- Temple Open Houses Begin
- Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire Temple
- Opened to tours on April 28th, lead by Alfred Kyungu
- Until May 17th, ahead of dedication on 25th. (Rasband)
- Last Moroni! Pewter colored statue
- Announced in 2015, 1 of 4 temples announced by Monson not dedicated
- Nairobi (May 18th), Harare, Alabang
- Interior Photos Released
- Elevated Baptismal font
- Some original artwork, but no artwork with black people?
- Syracuse Utah Temple
- Opened to tours on May 7th, lead by Kristen Yee and Kevin Duncan
- Until May 31st, ahead of dedication on June 8th (no one announced)
- Interior Photos Released
- Antofagasta Chile Temple
- Open to tours on May 12th, lead by Craig C Christensen
- Until May 24th, ahead of June 15th dedication (Stevensen)
- Interior Photos Released
- Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire Temple
- Groundbreaking Ceremony
- Lagos Nigeria Temple
- Groundbreaking Scheduled
- Wellington New Zealand Temple
- Singapore Temple
- Temple Rendering Released
- Colorado Springs Colorado
- New temple floor plan – 1 story 45,000 sq. ft.
- Similar to the Puebla/San Pedro Sula Plan, but 15k sq. ft. larger
- Very similar steeple to the Burley / Fairview (previous) designs
- Same size as original McKinney design only one story.
- New temple floor plan – 1 story 45,000 sq. ft.
- Colorado Springs Colorado
- Construction Updates
- Fairview Texas Temple
- April 24th – Revised Temple Application goes before planning commission and it passes with certain stipulations despite the mediated agreement
- Lower 120 ft steeple to 68 feet (same as meetinghouse)
- Change name from McKinney to Fairview
- Shut off lights from 11pm to 5am
- A design representative said the new application accepted the substantial burden of decreasing the height and size from 4 instruction rooms to 2 because of growing membership in the area.
- He also said the church was not open to changing the name because the church has 1 congregation in Fairview and 10 in McKinney.
- April 28th – church announces a name change from McKinney to Fairview
- April 29th – Fairview Town Council reluctantly approves temple’s application without height recommendation from planning commission
- 5-2 vote, with no one happy about the decision.
- April 24th – Revised Temple Application goes before planning commission and it passes with certain stipulations despite the mediated agreement
- Tampa Florida Temple
- Fairview Texas Temple
- Renovation Updates
- Orlando Florida Temple
- Manhattan New York Temple
- Kona Hawaii Temple
- Reconstruction of temple foundation starting after demolition of everything except steel frame
- San Diego California Temple
- Temple to completed by the end of the year – as announced at a stake conference
- Doesn’t necessarily mean open house will occur this year
- Temple to completed by the end of the year – as announced at a stake conference
- Salt Lake Temple
- Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple
- Core structure construction progressing
- Temple family history Code: PROVO
- Temple renamed but family history code is the same?
- Why have a rededication?
- No clear rule
- Generally about the length of closure and depth of renovation
- Example: Houston Temple flooded, rededicated without open house
- How will reconstructed temples be rededicated?
- Anchorage, Stockholm, Provo Rock Canyon
- Bonus
- Pine Valley Chapel being transferred to the church historical department.
- Will not be used for Sunday worship, but for tours and events. Pine Valley Branch being moved to a Meetinghouse under construction in Central, Utah.
- Pine Valley Chapel being transferred to the church historical department.
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