Temple Ticker – 3rd Block
- Temple Dedications Announced
- Bentonville Arksansas
- Media and VIP Tours – June 12-13
- Open House – June 17 – July 1
- Dedication – September 17th by David Bednar
- Brasilia Brazil
- Media and VIP Tours – August 1 – 4
- Open House – August 5 – 26
- Dedication – September 17th by Neil Andersen (Same Day)
- Open House reservations Available
- Richmond Virginia – March 25 – April 15
- Columbus Ohio – April 29 – May 13 (Parking Reservations)
- Temple Groundbreakings
- Montpelier Idaho
- Scheduled for June 17th by Randy K Olsen.
- Temple Rendering still not released.
- Port Vila Vanuatu
- Groundbreaking schedule for March 4 was delayed
- Cyclone Judy and Cyclone Kevin
- Temple Locations Announced
- Vitória Brazil
- Old Strip Mall? – some sort of university next to a road with a cool bike lane in the center of the road.
- Maceió Brazil
- Coconut Orchard? – On a busy road next to a department store with a large statue of liberty statue.
- All Future temples in Brazil have a site location announced\
- Vitória Brazil
- Heber City Updates:
- https://www.kpcw.org/wasatch-county/2023-02-08/lds-church-hits-brakes-on-request-to-change-heber-valley-dark-sky-rules
- Church is taking time to submit the request for an exception for the Wasatch county Dark Skies ordinance.
- https://www.kpcw.org/wasatch-county/2023-02-27/lds-church-wasatch-county-looking-to-balance-new-temple-lighting-with-dark-sky-goals
- County seems willing to grant the request and rework the ordinance. But it is still not scheduled.
- https://www.kpcw.org/wasatch-county/2023-03-08/at-heber-valley-temple-open-house-future-neighbors-want-answers
- Church holds open house to neighbors to show off plans and designs, answer questions. HOA of Red Ledges acknowledges some are unhappy and will probably move.
- Ground was broken before any building applications were submitted; neighbors feel like it is already a done deal.
- Apostle Tours Temple under Construction
- Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple
- https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/abidjan-ivory-coast-temple/photographs/
- Elder Christofferson Toured the construction during his trip to West Africa, pictures were released.
- Progress appears to be going slow – (Temple President announced in 2021)
- Silver Moroni
- New Temple Presidents and Matrons for upcoming Temples
- Puebla Mexico – From Cholula Puebla, Temple presidency
- Taylorsville Utah – Bennion Stake, Spain Mission Leaders, Columbia MTC
- Bentonville Arkansas – From Bentonville, Philippines Mission Leaders, Philippines MC
- Moses Lake Washington – From Othello, Patriarch
- Layton Utah – From Kaysville, Korea Mission Leaders
- Casper Wyoming – from Casper, Stake president
- Red Cliffs Utah – From St George, Area 70, Brisbane Mission Leaders
- Brasilia Brazil – From Brasilia, Sao Paulo Interlagos Mission Leaders
- Concept Plans Leaked
- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-20FKYaHGAo6qAP1uW67K_yBcVzO_HgB?usp=sharing
- Document from July 2020 shows a Master Plan concept for consideration of Church Councils.
- Outlines the goals of the master plan (Likely meant for decades in future)
- Redevelopment of several church owned blocks around temple square. (proposes renaming temple square to be a world destination).
- Focus on the universal themes, guest experience, outdoor event space, service opportunities, internal transportation, and sacred focal point around temple.
- Includes the moving of church offices (Removal of COB, JSMB, CAB), physical moving of the Assembly Hall, and several bridges over the Salt Lake City Roads.
- Concepts are meant to show vision, not any firm plans. Current work on temple square may alter the master plans.
- Big Asterisks – unclear if this has been adopted or scrapped altogether.
- Cold Weather
- Greenhouses in front of the Helena Temple to grow flowers for the open house in May.
- Snow at the Tucson Temple!
- Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple
- Groundbreaking schedule for March 4 was delayed
- Montpelier Idaho
- Bentonville Arksansas
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