Behind all that Scaffolding is…. Temple Ticker 1014

• Temple Dedication 
  • Alabang Philippines Temple – #213
    • January 18, 2026 – presided by David Bednar (Husband of Susan)
      • The dress stole the show
    • Dedicatory Prayer
    • 15 Stakes and 1 District assigned to temple district
    • Second Manila Metro Area Temple, a third is planned in Northern Manila
      • 4th temple of 14 temples planned in the Philippines
    • Second to last temple announced by President Monson dedicated (last is below)
• Temple Open House Begins
  • Harare Zimbabwe Temple
    • Temple Media day on January 19th 
    • President of Zimbabwe tours the temple
    • Open House Through February 7th 
    • Interior Photos Released
      • Design features: the flame lily, aloe ballii, Yoruba bologi, African lettuce, terracotta gazania, aspilia mossambicensis and wentzel’s sugarbush.
• Temple Groundbreakings 
  • João Pessoa Brazil Temple
    • January 24th, presided by Joni L. Koch 
  • Jacksonville Florida Temple
    • January 24th, presided by Massimo De Feo
• Temple Site Locations Announced
  • Kahului Arizona Temple
    • 7.6 acre site: Maui Lani Parkway, Kahului, Hawaii
      • Next to existing meetinghouse
    • Single Story, 19,000 sq. ft. building
    • Renovations continue in Kona, No site announced in Honolulu. 
  • Flagstaff Arizona Temple
    • 10.43 Acre Site: southwest corner of Butler Ave. and South Fourth St., in Flagstaff
    • Single Story, 18,850 sq. ft. building
  • Puerto Montt Chile Temple
    • 5.8 Acre Site: Avenida Chamiza, in eastern Puerto Montt
    • Single Story, 18,500 sq. ft. building
• Construction Update
  • Tarawa Kiribati Temple
    • Modules installed on foundation 
  • Heber Valley Utah Temple
    • Utah Supreme Court will allow temple construction to continue 
      • Church is assuming the risk of tearing down progress if they lose an appeal
      • Plaintiff failed to prove irreparable harm, only inconvenience
  • Salt Lake Temple
    • Removal of scaffolding begins and will continue until mid-March
    • Featured video from the B1M engineering youtube channel
    • Original Moroni Trumpet on display at BYU HBLL
    • Communications director gives a lecture at BYU
    • Proposal to close North Temple and West Temple and parts of South Temple to vehicles adjacent to the temple during the extent of the open house
    • Reportably, the church would need to pay $2.3M to lease the roads.
• Interesting
  • Does temple construction boost property values?
    • No discernable effect…

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