Posing for a photo outside the Lisbon Portugal Temple on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, are (from left to right): Elder Kevin R. Duncan, Sister Nancy Duncan, Elder Gary B. Sabin, Sister Valerie Sabin, Sister Kathy Andersen, Elder Neil L. Andersen, Sister Filomena Teixeira and Elder José A. Teixeira. The August 2019 issue of New Era magazine for LDS youth lists vaping, e-cigarettes, lattes, capuccinos and recreational marijuana as against the Word of … In the April 2019 general conference, President Nelson announced templesfor Pago Pago, American Samoa; Okinawa, Japan; Neiafu, Tonga; San Pedro Sula, Honduras; Antofagasta, Chile; Budapest, Hungary; Tooele, Utah; and Moses Lake, Washington. This U.S. territory of seven islands and coral reefs has a population of 56,000 people, including 16,390 Latter-day Saints. He said plans for the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square and the adjoining plaza near the Church Office Building will be announced on Friday, April 19, 2019. Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will rededicate this beautifully renovated temple on Sunday, October 20th of 2019. The numbering for those under construction or announced is not fixed and is subject to change according to the order of dedication. In April General Conference, President … 8 new Latter-day Saint temples announced by President Nelson at women’s session. Also of note is May 4, when ground was broken for three international temples on the same day — the Praia Cabo Verde Temple by Elder Paul V. Johnson of the Europe Area; the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple by Elder Walter F. Gonzaléz, president of the Caribbean Area; and the Yigo Guam Temple by Elder Yoon Hwan Choi of the Asia North Area. This will be the fourth temple in the state of Washington. President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shows an artist rendering of the Phnom Penh Cambodia temple during a devotional in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 19, 2019. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the locations of three temples announced in October 2019 by Church President Russell M. Nelson. This temple will be the first in American Samoa. He also reported that the Manti and Logan Temples will be renovated in the next couple of years. Carmen Espinoza of Provo and her granddaughter, Sara Rojas, 8, of Lehi, toss dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. The temple was dedicated on September 15, 2019 by Neil L. Andersen. Since becoming Church president in January 2018, President Nelson has announced 27 new temples. Lubbock Texas Temple Lubbock, Texas, United States 21 April 2002. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He said plans for the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square and the adjoining plaza near the Church Office Building will be announced on Friday, April 19, 2019. Additionally, women who are endowed can serve as witnesses to temple sealings. While the LDS Church typically announces new temples during general conference, no new temples were announced during the 187th Semiannual General Conference. The Church held a follow-up event on Dec. 4 to provide more information on the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple prior to its Dec. 29 closing for a projected four-year period, releasing artistic renderings of renovated interiors, including the lower grand hall, the creation room, the garden room and the world room. President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, right, greets Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Susan Bednar as they prepare to walk-through the Oakland California Temple on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Credit: Steve Griffin, Deseret News, Deseret News. With Church members making up nearly 30 percent of the populace, American Samoa has one of the densest concentrations of Latter-day Saints in the world. Rendering of the new temple annex perspective showing the west tower of the St. George Utah Temple. When each project is completed, each historic temple will be rededicated.”. The change in policy established a global standard in the Church regarding civil marriages and temple sealings, the ordinances performed by priesthood authority through which families can be united eternally. Other groundbreakings included: the Pocatello Idaho Temple on March 16 by Elder Wilford W. Andersen, president of the Idaho Area; the Quito Ecuador and Lima Peru Los Olivos temples on May 11 and June 8, respectively, by Elder Enrique R. Falabella, president of the South American Northwest Area; the Belém Brazil Temple on Aug. 17 by Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis, president of the Brazil Area; the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple on Oct. 19 by Elder Craig C. Christensen, president of the Utah Area; and the Puebla Mexico Temple on Nov. 30 by Elder Arnulfo Valenzuela, president of the Mexico Area. During the afternoon session of the 189th LDS General Conference on Sunday, Elder David Allan Bednar announced a new Church website. Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles with his wife, Sister Rosasa Soares, speaks to members gathered at the cornerstone ceremony of the Fortaleza Brazil Temple on Sunday, June 2, 2019. Jointly published by the Deseret News and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its content supports the doctrines, principles and practices of the Church. President Nelson also provided an updated on the renovation of pioneer-era temples. Announced 2 October 2010 Groundbreaking 5 December 2015 by ... 2019, the church announced the public open house that was held from August 17 through August 31, 2019, excluding Sundays. The temples were announced in the following locations: Freetown, Sierra Leone; Orem, Utah; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Bentonville, Arkansas; Bacolod, Philippines; McAllen, Texas; Coban, Guatemala; Taylorsville, Utah A rendering of the Salt Lake Temple’s base isolation system. The single-story temple will be approximately 29,000 square feet with a center spire. There are as many 3-5 announced temples (in addition to Saratoga Springs Utah and Puebla Mexico) which are almost certain to have groundbreakings before the end of the year. The new temple in Tooele, located west of Salt Lake City, will be Utah’s 21st house of the Lord. Eight temples are being renovated, including the Asunción Paraguay, Baton Rouge Louisiana, Frankfurt Germany, Hamilton New Zealand, Mesa Arizona, Raleigh North Carolina, Tokyo Japan, and Washington D.C. Temples. Just as important were the several new policy changes — a withdrawal of the one-year waiting period for a temple sealing to follow a civil marriage and the allowance of women, youth and children to participate in witnessing temple baptisms and sealings — as well as the revision of temple-recommend questions. Budapest, Hungary. The exceptions were the year’s first two events – Elder Holland for the Urdaneta Philippines Temple on Jan. 16 and Elder Robert C. Gay of the Presidency of the Seventy on Jan. 26 for the Bangkok Thailand Temple. Since becoming church president in January 2018, Nelson has announced 27 new temples, including one to be built in Washington County. See also. The new temple, announced by church President Russell M. Nelson in April 2018, will be built on an 11.8-acre site at the corner of Oak Hills Drive … Its ordinances are sacred and are not discussed outside a holy temple.”. Bacolod, Philippines. Announced by Russell M. Nelson on April 7, 2019 According to a press release from the church, the Tooele Valley Utah Temple will be located in Erda at the intersection of Erda Way and State Route 36. Consider the numbers of the Church’s temple events from the past year: 13 total dedications or rededications, 11 groundbreaking ceremonies, 11 sites identified and 16 new temples announced. Comparison of temples of The Church … The following is a list of all LDS Temples either completed, under construction or announced. A key feature will be the demolition of the St. George temple’s existing annex, added in the mid-1970s, to be replaced by an annex designed to appear complementary of the historic temple itself, with replicated turrets, windows and columns. Nearly 290,000 Latter-day Saints in 546 congregations live in the state. Orem, Utah. And in the Saturday evening women’s session of October 2019 general conference, he announced temples to be located in Freetown, Sierra Leone; Orem, Utah; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Bentonville, Arkansas; Bacolod, Philippines; McAllen, Texas; Cobán, Guatemala; and Taylorsville, Utah. The Memphis Tennessee (May 5), Oklahoma City Oklahoma (May 19), and Oakland California (June 16) Temples are scheduled for rededication. 10–12 March 2019: Russell M. Nelson: 163: Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple: 14 April 2019: Dale G. Renlund: 164: Fortaleza Brazil Temple: 2 June 2019: Ulisses Soares: 165: Port-au … Elder Jeffery R. Holland and Sister Patricia Holland stand near the entrance of the Memphis Tennessee Temple after touring through the recently renovated temple on May 4, 2019. Update on other temples under construction or renovation. Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles embraces a young girl after she applied mortar to the cornerstone of the Fortaleza Brazil Temple on Sunday, June 2, 2019. For any baptized member of the Church to serve as a witness of the baptism of a living person. New LDS temple site locations announced in Texas and Utah The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the locations of three temples announced in October 2019 … That number increases by another 3-5 when considering additional temples for which a groundbreaking is likely to be held between January 1 of next year and the weekend of the April 2020 General Conference. All rights reserved. The temple in Neiafu will be the second house of the Lord in this Polynesian kingdom of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific. A historic weekend for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continued Sunday as LDS Church President Russell M. 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