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791 President Nelson Announces 15 Temples April 2024

By April 7, 2024Episodes

New Temples April 2024

350 Temple OAC (A(nounced/Operation/Construction)

Doubled the number of temples in 8 years

177 OAC 8 years ago

Big cities that get more than 1-Brisbane, Houston

 

Uturoa, French Polynesia

  • 2nd in French Polynesia
    • Papeete Tahiti in 83
  • 30,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 100 congregations in French Polynesia. 
  • Serving 2 stakes

Chihuahua, Mexico

  • 25th in Mexico
  • 3rd in the state of Chihuahua since 2003
    • Colonia Juarez
    • Ciudad Juarez
  • 1.5M LDS and 1875 congregations
  • Serving 4 stakes

Florianópolis, Brazil

  • 23rd in Brazil
    • 1st in the state of Santa Catrina
  • 1.5M LDS and 2175 congregations
  • Serving 9 stakes

Rosario, Argentina

  • 7th in Argentina
  • Nearly half a million members, 725 congregations
  • Serving 10 stakes

Edinburgh, Scotland

  • 1st in Scotland, 4th in UK
  • 185k members, 300 congregations
  • Serving 6 stakes

Brisbane Australia South Area

  • 2nd in Brisbane, Queensland
  • 6th in Australia since 2003
  • 155k members, 300 congregations
  • Serving 6 stakes

Victoria, British Columbia

  • NW of Seattle and SW of Vancouver
  • 2nd in province since 2010
  • 11th in Canada
  • 200k members, 500 congregations 
  • Serving 2 stakes

Yuma, Arizona

  • 7th in AZ since 2017
  • Border of Mexico and California
  • 440k members, 925 congregations 
  • Serving 2 stakes

Houston Texas South Area

  • 2nd in Houston since 2000
  • 9th in state
  • 385k members, 750 congregations 
  • Serving 8 stakes

Des Moines, Iowa

  • First in the state
    • SD last Western state to not have a temple.
      • 8 total
  • 29k members, 70 congregations 
  • Serving 5 stakes

Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 3rd in the state
    • 4th if you count Kirtland
  • 65k members, 130 congregations 
  • Serving 6 stakes

Honolulu, Hawaii

  • 4th in the state, 2nd on Oahu
  • 75k members, 145 congregations 
  • Serving 6 stakes

West Jordan, Utah

  • 29th temple in Utah
  • NW of Oquirrh Mtn and S. Jordan temples
  • 2.2M members, 5400 congregations 
  • Serving 15 stakes

Lehi, Utah

  • 30th temple in Utah
  • Between new Saratoga Springs temple and Mt Timp
  • 2.2M members, 5400 congregations 
  • Serving 20 stakes

Maracaibo, Venezuela

  • 2nd in the country 
    • Caracas dedicated in 2000
  • 175k members, 230 congregations 
  • Serving 11 stakes