Temple Dedications
- Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple – #220
  - Dedication on August 16th, presided by Dallin Oaks
  - Elder Oaks visited in 1998, 2005, and 2007
  - Interview: Choose Brazil over 6-8 other temples.
    - Brazil recently became the country with the second most members
  - Dedicatory Prayer
  - Temple District: 13 stakes and 2 districts
  - Open house attended by 20,000 visitors
- Cleveland Ohio Temple – #221
  - Dedication on August 16th, presided by David Bednar
  - Temple District: 4 stakes
  - Location in Independence: 15 minute drive for all stakes
  - Two temples nearly 200 years apart
  - Oldest Temple and newest Temple
  - Dedicatory Prayer
- San Diego California Temple – #45
  - Rededicated on August 23rd presided by D Todd Christofferson
  - Tank tops!
  - Originally dedicated in 1993 with 23 dedicatory sessions over 6 days
  - Open house attended by 720,000 visitors in 1993 (six weeks)
    - 300,000 visitors in 2026 (3 weeks)
  - Rededicatory Prayer
  - Temple District: 16 stakes
Temple Open House Begins
- Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple – #222
  - Media day on August 11th, attended by Gerrit Gong
    - Tradition of temples in Cambodia
  - Interior Photos released
    - traditional Cambodian textiles, local flora and cultural symbols
    - motifs draw inspiration from kbach patterns common in local silverwork, furniture, murals and pottery
  - Dedication: August 30, 2026, presided by Patrick Kearon
    - Dedicatory Prayer
    - Temple District: 2 Stakes, 5 districts in Cambodia and Vietnam
- Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple
  - Media Day on August 24th
  - Interior Photos Released
    - Monja Blanca: in addition to being Guatemala’s national flower, it’s a symbol of peace, resilience, beauty and spiritual calm. The name, “white nun orchid” in English, comes from the shape of its petals, which look like a nun in prayer, wrapped in a white robe.
    - Paintings of local Volcanos in guatemala
- Cody Wyoming Temple
  - Media Day on August 24th
  - Interior Photos Released
    - “Inspiring the exterior designs was the city’s historic Sheridan Avenue — including crenellations and bracketed detailing — as well as Romanesque revival architecture, which is found throughout Wyoming, especially in religious buildings.”
    - “Art-glass windows showcase the green foliage and vibrant-red blossoms of the Indian paintbrush, Wyoming’s state flower, viewed from above. Decorative paint throughout the temple combines the repeating stamp patterns of Sheridan-style leather, local wildflowers and foliage, and stylized forms of the aesthetic movement.”
  - Local Artist featured in temple Lobby
  - To be dedicated by Clark Gilbert on October 25th
- Ephraim Utah Temple
  - Media Day on August 31st
    - Workhorse temple to the showhorse Manti Temple
  - Interior Photos Released
    - The forget-me-not and oxeye daisy, for example, are flowers long cherished in Scandinavia and integrated into the design of the Ephraim temple. Wheat motifs are also prevalent through the building, a nod to the historic Ephraim Relief Society Granary
Temple Dedications Announced
- Torreón Mexico Temple
  - Media Day: October 19th
  - Open House: October 22 to November 7th
  - Dedication: November 22, 2026 by Gary Stevensen
- Pago Pago American Samoa Temple
- Fort Worth Texas Temple
  - Media Day: November 2nd
  - Open House: November 7 to 21st
  - Dedication: January 10, 2027 by ?
- NEW Anchorage Alaska Temple
  - Current Temple to Close on March 22, 2027 to be demolished and replaced with a new meetinghouse.
  - Media Day: May 10, 2027
  - Open House: May 13 to May 29th
  - Dedication: June 13, 2027
Temple Groundbreaking Ceremonies
- Santos Brazil Temple
  - Held August 1st, presided by Ronald M. Barcellos
- Naga Philippines Temple
  - Held August 8th, presided by Steven D. Shumway
- Huntsville Alabama Temple
  - Held August 15th, presided by John D Amos
- Tulsa Oklahoma Temple
  - Held August 22nd, presided by Pedro X. Larreal
- Victoria British Colombia Temple
  - Held August 22nd, presided by James E. Evanson
- Coeur d’Alene Idaho Temple
  - Held August 29th, presided by Hutch U. Fale
Temple Groundbreakings Scheduled
- Colorado Springs Colorado Temple
  - Scheduled for September 12th, presided by Karl D. Hirst
- Barcelona Spain Temple
  - Scheduled for September 19th, presided by James W. McConkie III
- Vienna Austria Temple
  - Scheduled for October 17th, presided by Michael Cziesla
- Iquitos Peru Temple
  - Scheduled for October 10th, presided by Sandino Roman
  - Rendering Released: 20,000 square foot, white, center forward steeple, sloped room and pyramid top.
Temple Rendering Released
- Charlotte North Carolina Temple
  - 30,700 square foot temple, granite, pewter roof and top, arched windows
Temple Site Announced
- Queen Creek Arizona Temple
  - 15.5 acre site southeast of the intersection of Ryan Road and Euell Drive, between Meridian Road on the west and Ironwood Road on the east.
    - Located in Queen Creek, on the Pinal County side. Church Property and Property Reserve land totals 518 acres.
    - 82,000 square foot temple and meetinghouse planned
Construction Updates
- Fairbanks Alaska Temple
  - Portable modules installed
- San Juan Puerto Rico
  - Reopens after 5 month renovation
    - Includes new entrance portico to protect from rain storms, better air conditioning,
- Cali Colombia Temple
  - No damage after serious earthquake
- Cuernavaca Mexico Temple
  - Appears to be delayed by government and community concern about cutting down trees without a study of impact.
- Lehi Utah Temple
  - Excavation and Parking lot construction well underway
    - Still no Groundbreaking announced
- Mountpelier Idaho Temple
  - Open house September 10-26
  - Paris Tabernacle open late in the season to tours during open house
- Heber Valley Utah Temple
  - September 4th arguments at the Utah Supreme Court

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