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Articles of News 6.30.2022

TEMPLE TICKER

  • Groundbreakings
    • Smithfield Utah
      • June 18
      • Quinton L Cook & Gary E Stevenson – both grew up in Cache Valley
      • 2nd temple in the Valley and the fourth temple that will have two baptistries.
        • (81,000 sq ft)
      • Farmland – House that was on the property was burned down for fire training.
    • Yorba Linda California
      • Meetinghouse Demolished
      • Steeple height reduction
        • New rendering released
          • Perhaps inspiration from Stanford University Hoover Tower, Boise Train Depot. South Salt Lake Columbus School.
          • First temple of this floorplan to have a forward steeple
            • (30,000 sq ft)
          • June 18 – Mark A Bragg – Southern California Native & president of the North America West Area.
          • “Outside of Utah and Idaho, there is not another county in North America that will have two temples within its borders.” (Church news updated his quote)
            • He Forgot Maricopa County AZ (3)
            • Other Counties
              • Madison ID (2)
              • Ada ID (2)
              • Washington (2)
              • Sanpete (2)
              • Cache (2)
              • Davis (3)
              • Salt Lake (5)
              • Utah (7)
            • Meetinghouse demolition
          • Open Houses
            • Washington DC
              • Final Guest count – 350,000
              • Rededication Concert on June 11/12
              • Visitors Center reopening on June 17
                • Cut-out model
              • Dedications
                • Praia Cape Verde – #173
                  • June 19th – Elder Anderson
                  • 10,000 visitors including the president of Cabo Verde
                  • Two Sealing/Endowment Rooms that can change
                  • Four Stakes, one District
                  • ““We do not have small temples,” Bednar said in a news release. “A temple is a temple. The covenants and ordinances are exactly the same in every temple, regardless of size.”
                • Hong Kong Rededication (#48)
                  • June 19th – Elder Gong
                  • Rededication streamed to members in temple district
                    • Four temples planned for South Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, India, Singapore)
                  • Limited coverage from church media Newsroom with only two interior photos.
                  • Construction updates
                    • Greater Guatemala City Guatemala Temple Name Change
                      • “Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala City Temple”
                      • Named after the nearby commercial area. (Really located in the Roosevelt Neighborhood).
                    • Rexburg Idaho North Temple name change