Is Richie the Pharoah? Temple Ticker 968

• Temple Open Houses
  • Elko Nevada Temple
    • Media Day for Open House on August 27th
      • Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo special guest
      • Open house through September 13th
    • Interior Photos Released
      • Use of Desert Globemallow flower and Orange, Yellow, and Green accents from Paiute and Shonone patterns 
  • Grand Junction Colorado Temple
    • Media Day for Open House on September 8th
      • Open house through September 27th
    • Interior Photos Released
      • Use of claret cup cactus flower as well as Indian paintbrush, cliffrose blossoms and peach blossoms with crimson, amber, green and pale pink hues found in desert canyon landscapes
• Temple Groundbreakings – 5th instance of 3 on the same day
  • Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Temple
    • August 23rd, presided by Thierry K. Mutombo
    • The Temple Patron Assistance fund has helped members take the journey from ROC to DRC.
  • Tampa Florida Temple
    • August 23rd, presided by Neil Andersen
  • Vancouver Washington Temple
    • August 23rd, presided by Mark A Bragg
• Temple Groundbreakings Scheduled
  • Cape Town South Africa
    • October 25, 2025, presided by Carlos A Godoy
    • Temple site and rendering was announced in December 2021 
  • Kumasi Ghana Temple
    • October 18, 2025, presided by Isaac K Morrison 
    • Rendering was also released in the Africa Newsroom, but not the main.
      • Two-story, 22,750 sq. ft. temple, similar the the Alabang Temple
• Temple Site Announced
  • Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Temple
    • 11 acres along Naadamchid Road
      • Site map, rendering released for Mongolia’s first temple – Church NewsMain road that leads the the airport, former industrial area with some apartment buildings
    • Rendering Released
      • Single story, 18,850 sq. ft. building 
      • Octagonal spire with pagoda shaped accents on corners
    • Elder Andersen shared additional renderings with Mongolian saints and citizens.
      • “It will take four or five years to build.”
• Temple Rendering Released 
  • Osaka Japan Temple
    • Two-story, 34,320 square foot building
    • White exterior, obviously Japanese. 
    • Counterpart for the Mexico City Benemerito Temple
• Construction Updates 
  • Lehi Utah Temple
    • Press release about preliminary site and utility work
  • Cincinnati Ohio Temple
    • No press release, but activity on site 
  • Heber Valley Utah Temple
    • Church News story about construction beginning
    • But, a couple of weeks later, the same judge that ruled in favor the the construction ordered a halt in construction until there is a ruling from Utah Supreme Court
  • Willamette Valley Oregon Temple
    • Listener question about completion and open house speculation
  • Stockholm Sweden Temple
    • Topping out of the structure was celebrated with a wreath.
  • Salt Lake Temple
    • Restored inscription plaque 
  • Kona Hawaii Temple
    • New temple walls rises
  • Honolulu Hawaii Temple
    • Church Buys 11 acres of former Kamehameha Drive-In and Swap Meet site in Aiea for $60M. 
    • Development at this site failed in 2023
  • Fairview Texas Temple
    • Final platt approved, lawsuit threat if construction permits get issued
  • New Temple in Southlake Texas? 
    • Sale of Olerio Homes property to the church
    • “The property will become the site of a new temple for the church, marking a significant addition to the Southlake community”
• New Temple Predictions 
  • Africa 
    • Bo Sierra Leone
    • Lome Togo
    • Yamoussoukro Côte d’Ivoire
    • Kinshasha DRC #2
    • Bulawayo Zimbabwe
  • Europe
    • Tirana Albania
  • Asia-Pacific 
    • Taichung Taiwan 
    • Hobart Australia
    • Christchurch New Zealand
  • Latin America
    • Machala Ecuador
    • Tacna Peru
    • Sorocaba Brazil
    • Poza Rica Mexico
    • Kingston Jamaica
  • United States-Canada
    • Little Rock Arkansas 
    • Longview Texas
    • Augusta Maine
    • Charleston West Virginia
    • Hattiesburg or Jackson Mississippi
    • Evanston or Rock Springs Wyoming

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