<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Temple Announcement 
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-to-be-built-in-portland-maine?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Portland Maine Temple</a>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Announced at a <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2025/12/14/portland-maine-temple-announcement-reactions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Stake Christmas Devotional</a>, live <a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/portland-maine-temple/photographs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">reaction from members</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Allen D. Haynie read a letter by the first presidency</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">“in a recent meeting of the First Presidency of the Church, a decision was made that, when directed by the First Presidency, the announcement of the construction of a new temple should be made on location by a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles or a member of an Area Presidency.” </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">“such an announcement by a member of an Area Presidency has never occurred before. Tonight will be the first.”</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">383rd announced temple</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Three Stakes in Maine (Portland, Augusta, Bangor)
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="4">First Temple in Maine
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="5">6 states left without a temple</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="4">Currently a two hour drive to Belmont MA</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Devotional held at a meetinghouse<a href="https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/meetinghouses/5486653-01-01?hold=true&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss"> in North Yarmouth</a> &#8211; Temple Site?</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Temple Dedications and Open House Announced
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/12/01/dedication-announced-for-davao-philippines-temple/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Davao Philippines Temple</a>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Media day on March 23, 2026</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Open House: March 26th to April 10th</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Dedication: May 3, 2026 presided by Dale Renlund</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/12/15/bacolod-philippines-temple-dedication-open-house-dates-announced/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Bacolod Philippines Temple</a>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Media day on April 13, 2026</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Open House: April 16th to May 2</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Dedication May 31, 2026 presided by Neil Andersen  </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Temple Groundbreaking announced 
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/12/08/joao-pessoa-brazil-temple-groundbreaking-date-set/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">João Pessoa Brazil Temple</a>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">To be held January 24, 2026 </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Presided by Joni L. Koch</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Temple Rendering Released
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/12/08/rendering-announced-for-indonesia-first-house-of-the-lord-jakarta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Jakarta Indonesia Temple</a>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/jakarta-indonesia-temple/photographs/#Official?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Multi-story (4?), 50,000 sq. ft. temple</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">White stone topped with a central spire surrounded by 4 smaller spires</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Similar pattern to the Bangkok Thailand and Bengaluru India Temple designs</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Plus ancillary building with meetinghouse, patron housing, and arrival facilities. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pancoran+Bank+BJB/@-6.241284,106.8372355,3a,75y,58.2h,95.66t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sYhu1ou1cu6C0KpgU0oM14A!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-5.656591241631318%26panoid%3DYhu1ou1cu6C0KpgU0oM14A%26yaw%3D58.19598541411733!7i16384!8i8192!4m8!3m7!1s0x2e69f3c12eca9ad7:0xb034c64e17a6aa82!6m1!1v4!8m2!3d-6.2421!4d106.83836!16s%2Fg%2F11v9ysfyjc!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Located across the street </a>from the T Tower, the SMESCO Indonesia Exhibition Hall, and Pancoran Bank rail station.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd_2025_wup2025_summary_of_results.pdf?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">The UN now considers Jakarta as the world&#8217;s most populous city </a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Temple Renamed 
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/12/15/san-jose-california-temple-renamed-the-sunnyvale-california-temple/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Sunnyvale California Temple</a>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">San Jose California Temple remamed</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3522167,-122.0443929,3a,75y,8.83h,91.3t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sKUqj2UtBvwarGHdYHGD-_Q!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-1.2987022399992298%26panoid%3DKUqj2UtBvwarGHdYHGD-_Q%26yaw%3D8.831801395009656!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Located on meetinghouse site in Sunnyvale </a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Unclear impetus behind the change</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2025/12/11/new-temple-presidents-matrons-ephraim-cambodia-arkansas-brasilia-columbia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">New Temple Matrons and Presidents</a> Called
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Sovan Chan and Sophon Sam of the Mean Chey 1st Ward</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Former district president</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Ephraim Utah Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Michelle and Thomas Bailey of the Ephraim 8th Ward</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Former mission leaders in Nebraska Omaha Mission</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Temple Construction Updates
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Fairview Texas Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Plans submitted to the to <a href="https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2026007781?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Estimated cost of $9,359,081 </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/12/15/pre-groundbreaking-site-work-to-begin-on-fairview-texas-temple/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Church confirms preliminary site work</a> and thanks the cooperation of the town of Fairview with the permitting on the project.</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/2025/12/09/utah-supreme-court-considers-heber-valley-temple-appeal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Utah Supreme Court hears oral arguments</a> about the temple construction
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="4">A Church lawyer says the church is willing to risk the chance that the temple construction would need to be demolished: “Buildings get torn down all the time.”</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="4"><a href="https://www.kpcw.org/wasatch-county/2025-12-09/church-attorneys-ask-utah-supreme-court-for-permission-to-build-heber-valley-temple?_amp=true&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Residents asked to put forward a $10K bond </a>but church responded that stalling the project for 12 months would cost the church $7.8M or $11.4M for 18 months delays</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Freetown Sierra Leone Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Community event held to share information about the <a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/freetown-sierra-leone-temple/news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">future temple</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Attended by Elder Kenneth Pambu, Area Seventy</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Gift presented to community chief who is supporting community during construction </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Londrina Brazil Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Local Stake President<a href="https://www.folhadelondrina.com.br/cidades/templo-mormon-de-londrina-sera-o-primeiro-em-cidade-do-interior-3289310e.html?d=1&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss"> interviewed by publication Folha de Londrina</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Lethbridge Alberta Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Temporary visitors center trailer <a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/lethbridge-alberta-temple/photographs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">opens at construction site</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Coeur d&#8217;Alene Idaho Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/coeur-d'alene-idaho-temple/news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Coeur d&#8217;Alene City Council changes zoning </a>on the temple site from “Urban Townhomes” to “Religious Assembly.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">West Jordan Utah Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/west-jordan-utah-temple/photographs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Preliminary earthwork on site underway</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Ephraim Utah Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/ephraim-utah-temple/photographs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Moving furniture into the temple</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Grand Rapids Michigan Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/grand-rapids-mormon-temple-marks-one-year-of-construction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Local TV station notes 1 year anniversary of groundbreaking</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Cleveland Ohio Temple
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href="https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/cleveland-ohio-temple/photographs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss">Landscape work finishes up at temple site</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Still no cupula installed!</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Year in Review 
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">9 Dedications</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">1 Rededication</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">20 groundbreakings</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">16 announcements</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">2026
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">7 scheduled dedications</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">15-20 additional dedications?</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">San Diego Rededication
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Maybe Anchorage?</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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