800 Temple Ticker Backlog

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• Temple Dedications
  • Red Cliffs Utah Temple – #189 (#17 in Utah)
    • Dedicated on March 24th by Henry B Erying
      • His Great-grandfather, Henry Eyring settled in the region
    • Dedicatory Prayer
    • Open house was visited by 200,000 people (population of the county)
    • 20 Stakes assigned to the Temple District (east of I-15)
    • City with the oldest and newest temple (for 5 weeks)
      • St George the 4th city with 2 dedicated temple
    • Did Elder Holland Choose the name of the Temple?
  • Manti Utah Temple Rededication
    • Elder Rasband Announced as the presiding authority on April 9th
    • Psych: President Nelson rededicates the Temple on April 21st.
    • All four grandparents lived in the Sanpete Valley
    • New press release about preserving the murals
    • 230,000 visitors toured the temple in 3 weeks.
      • Sanpete County population is 30,000
    • Church News: Lamb of God video
    • Dedicatory Prayer
• Temple Open Houses Begin
  • Puebla Mexico Temple
    • Media day on March 25th
    • Open House ran through April 20th
    • Interior Photos
      • colonialist baroque aesthetic – blue talavera everywhere (azulejos)
  • Taylorsville Utah Temple
    • Media day on April 9th
    • Open House runs through May 18th
    • Utah Jewish Leaders sing Psalm 113 in a sealing room
    • Interior Photos
      • Pioneer Victorian style – Provo City Center Vibes
      • Utah wildflowers — bird’s foot trefoil, “Red Beauty” Bergenia cordifolia and broad-leaved gilia — burgundy, lavender and gold.
  • Layton Utah Temple
    • Media Day on April 15th
    • Queen of the Zulu Nation got a sneak peak tour
    • Open House runs through June 1st
    • Interior Photos
      • Copies of paintings from the Cardston Alberta Temple Baptistry
      • Tiffany Studio stained-glass window, circa 1915, purchased from a United Presbyterian Church in Armenia, New York, torn down in 2015
      • agricultural heritage of the Layton City, motifs feature seedlings, leafy branches and cherry blossoms
  • Coban Guatemala Temple
    • Media Day on April 22nd
    • Open House runs through May 11th
    • Interior Photos
      • Spanish Colonial exterior with geometric patterns patterned after local textile patterns
      • Name of Temple written in Spanish and Qʼeqchi
• Temple Dedications Announced (two more to 200)
  • Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple
    • September 17th by Dieter Uchtdorf
    • Open House: Aug 16th to Aug 31st
  • Mendoza Argentina Temple
    • September 22nd presided by Gary Stevenson
    • Open House: Aug 22nd to September 7th
    • Local News coverage
• Temple Groundbreaking Announced
  • Cleveland Ohio Temple
  • June 1, 2024 by Vaiangina Sikahema
    • Heading to South Africa in August
• Temple Sites Announced
  • Tacloban Philippines Temple
    • 7 acre site on the edge of town on a bypass road
    • Two-story temple, 21,407 square feet
  • Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
    • 1.6 acre site along the main highway going through the city
    • one-story temple of approximately 11,000 square feet
  • Tampa Florida Temple
    • RELOCATED site in Riverview FL.
      • Site of a branch of Cooley Law School, which has had financial troubles and is selling off assets.
      • Church purchased the 12 acre site on Feb. 29th for $20.5M.
    • Previous site was behind a meetinghouse in Valrico FL.
      • Odd portico attached to the side of the building
  • West Jordan Utah Temple
    • 16 Acre Site west of Bacchus Highway, south of 7000 South
    • Possible Woodside Development
    • Multi-story (3) structure, 85,000 square feet
  • Lehi Utah Temple
    • 22 acre site on Traverse Mountain
    • North of Viewpoint Middle School around DR Horton Development
    • Multi-story (3) structure, 85,000 square feet
• New President and matron of new temples
  • Auckland New Zealand Temple
    • Couple from Auckland born in Samoa
  • Salvador Brazil Temple
    • Couple from Salvador born in São Paulo
• Construction and approval
  • Salt Lake Temple
    • Angel Moroni Returns
  • Provo Utah Temple
    • Angel Moroni taken off (not to return)
    • Demolition work progressing
  • Stockholm Sweden Temple
    • Gone!
  • KSL Conference Special on Utah Temples
  • Richmond Virginia Temple
    • 3 month closure to renovate the baptistry
  • Melbourne Australia
    • Extended Closure to make changes to the entry and waiting area
  • Lone Mountain Nevada
    • Balloon protest demonstration
  • Mckinney Texas Temple
    • More height concerns
    • Local News coverage
• New Temple Reactions – 350 total temples (more than ½ without Angel Moroni if trend continues)
  • Uturoa, French Polynesia
    • 2 stakes
    • Located in the Leeward Islands, including Bora Bora.
  • Chihuahua, Mexico
    • 4 stakes, 2-3 districts
    • Third Temple in Chihuahua (3 C’s)
  • Florianópolis, Brazil
    • 7-10 stakes
    • First in the State of Santa Catarina, where the church began in Brazil
  • Rosario, Argentina
    • 9 stakes, 3 districts (If Santa Fe doesn’t get one)
  • Edinburgh, Scotland
    • 5 Stakes in Scotland, 2 in Ireland
    • Only one ward in Edinburgh
    • Local News story
  • Brisbane Australia South Area
    • Ispwich or Gold Coast?
    • Now 12 Stakes in the Area
      • Lots of immigration from Pacific Islands.
  • Victoria, British Columbia
    • 2 Stakes on Vancouver Island
    • Local Story
  • Yuma, Arizona
    • Likely only 1.5 Stakes
      • Stake in El Centro California was closed in 2023 and combined with a stake in San Diego
    • Why not Mexicali?
      • 3 stakes on Mexico side
    • Local Stories
  • Houston Texas South Area
    • Which City?
    • Up to 10 Stakes
  • Des Moines, Iowa
    • 5 Stakes, taking from Winter Quarters and Nauvoo
    • Local story
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
    • 3 Stakes around Cincinnati plus 3 around Dayton
    • Third Temple in Ohio (3 C’s)
    • Mason, Ohio Site
      • Jana Reiss Visited the site
    • Cincinnati Curse?
  • Honolulu, Hawaii
    • 7 stakes, leaving Laie with 5 stakes
  • West Jordan, Utah
    • Is Herriman and/or Cottonwood Heights more or less likely?
  • Lehi, Utah
    • No Surprise
  • Maracaibo, Venezuela
    • 11 stakes, 3 districts
    • Announcement left for last – Where are the reactions?
    • Now a temple announced in the Caribbean area
    • Who would dedicate the temple?
      • Elder Anderson was unable to enter Venezuela in 2022 and a group of local leaders traveled to Colombia to meet with him.

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