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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