BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Official Names Revealed for the Greater Guatemala City Guatemala and Rexburg North Idaho Temples

Note: This post was originally published on June 11, 2022 @ 4:15 PM, and expanded at 8:15 PM in view of additional developments reported in the comments section.

Hello again, everyone! As most of you are aware, since 2016, when the second temple for Lima Peru was announced by President Monson, several major metropolitan areas have had second temples announced. That includes the greater Manila Philippines Temple in 2017, the Greater Guatemala City Guatemala and East Sao Paulo Brazil areas in 2020, the Santiago West Chile and Rexburg North Idaho temples in October of last year, and the Mexico City area in April of this year (specifically in the region of Benemerito).

It has not been uncommon for those temples to be announced and to have official names released later. For the Greater Guatemala City Guatemala Temple, with the site location confirmed and an exterior rendering released, I've felt strongly that that temple will likely have a groundbreaking at some point this year, so I surmised that the release of an official name for that temple was only a matter of time. That time is now. I am pleased to report that, on the Church's official temple list, the name of that temple has been officially confirmed as the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple. 

I can't remember the last time I checked on the page for announced temples from that official temple list, but I believe this is a very recent development. With an official name confirmed, hopefully that means the Church is getting closer to announcing a groundbreaking ceremony for that temple. And this development may put that temple ahead of some others in the queue of temples for which groundbreakings might soon be announced. 

The following information about the official name for the Rexburg Idaho Temple was added at 8:15 PM: If the official name for the Greater Guatemala City Guatemala Temple was the only update I had to share today, that would be wonderful enough, but, as detailed in the comments of this post, the Church's official temple list also verifies the official name for the Rexburg North Idaho Temple. 

That temple will be known as the Teton River Idaho Temple. That name continues a relatively regular practice of the Church in paying homage to prominent landmarks. I brought this up in the comments of this post, but it's worth repeating it here in this post as well: The Church had previously released the confirmation of the location and the rendering for the Greater Guatemala City Guatemala Temple before its' name was updated.

By contrast, we got the probable location, the update indicating that the site in question was being cleared, and now this update on the name of the Rexburg North Idaho Temple, but we have not yet had official confirmation from the Church indicating that the land in question is the official location on which the temple will be built, and we also do not have a rendering for that temple currently. 

As I've mentioned elsewhere on this blog, the Church has sometimes confirmed the location, released a rendering, and set a groundbreaking for temples in a single announcement (the most recent examples being the Freetown Sierra Leone and Bahia Blanca Argentina Temples), so it's not out of the question that the Church could potentially do that for the Teton River Temple. 

But with other temples for which the site confirmations and artist's renderings were already released, some of them could potentially be ahead of the Teton River Idaho Temple in terms of having a groundbreaking. With all of that said, I continue to monitor all Church news reports and temple developments and will be sure to pass word of those along to you all here as I become aware thereof.

In the meantime, that does it for now. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as the offered feedback is made in accordance with the established guidelines. Thank you for the privilege of your time. I hope any of you who would like to share anything will take your opportunity to “sound off” in the comments below.&If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly added content, please feel free to subscribe. Until my next post, I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.

BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Revised Rendering Released for Yorba Linda California Temple

Hello again, everyone! I have some breaking temple news to report. I had mentioned in the threads of another post that a provisional permit had been granted for the Yorba Linda California Temple, conditional on the Church reducing the height of the steeple. This afternoon, we now have information about the revised rendering, which was just released this afternoon. The spire has been lowered, and will now be located just above the entrance (the previous rendering showed the spire in the center of the temple).

Based on the fact that the Church has met the requirements to lower the spire, unless something changes, plans for the groundbreaking of that temple (which will occur next Saturday, June 18, on the same day as the groundbreaking for the Smithfield Utah Temple) are likely good to go ahead as scheduled. Speaking of the next two groundbreakings, the Church has indirectly confirmed today that the groundbreaking for the Yorba Linda California Temple will take place at 11:00 AM here in Utah, which is 10:00 AM in Yorba Linda. I haven't yet heard anything indicating what time the Smithfield Utah Temple groundbreaking might occur, but I assume that will be sometime around 11:00 AM as well. I will have reports on those events as soon as they are provided.

In the meantime, that does it for now. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such feedback offered is consistent with 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. Thank you for the privilege of your time. If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly added content, please feel free to subscribe. Until my next post, I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.

BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Slight Adjustment Made to Temple Scheduling.

Hello again, everyone! An interesting development has been reported today regarding temple scheduling this morning. While appointments will still be required for those receiving their own ordinances, the Church will now shift to a dual option for proxy work. While formal appointments are still going to be encouraged, patrons who desire to attend the temple will be able to do so without a formal appointment. 

When it comes to temple ordinances, priority will be given first to those with an appointment, then to others who have come to the temple without one.  Just yesterday, I had voiced the opinion that appointments would likely remain the normal status quo for temple attendance, and it appears I was correct on that, with the caveat that, where time and circumstances allow, patrons will now have the option to go without a formal appointment. 

But it makes sense that the priority will be given to those who have a formal appointment. It will be interesting to see how things unfold worldwide with this adjustment. For my part, I continue to monitor all Church News and Newsroom updates, along with all temple construction developments, and I will be sure to pass the word along of such updates as they cross my radar. In the meantime, that does it for now.

Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such feedback offered is consistent with 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. Thank you for the privilege of your time.

If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly added content, please feel free to subscribe. Until my next post, I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.