How do YOU say Ivory Coast – Temple Ticker – 932

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• Temple Open Houses Begin
  • Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire Temple
    • Opened to tours on April 28th, lead by Alfred Kyungu
    • Until May 17th, ahead of dedication on 25th. (Rasband)
    • Last Moroni! Pewter colored statue
    • Announced in 2015, 1 of 4 temples announced by Monson not dedicated
      • Nairobi (May 18th), Harare, Alabang
    • Interior Photos Released
      • Elevated Baptismal font
      • Some original artwork, but no artwork with black people?
  • Syracuse Utah Temple
    • Opened to tours on May 7th, lead by Kristen Yee and Kevin Duncan
    • Until May 31st, ahead of dedication on June 8th (no one announced)
    • Interior Photos Released
      • First temple with 2 baptistries
  • Antofagasta Chile Temple
    • Open to tours on May 12th, lead by Craig C Christensen
    • Until May 24th, ahead of June 15th dedication (Stevensen)
    • Interior Photos Released
• Groundbreaking Ceremony
  • Lagos Nigeria Temple
    • May 10th, presided by Alfred Kyungu
• Groundbreaking Scheduled
  • Wellington New Zealand Temple
    • August 2nd, presided by Taniela B. Wakolo
  • Singapore Temple
    • June 28th, presided by Kelly R Johnson
• Temple Rendering Released
  • Colorado Springs Colorado
    • New temple floor plan – 1 story 45,000 sq. ft.
      • Similar to the Puebla/San Pedro Sula Plan, but 15k sq. ft. larger
    • Very similar steeple to the Burley / Fairview (previous) designs
    • Same size as original McKinney design only one story.
• Construction Updates
  • Fairview Texas Temple
    • April 24th – Revised Temple Application goes before planning commission and it passes with certain stipulations despite the mediated agreement
      • Lower 120 ft steeple to 68 feet (same as meetinghouse)
      • Change name from McKinney to Fairview
      • Shut off lights from 11pm to 5am
    • A design representative said the new application accepted the substantial burden of decreasing the height and size from 4 instruction rooms to 2 because of growing membership in the area.
      • He also said the church was not open to changing the name because the church has 1 congregation in Fairview and 10 in McKinney.
    • April 28th – church announces a name change from McKinney to Fairview
    • April 29th – Fairview Town Council reluctantly approves temple’s application without height recommendation from planning commission
      • 5-2 vote, with no one happy about the decision.
  • Tampa Florida Temple
    • Demolition of Cooley law school building
• Renovation Updates
  • Orlando Florida Temple
    • Windows boarded up, parking lot reconfigured
  • Manhattan New York Temple
    • Steeple Removed, exterior material removed
  • Kona Hawaii Temple
    • Reconstruction of temple foundation starting after demolition of everything except steel frame
  • San Diego California Temple
    • Temple to completed by the end of the year – as announced at a stake conference
      • Doesn’t necessarily mean open house will occur this year
  • Salt Lake Temple
    • Interior Work and new Photos
  • Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple
    • Core structure construction progressing
    • Temple family history Code: PROVO
      • Temple renamed but family history code is the same?
  • Why have a rededication?
    • No clear rule
    • Generally about the length of closure and depth of renovation
      • Example: Houston Temple flooded, rededicated without open house
    • How will reconstructed temples be rededicated?
      • Anchorage, Stockholm, Provo Rock Canyon
• Bonus
  • Pine Valley Chapel being transferred to the church historical department.
    • Will not be used for Sunday worship, but for tours and events. Pine Valley Branch being moved to a Meetinghouse under construction in Central, Utah.

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