- Temple Dedication
- Okinawa Japan Temple – #186
- November 12, 2023 by Gary Stevenson
- One dedicatory Session in Japanese, one in English
- Stevenson has lived 9 years in Japan
- 2 years as missionary (Fukuoka and Okinawa)
- 3 Years as mission president (Nagoya)
- 4 years in Asia North Area Presidency (Tokyo)
- Smallest Temple District in the Church
- One stake, one district (English)
- 12 congregations of 2000 regularly attending members (Total of 5,500 members – 36%)
- Members have visited the Temples in Laie, Tokyo, Fukuoka
- Focus on healing after WWII
- Stevenson Video: Culture of Temples in Japan
- November 12, 2023 by Gary Stevenson
- Okinawa Japan Temple – #186
- Open House and Rededication Announced
- Manti Utah Temple
- Open House – March 14th to April 5, 2024
- Media Day – March 11th
- Rededication – April 21, 2024
- Manti Utah Temple
- Temple Groundbreaking
- Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple
- November 25th presided by Benjamin M. Z. Tai, Asia Area president.
- Mayor of the Niaosong District attended
- Second temple in Taiwan after Taipei in 1984
- Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple
- Temple Site Locations Announced
- Toluca Mexico Temple
- 5 acre site at the corner of Calle Guadalupe Victoria and Uruapan in Metepec (Pueblo Magico)
- Single Story Temple of 19,000 square feet. Next to TecMilenio University.
- First temple in the State of Mexico (largest state)
- Tabernacle Choir and Elder Bednar have visited Toluca this year.
- João Pessoa Brazil Temple
- 4 acre site at corner of Rua Paulino Pinto and Avenida Ministro José Américo de Almeida in the Cabo Branco neighborhood.
- Adjacent to a River, surrounded by tall buildings, a few blocks to the beach.
- 18,850 Square feet temple
- Toluca Mexico Temple
- Temple Rendering Released
- Barcelona Spain Temple
- Two-story, 27,500-square-foot temple
- Sandstone colored temple with pointed arches and quatrefoil textures, topped with a cupola – Gothic and Moorish themes.
- Holiness to the Lord House of the Lord written first in Catalan and then in Spanish.
- Barcelona Spain Temple
- New Temple Visitors’ center
- Nauvoo Illinois
- City Council votes to approve site plan for new visitors’ center.
- When design work is finished, the church will return to the council.
- Located across and in between the temple and Catholic Church.
- Nauvoo Illinois
- Approval Process
- Heber Valley Utah Temple
- Amended Lawsuit accusing county of breaking open records laws.
- Efforts to gather signatures to create a referendum to put the temple’s approval on the ballot.
- Cody Wyoming
- More Lawsuit drama
- Arguments about adding evidence to the lawsuit that could shift the outcome
- The public records request was 72 days overdue.
- More Lawsuit drama
- Heber Valley Utah Temple
- Groundbreaking?
- Austin Texas Temple
- Anticipated construction to start in June 2024, 2 year construction time.
- Austin Texas Temple
- Open Houses
- Orem Utah Temple ongoing (til December 16th)
- Shuttle system from four different parking lots
- No explanation video before tour.
- St George Utah Temple concludes
- 670,000 individuals took a tour.
- Centenarian couple tours the temple on the last day of the open house
- At 102 and 101, the couple was sealed in the temple 80 years ago (1943)
- Rededication on December 10th.
- President Jeffery Holland will preside over the rededication
- Church News Podcast: Legacy of St George Temple
- Completed in 6 years (could work in winter)
- Temple dedicated in phases as it was complete to begin ordinances.
- Orem Utah Temple ongoing (til December 16th)
- Apostles Dedicating Temples
- Nelson – 3 dedications, 3 rededications
- Oaks – 3 dedications, 2 rededications
- Ballard – 1 dedication, 3 rededications
- Holland – 1 rededication
- Eyring – 8 dedications, 8 rededication
- Uchtdorf – 11 dedications, 3 rededications
- Bednar – 4 dedications
- Cook – 2 dedications, 1 rededications
- Christofferson – 2 dedication, 1 rededication
- Andersen – 3 dedications
- Rasband – 2 dedications
- Stevenson – 3 dedications
- Renlund – 2 dedications
- Gong – 1 dedication, 1 rededication
- Soares – 3 dedications
- Christmas light displays at temples
- Hamilton New Zealand
- Manila Philippines
- Oakland California
- Mesa Arizona
- 200 Nativity Displays at the visitors center.
- Washington D.C
- Temple Square
- National Survey
- Four temples on the 20 most “Peaceful” tourist places in the U.S.
- Based on Trip Advisor Reviews using the word “Peaceful”
- 4) Idaho Falls
- 11) Oakland
- 13) St George
- 16) Mesa
- Recommendation
- Extra
- Updates for requirements for creating or changing unit boundaries.
- Requirements are uniform for every country.
- Updates for requirements for creating or changing unit boundaries.
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