885 Temple Ticker – 14 New Statues at Temple Square and Number 13 Might Kill You
---Temple Dedication Announced
------ [Nairobi Kenya Temple] (https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/01/13/nairobi-kenya-temple-dates-open-house-dedication-elder-ulisses-soares/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------Open House: April 17th to May 3, 2025, Media day on April 14th
---------Dedication: May 18, 2025 presided by [ Ulises Soares] (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BjA21z4ROD7PDA5JXoFH6J0WdRkI7jFKXCDeg0x6imM/edit?usp=sharing&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
--------- [Christus statue recently installed on temple grounds.] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/nairobi-kenya-temple/photographs/#Construction-2?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
--- [Temple Renderings Released] (https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2024/12/23/six-temple-renderings-cincinnati-cuernavaca-des-moines-missoula-tacoma-toluca/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) – [37 released in 2024] (https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/01/01/33-temple-renderings-released-2024-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
------ [Cuernavaca Mexico Temple] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/cuernavaca-mexico-temple/photographs/#Official?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------Cream Color, Spanish Mission Style, curvy lines, terracotta cupula, corinthian columns
------ [Toluca Mexico Temple] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/toluca-mexico-temple/photographs/#Official?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------Cream color, Spanish colonial style: stately design, sharp lines, doric columns
------ [Cincinnati Ohio Temple] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/cincinnati-ohio-temple/photographs/#Official?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------Sandstone color, English Colonial Style
------ [Des Moines Iowa Temple] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/des-moines-iowa-temple/photographs/#Official?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------Sandstone color, tall spire, Romanesque style?
------ [Missoula Montana Temple ] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/missoula-montana-temple/photographs/#Official?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------White color, brown cupula, doric columns
------ [Tacoma Washington Temple] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/tacoma-washington-temple/photographs/#Official?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------Two story-gray color with bronze triangular steeple
------ [Brussels Belgium Temple] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/brussels-belgium-temple/photographs/#Official?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------7+ Story built from [existing building ] (https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8419326,4.3666497,3a,75y,125h,103.67t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sbJnQzg96lbDu_hOQNpV2zA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-13.672379993281737%26panoid%3DbJnQzg96lbDu_hOQNpV2zA%26yaw%3D125.00218913073412!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e2?hl=en-US&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDExMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------Includes a meetinghouse and arrival facilities
---------1970s Modern design with wishbone columns a lot of glass
---------slender gold spire mostly on side of building
--------- [Inspiration from the WTC Twin towers?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/TwinTowersInPhotos/comments/plullt/the_north_towers_streetlevel_entrance/?rdt=62661&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Or
---------Rooftop Garden!
--------- [12 congregations in Belgium] (https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/01/13/exterior-rendering-released-brussels-belgium-temple/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) with 2 stakes, close for the Lille France Stake as well.
------ [Temple Design Tracker SpreadSheet] (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UVhKJM_thBCxmQmTYO7zhWee1voH6gAdN3XcN__qNX4/edit?usp=sharing&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------10 different floor plans in use with a handful of unique designs
---------Number of stakes correlates with the size of the building
---Construction Updates
------ [Salt Lake Temple] (https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-square-renovation-update-january-2025?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
--------- [Vertical Coring Completed] (https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2025/01/03/salt-lake-temple-vertical-coring-complete-renovation-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
------------Drilled 46 holes in the 6 towers from top to the base isolator foundation with diamond drill bits. Cables installed and tightened to attach walls to the foundation
------------Machine shop trailer installed on the top of the temple
---------North Addition progressing
------------ [Picture of sealing room entrance] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/assets/img/temples/salt-lake-temple/salt-lake-temple-56342.jpg?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
--------- [14 New Statues being installed] (https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/01/09/new-temple-square-statues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) on temple square
------------1 First Vision
------------2 Come Follow Me
------------Others will follow in 2025 and 2026
------Provo Rock Canyon Temple
---------Foundations for [Two Baptistries ] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/provo-utah-rock-canyon-temple/photographs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
------Stockholm Sweden Temple
--------- [Site Leveling] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/stockholm-sweden-temple/photographs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) work to get rid of slope on site
------San Diego Temple
--------- [Landscaping work progressing] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/san-diego-california-temple/photographs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------Temple closed 18 months ago for an 18 month renovation
------Modesto California Temple
--------- [Highest Steel beam installed] (https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article297401617.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) on top of building
------Wichita Kansas Temple
--------- [Modules being Installed] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/wichita-kansas-temple/photographs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) in snowy weather
------Port Vila Vanuatu
--------- [Modules installation after earthquake] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/port-vila-vanuatu-temple/photographs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
------Los Angeles California Temple
--------- [Pictures with fires burning] (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1K6MTSRott/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) circulating the socials
------Queen Creek Arizona Temple
--------- [Possible Site location?] (https://www.queencreektribune.com/news/new-lds-temple-under-development/article_e50b6d3a-ca24-11ef-8c6f-a76930d196fe.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
------------News story taken since taken down
------------Reported church ownership of a 4 acre site on Riggs road across from the Fat Cats.
------------More likely the site of a future meetinghouse
------Bakersfield California Temple
--------- [Environmental review beings] (https://www.bakersfield.com/news/environmental-review-to-begin-on-lds-temple/article_2bc06b62-cfa8-11ef-b8d6-e3af4cdbdcd5.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------Neighborhood group still unhappy about steeple
------------Pointed out examples of [Yorba Linda ] (https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/yorba-linda-california-temple/photographs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) and Fairview, Texas temples getting a shorter steeple.
------Cody Wyoming Temple
---------Modules being installed, temple contractor responsive
--------- [$41 million valuation] (https://www.codyenterprise.com/news/local/article_1600d2c2-cdf4-11ef-8aa0-233cf1c9aaec.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) on city permits
------Auckland New Zealand Temple
--------- [What is the massive fortress in South Auckland?] (https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360528100/what-massive-fortress-structure-south-auckland?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------$36.9 Million government evaluation
---Bonus
------ [2024 Units Changes ] (https://ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)
---------+59 Stakes Created (17 in Utah)
----------15 Stakes Discontinued (11 in Utah)
---------28 Districts Created
----------14 Districts Discontinued
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