BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: First Presidency Announces the Location of and Releases the Exterior Rendering for the Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple

 Hello again, everyone! Just when I personally had given up hope that a new major temple construction announcement would be made today, an announcement was slipped in under the proverbial wire. The First Presidency has confirmed the location and released a rendering for the Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple. That temple was announced during the April 2023 General Conference. Since the rendering speaks for itself, let's get right into the location and size details:

According to the release: "The temple will be built on a 5.51-acre site located at Km. 182.5 RN-9, Caserío Puca I, Municipio de San Sebastian, Retalhuleu, Guatemala." Interestingly enough, though it looks to be a two-story temple (at least to me), the exact size of the temple was not officially given. The rendering appears to show a temple with the same general exterior look as the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple. I assume the size will be detailed either when the groundbreaking is announced or when the groundbreaking is reported.

With that being the only update today, and it being released at the end of the 2:00 PM hour, this means that, of the Church's current 110 announced temples, 5 of which have groundbreakings, only 53 have not yet had any information officially released. I am grateful for this late-breaking announcement. As always, I continue to watch 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. 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 for the applicable updates. If you would like to support the work done on this blog, donations in any amount are always welcome and appreciated, but never required. 

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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Groundbreaking Confirmed for Birmingham England Temple; Opening Arrangements (Open House and Dedication) Announced for the Farmington New Mexico Temple; Groundbreakings Announced for the Lagos Nigeria, Benin City Nigeria, Budapest Hungary, and Natal Brazil Temples

Hello again, everyone! The report of the Birmingham England Temple groundbreaking has now been shared on the main Newsroom, but above and beyond that, the First Presidency just made the next major temple construction announcement, and it is a doozy. 

Opening arrangements (an open house and dedication) have been announced for the Farmington New Mexico Temple, with groundbreakings set and renderings released for the temples in Lagos Nigeria, Benin City Nigeria, Budapest Hungary, and Natal BrazilTemples. There's a lot to get to, so let's dive right in!

A media day will be held for the Farmington New Mexico Temple on Monday, July 14,followed by VIP tours the next two days. The public will be able to tour that temple between Thursday, July 17 and Saturday, August 2, with the exception of the Sundays of July 20 and 27. The single-session dedication will follow on Sunday, August 17, with Elder Neil L. Andersen presiding thereat. 

I am glad we got the dedication news for this temple, and the dedication is actually about when I thought it would be. I was a little surprised that we only got one dedication announced, but I hope for subsequent dedication announcements in the next few weeks. Having covered the first update, we move on to the four groundbreakings announced today.

The groundbreaking for the Lagos Nigeria Temple will take place on Saturday, May 10. with Elder Alfred Kyungu, Africa West Area President, presiding. There was an exterior rendering released with the temple, which speaks for itself. The groundbreaking for the Benin City Nigeria Temple will occur on Saturday, May 24, with Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran, First Counselor in the aforementioned Africa West Area presidency, presiding. An exterior rendering was also released for that temple as part of the announcement, and it speaks for itself.

The groundbreaking for the Budapest Hungary Temple will occur on Saturday, June 21, 2025, under the direction of Elder Ruben V. Alliaud, Europe Central Area President. An exterior rendering and site announcement were previously released. The groundbreaking for the Natal Brazil Temple will occur on Saturday, May 17, with Elder Mark D. Eddy, Second Counselor in the Brazil Area presidency, presiding. The site announcement and exterior rendering of that temple were also released earlier.

As you can see from these announcements, the calendar of temple events this year is filling up. I have updated my document comparing groundbreakings in 2024 vs. 2025. By the time the Budapest Hungary Temple groundbreaking occurs, that will be the ninth to occur this year. As the document shows, the ninth groundbreaking last year occurred on August 17, while the ninth for this year will occur on June 21, which puts us ahead of 2024 by about 6 weeks.

I am grateful for this mammoth announcement. I think there's much more to come. I will admit that the four groundbreakings we got today weren't even on my radar for the near term, but I am glad we got this significant announcement, as I always rejoice over any new major temple news. I hope you join with me in rejoicing. My thanks to you all for tuning in for this report.

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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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Pre-Construction Work Underway for the Vancouver Washington Temple

Hello again, everyone! This afternoon, the Church reported that preliminary site work is underway on the Vancouver Washington Temple, which is the next step towards a groundbreaking. So that temple may now move to the top of my list of temples that could have groundbreakings announced soon. It appears this update may be all she wrote for today.

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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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Rendering Released for the Lehi Utah Temple

Hello again, everyone! I am pleased to be able to share the latest temple news: the First Presidency has released the rendering for what will be my new temple, the Lehi Utah Temple. The rendering appears to show similar elements to the Provo Utah Rock Canyon,  Orem Utah, and Lindon Utah Temples. That is my only comment on the rendering itself.

The release of this rendering did not come as a surprise to me, as the mayor of Lehi is in my ward and has publicly stated that he and the city council have just been waiting for the Church to present the plans for it. So approvals, as they tend to do in Utah County especially, should be swift, I hope. Either way, this temple is now one step closer to a groundbreaking, so I will just be awaiting that.

I am more than slightly surprised we only got one rendering this time, as I was hoping for more dedications or groundbreakings to be announced or for additional site locations to be revealed. As I've stated before, the shorter open house announced for the Syracuse Utah Temple, along with the timing of its dedication, were unexpected to me, so I was hoping for more temple dedications to be set for June.

As it is, unless something changes, I assume that most of the completed temples might only be dedicated in August at the earliest. While I was hoping for more site announcements, I am not surprised we only got 2 this month, as that seems in keeping with the trends from last year.  Hopefully, more site announcements and groundbreakings are coming down the pike as well. Time will tell.

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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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: First Presidency Announces Groundbreaking Arrangements for the Lethbridge Alberta Temple; Confirms the Site Location and Releases an Exterior Rendering for the Tuguegarao Philippines Temple; and Confirms Prelminary Details for the Culiacan Mexico Temple

Hello again, everyone! Today, the First Presidency announced the groundbreaking for the Lethbridge Alberta Temple, released a site location and exterior rendering for the Tuguegarao Philippines Temple, and released preliminary information for the Culiacan Mexico Temple. There's a lot to get into, so let's start right in:

Though the Newsroom release shares these updates in a different order, I am starting with the groundbreaking for the Lethbridge Alberta Temple, which has been scheduled to occur on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Elder Randall K. Bennett, a General Authority Seventy currently serving as President of the Church's North America Central Area, will preside at that groundbreaking. Obviously, though, future oversight of that temple will be under the purview of the new Canada Area presidency beginning in August 2025.

Given that the groundbreaking is set for late April, other groundbreakings announced after today could potentially be held before this one. As reflected in this document, which shows a side-by-side comparison of the groundbreakings in 2024 and 2025, the current fifth temple groundbreaking for 2025 will be held roughly 1.5 months before the first anniversary of the fifth temple groundbreaking in 2024. So, temple groundbreakings in 2025 will continue to outpace what we saw in 2024. I'm sure we will see other temple groundbreakings this year that will continue to outpace 2024.

Since the rendering of the Tuguegarao Philippines Temple speaks for itself, we now turn to its announced parameters. The single-story temple, which will be approximately 18,850 square feet, will rise on a 5.3-acre site just south of Enrile Avenue, Cariq Regional Centre, Tuguegarao, Philippines. Patron housing units and a distribution center are also planned for the project. The temple was initially announced at the April 2023 General Conference. If any of you have any comments about the rendering in question, I warmly welcome them.

We now wrap up today's news with some preliminary information about the Culiacan Mexico Temple. The planned single-story edifice, which will be approximately 10,000 square feet, will rise on a 5-acre site off of Avenida Milenium in the Colonia Country Tres Rios, between the cross streets of Miguel Tamayo Espinoza de los Monteros and Boulevard José María Figueroa Díaz. The temple project will include adjacent patron housing. 

Given the announced size, I will not be shocked if it is another modular temple. The Church seems to have recently increased the number of modular temples, so it seems safe to make that assumption. I am grateful to have learned of these updates and for the chance to share them with you all. 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. 

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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: President Nelson Announces An "Open House Celebration" for the Salt Lake Temple in 2027

 Hello again, everyone! In a social media post earlier this morning, President Nelson announced an "open house celebration" for the Salt Lake Temple. Here is a plain-text copy of the post in question:

"On February 14, 1853, a groundbreaking ceremony in Salt Lake City began a 40-year journey of faith and sacrifice, culminating in the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple in 1893.  

"A current and comprehensive renovation to strengthen this sacred house of the Lord for future generations is now nearing completion. 

"Today, exactly 172 years after the groundbreaking ceremony, I am delighted to announce that the temple will reopen for tours during a public open house from April to October 2027. 

"We warmly invite our friends to come and learn about God's plan for His children and rejoice in the love of Jesus Christ. Details about this event will be shared as April 2027 approaches. 

"As houses of the Lord now dot the earth, I invite you to cherish your time and service at the temples closest to you as we prepare for the reopening of the Salt Lake Temple in 2027."

This official announcement supersedes anything I had privately or publicly theorized. Nothing in there about the temple's rededication, but the open house is obviously shorter than I had heard it might be. If the open house ends in October 2027, I imagine that the temple's rededication will likely follow in the early months of 2028.

Other than these notes, I will let this announcement speak for itself. 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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BREAKING NEWS: Church Releeases 15 Additional New Hymns

 Hello agsin, everyone! Just a short time ago, the Church will officially release 15 new hymns from the new hymnbook, constituting the largest such release this far. I wi The newest selections will be available on all the appropriate channels within the next 24 hours or less. From the news release comes quotes from Elder Matthew L. Carpenter, the GA Seventy adviser to the hymnbook, but no new quotes from any of the apostles on this newest release. 

It occurred to me to wonder if the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles have determined to use Elder Carpenter instead of an apostolic adviser, but I can't say that for sure one way or the other. If that is the case, then it would be in line with the Lord's direction for the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve to call on the Seventy "instead of any others" in such cases. Anyways, the new selections include the following: 

"Close As a Quiet Prayer”, “Come, Hear the Word the Lord Has Spoken”, “Faith in Every Footstep”, “Holy Places”, “I Can’t Count Them All”, “I Have Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ”,“I Know That My Savior Loves Me”, “Let Easter Anthems Ring”, “Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling”, “Standing on the Promises”,“Take My Heart and Let It Be Consecrated”, “This Little Light of Mine”, “To Love Like Thee”, “Welcome Home”, and “Were You There?”

I am familiar with the following new releases: "Faith in Every Footstep" (the Pioneer anthem created for the 1997 sesquicentennial celebration of the Saints' arrival to the Salt Lake Valley), "I Know That My Savior Loves Me", "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling", "Standing on the Promises", "This Little Light of Mine" and "Were You There?". I look forward to familiarizing myself with all of these selections in the coming months.

There are now 31 selections in the "Sabbath and Weekday" section and 6 more in the "Easter and Christmas" section, for a total of 37.  Additionally, the Church announced today that the first hymns released in May 2024 are now available in German, Korean, and Tagalog. Later this year, those hymns will also be available in Mandarin and Japanese.

While I was getting this post ready for publication, the home page for the new hymnbook was updated to include the newest selections. It may take up to 24 hours before they are visible in the Gospel Library section of the same page and in the Sacred Music app. I am grateful for this newest release of 15 hymns and look forward to using them at Church and at home in the coming days.

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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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Groundbreaking Set for Antananarivo Madagascar Temple; Site Location and Preliminary Details Relesed for the Frorianpolois Brazil Temple

Hello again, everyone! The First Presidency is back to Monday major temple construction announcements. A few minutes ago, they officially announced the groundbreaking arrangements for the Antananarivo Madagascar Temple and released the initial official details for the Florianopolis Brazil Temple. Let's get right into the details: 

Ground will be broken for the Antananarivo Madagascar Temple on Saturday, March 15, 2025, with Elder Denelson Silva, Second Counselor in the Africa South Area Presidency, presiding at that ceremony. Interestingly enough, the announcement did not include an exterior rendering for that temple, which has not yet been released. 

But given its' announced size and how materials for the construction of that temple will have to be shipped in (due to Madagascar being separated from the rest of the African continent), I am assuming this temple will be modular, with a rendering released in the next week or two. This temple groundbreaking will occur 1 week before the previously announced groundbreaking for the Birmingham England Temple.

The total number of temple groundbreakings set for this year thus far has now risen to 4. Last year, the fourth temple groundbreaking was set for June 1, so we are several weeks ahead with temple groundbreakings this year as compared to last year. And the Church could very easily double the current number (4) by the end of this quarter.

That said, let's move on to the details about the Florianopolis Brazil Temple. That temple was announced in April of last year. With no estimated square footage announced, what we do know is that a 5.5-acre site at Rua Cassol, 1120, Kobrasol, São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil will serve as the temple's location. Whenever more details are announced, I will be sure to pass them along here.

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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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Opening Arrangements Announced for the Syracuse Utah Temple

Hello again, everyone! This afternoon, the First Presidency announced the opening arrangements for the Syracuse Utah Temple. Let's break down the details: a media day will be held on Wednesday, May 7, with tours for invited guests the next two days. Open house tours will be offered from Saturday, May 10-Saturday, May 31, except for the Sundays of May 11, 18, and 25. The temple will be dedicated in a single session on Sunday, June 8, 2025, a few months before I had projected. I am also stunned that the Syracuse Utah Temple had its' opening arrangements announced well before any of the others that have been ahead of it on the Church of Jesus Christ Temples construction status page.

This announcement does not include any indication of who will preside at that dedication. That suggests to me that it could be President Russell M. Nelson, assuming he feels well enough to do so. It is also possible that any other apostles could be assigned to that dedication. I will keep my eyes open for any updates on this and will pass that along as time and circumstances allow. I am grateful to have heard about this announcement and  to be able to share it with you all.

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

Hello again, everyone! During this 2:00 PM MDT hour here in Utah, the First Presidency is expected to release the next major temple construction announcement. This post will cover that update whenever that announcement comes. Since updates will be in progress for the next hour or so, the ability to comment on this post may be unavailable until those updates are complete. My thanks once again to you all.

BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Tacloban City Philippines Temple Groundbreaking Confirmed; Birmingham England Temple Groundbreaking Set; Site Location Confirmed and Preliminary Details Released for the Huntsville Alabama Temple

Hello again, everyone! This afternoon, in a single news release, the First Presidency confirmed the groundbreaking for the Tacloban City Philippines Temple, set groundbreaking arrangements for the Birmingham England Temple, and confirmed the location and preliminary details about the Huntsville Alabama Temple. The confirmed groundbreaking for the Philippines' newest temple speaks for itself, so let's break down the details for the other two temples named above.

The Birmingham England Temple's groundbreaking will take place on Saturday, March 22, 2025, under the direction of Europe North Area President Elder Scott D. Whiting. Three weeks after the last announced groundbreaking (for the Cali Colombia Temple), the third temple groundbreaking for 2025 will occur roughly 2.5 months ahead of the third groundbreaking the previous year. So, 2025 will far outpace 2024 in terms of temple groundbreakings alone, though that is expected to also be true for temple dedications in 2025 vs. 2024.

I say that because there are several temples likely to have a groundbreaking announced soon. Those include the Singapore, Lone Mountain Nevada, Lethbridge Alberta; Bakersfield California; Tampa Florida, McKinney Texas; and Cape Town South Africa Temples. If all of these temples have groundbreakings announced within the next 3-4 months or less, they could easily all have groundbreakings before the end of June of this year.

That brings me to the initial details announced for the Huntsville Alabama Temple. It is the first temple announced in October 2024 to have initial details officially confirmed. A 21-acre site at the southeast corner of Gillespie and Browns Ferry Road, Madison, Madison County, Alabama, will serve as the location of the single-story, 30,000-square-foot edifice.

 It occurred to me to wonder why this temple is so much bigger than its' counterpart in Birmingham Alabama. But I think that may be because the Church is planning to renovate and expand the Birmingham Temple, during which time the temple patrons in Birmingham's district could easily be accommodated in Huntsville.

So that brings us to some final thoughts on today's announcements. I'm glad we got another groundbreaking and the preliminary information for one more temple. In the coming weeks, on Mondays, I anticipate we will get more dedication announcements. The Antofagasta Chile Temple has been completed for a while now, so I'm not sure what (if anything) may be preventing the Church from setting dedication arrangements for that temple. Major construction is also now completed on the Grand Junction Colorado Temple, marking another temple for which we could soon see opening arrangements confirmed.

And with 2 other temples (Farmington New Mexico and Burley Idaho) nearly completed, 2 others (Syracuse Utah and Bahia Blanca Argentina) nearing completion, and 5 more (Alabang Philippines, Elko Nevada, Harare Zimbabwe, Lindon Utah, and Davao Philippines) approaching completion, we could see dedications announced for most of these temples within the next.2-6 months, if not sooner. And, as noted above, there are 7 temples that could have groundbreakings announced soon, most of which could be announced in the next 2-6 weeks, if not sooner.

So lots of temple news may be coming down the pike in the coming weeks and months. 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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Until my next post, I wish you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.

BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Opening Arrangements Announced for the Nariobi Kenya Temple; Exterior Rendering Released for the Brussels Belgium Temple

Hello again, everyone! This afternoon, the First Presidency announced the opening arrangements for the Nairobi Kenya Temple and released an official exterior rendering for the Brussels Belgium Temple. Here are the details: Kenya's first temple will welcome the media on Monday, April 14, 2025, followed by two days of VIP tours. 

The public open house spans from Thursday, April 17-Saturday May 3, except for the Sundays of April 20 and 27. The temple will be dedicated on Sunday, May 18, 2025, under the direction of Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who will preside over the single dedicatory session, which will be carried to all units in the Nairobi Kenya Temple district. 

The dedication is coming 4 months earlier than I had projected it might, which is a good sign for other temples. I forgot to account for the smaller size of the Nairobi Kenya Temple when I made my estimates for its dedication. I should also note that this dedication will occur a week ahead of the previously announced dedication of the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple.

We now turn to the rendering for the Brussels Belgium Temple. An existing building at Avenue des Arts 52, in Brussels, Belgium, will be home to an arrival facility and a meetinghouse, in addition to the multistory temple of 25,000 square feet.. The site location was announced on June 17 of last year. 

At a glance, the temple rendering released today reminded me of the redesigned exterior of the Manhattan New York Temple. The Church is currently seeking permits for the conversion of that existing building into the spaces I described, so the release of an exterior rendering for this temple gives me hope that construction may be able to begin soon.

I am grateful to have learned of this news and for the opportunity to share it with you today. 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. I hope any of you who would like to share anything will take your opportunity to “sound off” in the comments below. 

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Final Temple Construction Progress Overview for 2024

Hello again, everyone! Zs 2024 winds down to its' conclusion, I am pleased to be able to provide an overview of where temple construction stood at the beginning of this year vs. where they stand now. I am pleased to present my temple construction progress reports showing where things stood as 2024 began, at the beginning of April, at 2024's mid-point, as October began, and as 2024 ends. Please feel free to post questions you might have. Other than these notes, the documents are self-explanatory for the most part.

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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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Six More Exterior Renderings Released For Temples in the United States and Mexico

Hello again, everyone! A few moments ago, the First Presidency released 6 more renderings for temples in the United States and Mexico. The renderings are for the following temples: Cuernavaca Mexico, Toluca Mexico, Cincinnati Ohio, Des Moines Iowa, Missoula Montana and Tacoma Washington. The Newsroom and Church News reports on these renderings do well to explain the history of these temples (when they were announced, and when their sites were announced).

But I did want to note that I was surprised that two of those temples (Missoula and Tacoma) had renderings released after having had their respective site locations confirmed in September and November of this year. And I also wanted to note that I have updated this document, showing the status of each of the 114 announced temples. Looking ahead to next week, in what will be the final major temple construction announcement of 2024, I am personally hoping we get at least 1 dedication and 1 groundbreaking announced, a long with at least 1 more exterior rendering and at least 1 more site announcement. 

But whatever we get next week will be fine by me. 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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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Renderings Released for 5 North American Temples; Site Location Revealed for the Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple

Hello again, everyone! We got the typical major temple construction announcement at 2:00 PM or so today. The Church has released 5 more renderings for North American temples that previously had site locations confirmed. The renderings released today were for the Mexico City Benemerito Mexico, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Jacksonville Florida, Springfield Missouri, and Winchester Virginia.Temples.

Today's news release includes the relevant information about the square footage of each of these temples and where they will respectively be built, so I won't go into that. But I am hopeful that the 5 renderings may be in preparation for 5 subsequent temple groundbreakings at some point later this year or early next year. 

The Mexico City Benemerito Mexico, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Jacksonville Florida, and Winchester Virginia Temples appear to use some similar designs as previous temples in Mexico, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Virginia have used. Anyone else with comments on the renderings is welcome to share those thoughts below.

We now move on to the information about the Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple. Oddly enough, that does not include an estimated square footage this time. My estimate is a single-story temple of approximately 29,000-30,000 square footage.The temple will rise on a 1.56-acre site at Avenida Cordoba Esquina Reconquista, ciudad autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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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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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BREAKING NEWS: First Presidency Creates Canada Area

Hello again, everyone! Effective August 1, 2025, the First Presidency will create a Canada Area of the Church from a division of the North America Central, North America Northeast, and North America West Areas. The new area will be headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and will have a new area presidency called. The Church will now have 24 geographical areas, with the Canada Area joining the 19 international areas.

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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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Groundbreaking Announced for Tacloban City Philippines Temple; Site Location and Exterior Rendering Released for Fairbanks Alaska Temple

Hello again, everyone! \As anticipated, the next major temple construction announcement has been made. This week, we got a groundbreaking announcement for the Tacloban City Philippines Temple and the confirmation of the site location (and exterior rendering for the Fairbanks Alaska Temple. Let's get right into those details:

The Tacloban City Philippines Temple will be the first to have a groundbreaking ceremony in 2025, Saturday, January 18, 20255, with GA Seventy Elder Michael B. Strong presiding, Other than the fact that next year;'s first groundbreaking is taking place roughly 9 days before the one-year anniversary of the first temple groundbreaking for 2024, I think we will have more groundbreakings next year than we did last year,

In reference to the Tacloban City Philippines Temple, it was originally announced in October 2021. with a site announced on March 25 of this year. Uniquely, this temple had a groundbreaking announced without the release of an exterior rendering. Not sure why that is, but I assume we will learn about an exterior rendering later.

We now turn to the Fairbanks Alaska Temple, originally announced in October of last year. The single-story temple of approximately 10,000-square-foot edifice will rise on a 7.59-acre site along Geist Road, Fairbanks, Alaska.. Aside from the note that this temple appears to be another modular one, I will leave it to others to comment on the rendering as they choose to do so. 

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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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Opening Arrangements Announced for the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple; Rendering and Groundbreaking Date Announced for the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple; & Exterior Rendering Released for the San Joaw California Temple

Hello again, everyone! This afternoon at 2:00 PM, the First Presidency announced opening arrangements for the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple and released a groundbreaking date and exterior rendering for the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple, and an exterior rendering for the San Jose California Temple. The renderings largely speak for themselves However, I did want to note that I thought an exterior rendering had already been released for the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple, but I may be mistaken.

With that said, let's turn our attention to the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple's opening arrangements: A media day will be held on Monday, April 28, 2025, followed by invited guest tours on Tuesday, April 29, and Wednesday, April 30. The public open house will be held from Thursday, May 1-Saturday, May 19, excluding Sundays. The temple dedication will follow on Sunday, May 25, in one session at 10:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time, under the direction of Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

And finally, the groundbreaking for the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple will occur on Saturday. December 7, 2024. with Elder Mathias Held, First Counselor in the North America Northeast Area, presiding. This will be the 14th groundbreaking this year, almost twice as many as we saw in 2023. I am cautiously optimistic that we will see a couple more groundbreakings by the end of this year, but that may be all she wrote. 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. I hope any of you who would like to share anything will take your opportunity to “sound off” in the comments below. 

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BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Site Locations & Preliminary Information Detailed for Colorado Springs Colorado & Missoula Montana Temples

Hello again, everyone! On this first Monday in November, the First Presidency has announced the locations and initial details for the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple (which was originally announced in October 2023) and the Missoula Montana Temple (which was originally announced in April 2022). Let's get right into the details:

We start with the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple. An 18.6-acre site on the south corner of Flying Horse Drive and Barossa Valley Road will host the single-story 45,009-square-foot edifice, along with a meetinghouse and a utility building. 

For the Missoula Montana Temple, a 5.08-acre site at the corner of Old Bitterroot and Lower Middle Creek Roads will host a single-story 19,000-square-foot temple and an ancillary building. Both temples are larger than I thought they would be. 

Stay tuned 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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