889 Temple Ticker – A Temple and a Steak House

• Dedication Announced 
  • Syracuse Utah Temple
    • Open House: May 10th to May 31st
    • Media day: May 7th
    • Dedication: June 8th 
    • 24th in Utah of 31 total
• Groundbreaking Ceremonies
  • Tacloban Philippines Temple
    • January 18th, presided by Micheal B Strong
    • First missionaries come to the area in 1968
    • Today the Eastern Visayas have 5 stakes, 6 districts and 35,000 members
    • Likely the 8th temple in the philippines
• Groundbreaking Announced
  • Birmingham England Temple
    • March 22nd, presided by Scott D Whiting
    • First Nelson in Europe to start construction (since 2015 Lisbon)
      • 11 temples announced by Nelson in Europe
  • Antananarivo Madagascar
    • March 15th, presided by Denelson Silva
    • Appears to be located behind the existing stake center
      • D Todd Christofferson visited the site in May 2024
    • Rendering released as well
      • Igualito a Kiribati and Vanuatu Temples, will it be modular?
• Site Announcement
  • Huntsville Alabama Temple
    • Southeast corner of Gillespie and Browns Ferry roads in Madison, Alabama
    • Single story temple of 30,000 square feet
    • Don’t worry, Madison says it won’t disrupt traffic 
  • Florianópolis Brazil Temple
    • 5.5-acre site located Rua Cassol, in São José (not Florianópolis)
    • Located north of the São José stake center 
      • Separated by an actual stake center (restaurant) 
• New Temple Matron and President announced
  • Lindon Utah Temple
• Construction Updates
  • Ephraim Utah Temple
    • Baptismal Font Oxen Delivered
  • Vancouver Washington Temple
    • City of Camas SEPA environmental review finds no negative impact
  • Lethbridge Alberta Temple
    • Community meeting held for interested residents
  • Mckinney Texas Temple
    • Church says agreement with city of Fairview is unraveling and the church is likely to seek legal action 
    • Church attorney has sent a letter to the town claiming their religious freedom rights have been violated 
  • Heber City Utah Temple
    • Lawsuit may be headed towards summary judgement instead of a tral and may end early 

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