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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Temple Dedication 
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Farmington New Mexico Temple &#8211; #208
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/08/17/elder-neil-l-andersen-dedicates-farmington-new-mexico-temple-second-house-of-the-lord/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">August 17th, Presided by Neil Andersen</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2025/08/16/farmington-new-mexico-temple-navajo-members-strength-gospel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Special attention to Navajo and Zuni Heritage</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/farmington-new-mexico-temple/district/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">6 Stakes in Temple District</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/08/18/farmington-new-mexico-temple-dedicatory-prayer-elder-neil-l-andersen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Dedicatory Prayer</a></li>
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</li>
</ul>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Temple Dedications Announced
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/07/21/burley-idaho-temple-dedication-open-house-dates-announced/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Burley Idaho Temple</a>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Open House: November 6th to 22nd</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Dedication: January 11, 2026</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">7th in Idaho, 4 more planned</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/08/04/alabang-philippines-temple-dedication-open-house-dates-set/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Alabang Philippines Temple</a>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Open House: November 21st to December 13th</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Dedication: January 18, 2026, presided by David Bednar</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/08/10/philippines-fourteen-latter-day-saint-temples-alabang-fourth-january-2026-dedication/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">4th Filippino temple, 10 more planned</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/08/18/harare-zimbabwe-temple-dedication-open-house-dates-gerrit-w-gong/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Harare Zimbabwe Temple </a>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Open House: January 22nd to February 7th</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Dedication: March 1, 2026, presided by Gerrit Gong</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Last temple to be dedicated announced by Thomas Monson (2017)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Temple Groundbreakings
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/08/03/ground-broken-for-wellington-new-zealand-temple/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Wellington New Zealand Temple</a>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">August 7th presided by Taniela B Wakolo </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">3rd Temple in New Zealand</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/08/09/groundbreaking-held-for-winchester-virginia-temple-2nd-in-state/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Winchester Virginia Temple</a>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">August 9th, presided by Robert M Davies</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">2nd in Virginia &#8211; 2 more planned</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/07/28/groundbreaking-date-set-for-brazzaville-republic-of-the-congo-temple/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Temple</a>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Temple Location and Rendering Released
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="4">Located at a <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brazzaville+Republic+of+the+Congo+Temple/@-4.2825686,15.2573585,557m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x1a6a33007bb2ba3b:0x7831e8993d42c78!8m2!3d-4.2828195!4d15.2582835!16s%2Fg%2F11ygzp8n1j?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgxOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">1.5-acre site located on Avenue de la Republique</a> in the Bacongo neighborhood of Brazzaville, neighborhood of the National Parliament, presidential palace, and several embassies.
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="5">3.3 mile crow fly distance from Kinshasa temple</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="5"><a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/statistics/distances/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Only Provo and South Jordan have closer temples</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="4">One Story, 10,000 square foot temple &#8211; twin temple of Fairbanks </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Announced for August 23rd</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">3 groundbreakings on this day</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Construction Updates
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Victoria British Columbia Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/local-news/langford-earmarked-as-location-for-bcs-2nd-mormon-temple-8194288?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">2nd temple in British Columbia to be located in Langford</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Rezoning application submitted to the <a href="https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=30bab808-b067-4b48-ab4c-750488886118&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English&Item=10&Tab=attachments&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">City of Langford</a> to add a place of worship to the zoning of the site. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=14836&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Application includes a presentation</a> that includes the temple location and building rendering.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Salt Lake Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://bslbucketmain.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/The-Salt-Lake-Plaza-Hotel-to-Close-and-Be-Demolished.pdf?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Plaza Hotel and former JB’s restaurant to close on November 1st</a> to be torn down and replaced with a parking lot for the Temple Open House in 2027.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://buildingsaltlake.com/lds-church-plan-for-parking-lot-at-plaza-hotel-site-downtown-likely-violates-city-rules/?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Plans for after the open house are TBD, but does this comply with SLC zoning?</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Why tear down the parking garage with hundreds of parking spaces to replace it with a surface parking lot?</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">The church already owns the parking lot near the Delta Center. Nearly a third of downtown is already covered with surface parking.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Yigo Guam Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.guampdn.com/news/latter-day-saints-plans-9-unit-housing-next-to-yigo-temple/article_5197c53e-3be4-4352-8c49-4184a7af6373.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">New Patron Housing Facility</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Heber Valley Utah Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.parkrecord.com/2025/07/25/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-rules-in-favor-of-heber-valley-temple/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Judge dismisses lawsuit </a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">“Petitioners’ have not demonstrated that the Land Use Actions are preempted or contrary to state or federal law.’</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ center 
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.wgem.com/2025/07/21/nauvoo-temple-visitors-center-slated-mid-2026-completion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Slated to be finished in 2026</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Provo Rock Canyon Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/provo-utah-rock-canyon-temple/photographs/#Construction-36?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Tops out</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Yorba Linda California Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/yorba-linda-california-temple/news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Cornerstone “2026”</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Modesto California Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/modesto-california-temple/news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Land acquired for distribution center </a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Cupula Installed</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Coeur d’Alene Idaho Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://favs.news/latter-day-saints-north-idaho-first-local-temple/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Local news story</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Neiafu Tonga Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://kanivatonga.co.nz/2025/08/a-sacred-landmark-rises-vavaus-new-mormon-temple-nears-completion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Local influencer</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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