to hear from you in the comments below.
In the interim, one other note that may be of interest to you all. With the information released about the Piura Peru Temple today, there are now 63 temples for which no information has been officially confitmed yet. That number will continue to decrease in the coming weeks, I am sure. And given the fact that there are now 21 Mondays between now and the Monday before the April 2026 General Conference, there could be a drastic reduction of that number by then, especially if there are several weeks wherein multiple new temples have official information confirmed.
With all of that in mind, I suggest we buckle up and do as President Nelson advised in terms of eating our vitamins and getting our rest. It truly is exciting that the new First Presidency is making major headway on the construction queue. I am particularly personally grateful for the announcement of the opening arrangements for the Lindon Utah Temple, as my nephew has been waiting for news on that for a while.
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. 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 shared its coverage of the Lindon dedication and the Piura Peru site & rendering. My thanks once again to you all.
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DeleteThe Newsroom has shared the beginning of a 5-country ministry tour for Elder Ronald A. Rasband in the Africa Central Area. Elder Rasband is being accompanied by his wife, Sister Melanie Rasband, and Elder Kevin R. Duncan of the Presidency of the Seventy and his wife, Nancy. The tour began on Friday, and will also take Elder Rasband to the Seychelles, Ethiopia, the Republic of the Congo, and the DemocraticRepublic of the Congo.
DeleteMeanwhile, the Church News has shared a recap of roesources relating to Elder Kelly R. Johnson's talk, ""Be Reconciled to God", and has also shared resources relating to the 2026 youth theme and has shared the origin story>a? of another of our new hymns, "Help Me Remember. My thanks once again to you all.
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DeleteTHe Church News has highlighted a significant Church donation in the Dominican Republic. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Wednesday, the Church News has shared a few new updates: >a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/general-conference/2025/10/29/dieter-uchtdorf-study-help-october-2025-general-conference/" >study resources for the talk by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf; the half-century celebration of the Church in Kiribati; a FamilySearch event draws neighborhood interest in Bahia Blanca Argentina (ahead of the public open house for the temple in that city); and Church leadership information being added to a Church History biographical database. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteSorry, the first link above is broken. Here are the study resources for the talk by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAnd on this Thursday, the Church News has provided study resources for Elder Ronald A. Rasband's talk from General Conference. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has also provided the origin story of the new hymn How Did the Savior Minister. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteSorry. The name of that song should have included a question mark. I apologize for the error. Additionally, the Church has released the official broadcast scheduled for 2026. I had thought about covering that update in a new post, as I have done in the past, but have decided to let it speak for itself. this time around. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Newsroom has shared a reminder about the upcoming Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults (airing this Sunday in the Americas and next Sunday everywhere else). The event will feature Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Kathy W. Andersen, speaking at the Orlando Florida Temple on the subject of "The Prophet and the Temple Point Us to Jesus Christ". My thanks once again to you all
DeleteThe Church News has shared a reminder about the upcoming 2025 Church Music Festival. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has shared one additional report, while there have also been construction status updates on the following temples: Montpelier Idaho, Cody Wyoming, Lethbridge Alberta, Budapest Hungary, and Bakersfield California. My thanks once again to you all.
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