Portland Maine Temple is the First of Many Non-General Conference Temples – Temple Ticker – 997

• Temple Announcement 
  • Portland Maine Temple
    • Announced at a Stake Christmas Devotional, live reaction from members
    • Allen D. Haynie read a letter by the first presidency
    • “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.” 
    • “such an announcement by a member of an Area Presidency has never occurred before. Tonight will be the first.”
    • 383rd announced temple
    • Three Stakes in Maine (Portland, Augusta, Bangor)
      • First Temple in Maine
        • 6 states left without a temple
      • Currently a two hour drive to Belmont MA
    • Devotional held at a meetinghouse in North Yarmouth – Temple Site?
• Temple Dedications and Open House Announced
  • Davao Philippines Temple
    • Media day on March 23, 2026
    • Open House: March 26th to April 10th
    • Dedication: May 3, 2026 presided by Dale Renlund
  • Bacolod Philippines Temple
    • Media day on April 13, 2026
    • Open House: April 16th to May 2
    • Dedication May 31, 2026 presided by Neil Andersen  
• Temple Groundbreaking announced 
  • João Pessoa Brazil Temple
    • To be held January 24, 2026 
    • Presided by Joni L. Koch
• Temple Rendering Released
  • Jakarta Indonesia Temple
    • Multi-story (4?), 50,000 sq. ft. temple
    • White stone topped with a central spire surrounded by 4 smaller spires
    • Similar pattern to the Bangkok Thailand and Bengaluru India Temple designs
    • Plus ancillary building with meetinghouse, patron housing, and arrival facilities. 
    • Located across the street from the T Tower, the SMESCO Indonesia Exhibition Hall, and Pancoran Bank rail station.
    • The UN now considers Jakarta as the world’s most populous city 
• Temple Renamed 
  • Sunnyvale California Temple
    • San Jose California Temple remamed
    • Located on meetinghouse site in Sunnyvale 
    • Unclear impetus behind the change
• New Temple Matrons and Presidents Called
  • Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple
    • Sovan Chan and Sophon Sam of the Mean Chey 1st Ward
    • Former district president
  • Ephraim Utah Temple
    • Michelle and Thomas Bailey of the Ephraim 8th Ward
    • Former mission leaders in Nebraska Omaha Mission
• Temple Construction Updates
  • Fairview Texas Temple
    • Plans submitted to the to Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
    • Estimated cost of $9,359,081 
    • Church confirms preliminary site work and thanks the cooperation of the town of Fairview with the permitting on the project.
  • Heber Valley Utah Temple
    • Utah Supreme Court hears oral arguments about the temple construction
      • 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.”
      • Residents asked to put forward a $10K bond but church responded that stalling the project for 12 months would cost the church $7.8M or $11.4M for 18 months delays
  • Freetown Sierra Leone Temple
    • Community event held to share information about the future temple
    • Attended by Elder Kenneth Pambu, Area Seventy
    • Gift presented to community chief who is supporting community during construction 
  • Londrina Brazil Temple
    • Local Stake President interviewed by publication Folha de Londrina
  • Lethbridge Alberta Temple
    • Temporary visitors center trailer opens at construction site
  • Coeur d’Alene Idaho Temple
    • Coeur d’Alene City Council changes zoning on the temple site from “Urban Townhomes” to “Religious Assembly.”
  • West Jordan Utah Temple
    • Preliminary earthwork on site underway
  • Ephraim Utah Temple
    • Moving furniture into the temple
  • Grand Rapids Michigan Temple
    • Local TV station notes 1 year anniversary of groundbreaking
  • Cleveland Ohio Temple
    • Landscape work finishes up at temple site
    • Still no cupula installed!
• Year in Review 
  • 9 Dedications
  • 1 Rededication
  • 20 groundbreakings
  • 16 announcements
• 2026
  • 7 scheduled dedications
  • 15-20 additional dedications?
  • San Diego Rededication
    • Maybe Anchorage?

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