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• Temple Dedications
  
  
  
  • Casper Wyoming – #201
    
    
    
    • November 24th, presided by Quinton Cook
    
    
    • Dedicatory Prayer
    
    
    • Reminder of pioneer connection
    
    
    • 5 Stakes assigned to temple district
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Tallahassee Florida – #202
    
    
    
    • December 8th, Presided by Patrick Kearon
    
    
    • Dedicatory Prayer
    
    
    • Nearby First branch in Florida
    
    
    • 8 stakes assigned to temple district
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Temple Groundbreakings
  
  
  
  • Grand Rapids Michigan
  
  
  • Cali Colombia
  
  
  • Tacloban Philippines
    
    
    
    • Rendering also released
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Temple Sites & Renderings Released
  
  
  
  • Fairbanks Alaska
    
    
    
    • Snowy 7.56 acre site along Geist Road in Fairbanks
    
    
    • 10,000 sq ft temple with meetinghouse and ancillary building
    
    
    • Located next to Shanghai Thai to go and Sunrise bagel and expresso.
    
    
    • North Pole Giving Machines
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Mexico City Benemerito Mexico
    
    
    
    • Located on the Mexico MTC campus
    
    
    • White, two-story temple with Aztec features
    
    
    • “B” on the mountain hidden behind the palm tree
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Harrisburg Pennsylvania
    
    
    
    • White, single story temple with gold cupula
    
    
    • Looks like the original rendering of the Grand Rapids Temple
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Jacksonville Florida
    
    
    
    • Sandstone color, single story temple with a pyramidal tower
    
    
    • Larger version of the Casper temple spire
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Springfield Missouri
    
    
    
    • White, single story temple with elongated triangular spire
    
    
    • Looking similar to Londrina Brazil
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Winchester Virginia
    
    
    
    • Granite Colored, Virginia Colonial style with gray roof tile steeple.
    
    
    • Follows similar themes as the new Richmond Virginia Temple
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Buenos Aires City Center Argentina
    
    
    
    • 1.56 acre site at Avenida Córdoba and Reconquista in Downtown Buenos Aires San Nicolás neighborhood
    
    
    • A parking lot with a long and controversial history.
    
    
    • Located behind the Santa Catalina de Siena Monastery, finished in 1745. Functions today as a community center.
    
    
    • The lot belonged to the Catholic Church and was sold off. A hospital and cemetery was located here and archeological digs have produced many artifacts 300+ years old.
    
    
    • Multiple attempts to developer the lot and passed from owner to owner
    
    
    • Community group is pushing for a plaza and park here, successfully opposing a large tower development at the city.
    
    
    • Fire at the church in April that destroyed an altar. Raising money for a repair
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Temple Construction Updates
  
  
  
  • McKinney Texas Temple
    
    
    
    • After mediation, the church has agreed to redesign the temple
    
    
    • 35 ft from 65 ft, 30,000 sq feet from 43,000, 120 ft from 174 ft.
      
      
      
      • Plans matching Fort Worth and Austin Temples under construction
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • The Planning Commission will considered the application and then it will proceed to the town council again.
    
    
    • Voices of opposition continued to voice discontent at a meeting
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Lone Mountain Nevada
    
    
    
    • Can we have some more please?
    
    
    • Jealous of Texas compromise, neighbors want to talk, but get a cold shoulder.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Cody Wyoming
    
    
    
    • Bird, not temple to blame for a power outage
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Birmingham England
    
    
    
    • Approval of plans by Birmingham City Council
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Singapore
    
    
    
    • Demolition of Meetinghouse at temple site
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• New Temple Matrons and Presidents announced
  
  
  
  • Nairobi Kenya
  
  
  • Grand Junction Colorado
  
  
  • Syracuse Utah
  
  
  
  


• Year in Review and Preview of 2025
  
  
  
  • 16 dedications – 2nd highest year.
  
  
  • 14 groundbreakings
  
  
  • 32 announcements
  
  
  • 2025 calendar
    
    
    
    • 16+ dedications queued up
    
    
    • Toronto and San Diego Rededications
    
    
    • 54 temple sites have been announced and could have groundbreakings
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

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