Temple Ticker and 55 Mission Madness 981

55 New missions to be organized in 2026
- Total of 506 missions for 84,000 missionaries in 2025 (1 per 166
  - Previous high of 89,000 in 2014
  - 84,000 missionaries and 416 missions in 2015 (1 per 202)
- New Missions in Nations without one previously
  - Senegal Dakar
  - Malawi Lilongwe
  - Togo Lomé
  - Solomon Islands Honiara
- Countries with second Mission despite small church presence
  - Mongolia Ulaanbaatar West
  - Angola Luanda North
  - Uganda Kampala East
  - Liberia Monrovia West
- New Missions outside large urban areas, and less reached by the church
  - DR Congo Mwene-Ditu
  - Kenya Kisumu
  - Mozambique Nampula
  - Cote d’Ivoire Daloa
  - Ghana Sunyani
  - South Africa East London
  - Cape Verde Mindelo
  - Papua New Guinea Daru
  - Papua New Guinea Madang
  - Philippines Lingayen
  - Philippines Lipa
  - Philippines Ormoc
  - Philippines Ozamiz
  - Philippines Puerto Princesa
  - Perú Tacna
  - Uruguay Salto
- Additional Missions in Cities with well established church presence
  - DR Congo Kinshasa North (4th)
  - Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan South (4th)
  - Ghana Accra South (4th)
  - Zimbabwe Harare West (2nd)
  - Perú Lima Northwest (8th)
  - Brazil Guarulhos (6th)
  - Brazil São Bernardo (7th)
  - Brazil Sorocaba (split from São Paulo North (8th) )
  - México Tula (Split from Mexico City North – (8th) )
  - Paraguay Asunción South (3rd)
  - Australia Brisbane South (2nd)
  - Samoa Apia East (2nd)
- Reopening of old missions discontinued
  - Greece Athens
  - Spain Madrid East (Málaga)
  - France Paris South (Toulouse)
  - Canada Halifax
  - Canada Toronto East
- United States
  - Large Metro Areas
    - Texas Dallas North (5th)
    - Texas Houston North (4th)
    - Texas San Antonio South (2nd)
    - Missouri Kansas City (2nd)
  - Discontinued or relocated missions reopening
    - Mississippi Jackson
    - Virginia Norfolk (Chesapeake)
    - Arizona Phoenix East (Scottsdale)
    - Oklahoma Tulsa (moved to Bentonville)
    - California Ontario (Rancho Cuchamonga)
    - California Oceanside (Carlsbad)
  - First time mission headquarters
    - California Victorville
    - Indiana Fort Wayne
    - Idaho Coeur d’Alene
    - Wyoming Cheyenne
Temple Dedication
- Grand Junction Colorado Temple – #210
Temple Dedication announced
- Lindon Utah Temple
  - Dedication on May 3, 2026
    - Will D. Todd dedicate this temple?
  - Open House: March 12th to April 11th
    - Media Day on March 9th
Groundbreaking Ceremonies
- Kumasi Ghana Temple
  - October 18th, presided by Isaac K. Morrison
- Cape Town South Africa Temple
  - October 25th, presided by Carlos A Godoy
- Brussels Belgium Temple
  - Announced for November 22nd by Jack N Gerard
  - Being called a site dedication, not groundbreaking, because no dirt will be turned over and the temple will be constructed within the structure.
Temple Sites Announced
- Houston Texas South Temple
  - 15.7 site at located along Fort Bend Parkway, just north of Sienna Parkway (perhaps other way around) in Missouri City
  - Rendering Released: 46,000 sq ft single story white/granite building with obelisk shaped spire
    - 2nd temple to use this floorplan – after Colorado Springs
- Piura Peru Temple
  - 2.6 Acre Site at northwest corner of Ave. Tallanes and Ave. Prolongacion
    - Located adjacent to a university campus and a luxury apartment
  - Rendering released: 18,850 sq ft single story structure topped with a bronze cupola
Temple Renderings released
- Tulsa Oklahoma Temple
  - 30K sq ft temple (similar to Jacksonville temple)
  - Dreamcatchers in stained glass?
- Savi’i Samoa Temple
  - 30K sq ft temple, modern design
  - Reminiscent of the Apia Samoa Temple
Temple Matrons and Presidents of new and renovated temples called
- Torreón México Temple
  - Hipólita Landeros Viveros Castillo and Gustavo Castillo Ibarra
  - La Rosa Ward, Torreón México Jardín Stake
- San Luis Potosí México Temple
  - Leticia Escobarete Aranda de Romero and Javier Romero Cuellar
  - Aviación Ward, San Luis Potosí México Stake
- Willamette Valley Oregon Temple
  - Christina Lynne Demery Stevens and Gregory Lee Stevens
  - High Desert Ward, Bend Oregon Stake
- San Diego California Temple
  - Stephanie Lou Hansen Whittier and Richard Gayne Whittier
  - Oso Oro Ward, Murrieta California Stake
Construction Updates
- Osaka Japan Temple
  - Demolition of university campus underway at temple site
- Preston England Temple
  - Construction of a faith and learning centre approved by the Chorley Council.
    - Visitor’s Centre, auditorium (754 seats) cafeteria, classrooms, recreation and sleeping areas (554 beds)
    - Future host of FSY Programmes
- Yorba Linda California Temple
  - Temple Cake!
  - Construction wrapping up soon
- Las Vegas Nevada Temple
  - New gilded angel moroni statue
- Heber Valley Utah Temple
  - Utah Supreme Court to hear case in December
- Bakersfield California Temple
  - Scoping meeting held
- Lehi Utah Temple
  - Excavation for retaining wall
- Salt Lake Temple
  - Removal of north tower crane
    - Stationed in the future skylight foyer
  - New accessible entrance for Relief Society Building

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