Open House of the Hong Kong China Temple Concludes with Little Fanfare
June 3, 2022
Temple open houses are usually a big deal. In Beijing-controlled Hong Kong? Not so much.
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President Russell M. Nelson Announces 17 New Latter-day Saint Temples
April 3, 2022
New temples will dot the globe, including a second temple in Spain.
Temple Predictions – April 2022
March 26, 2022
Every six months, we get some right and some wrong, but we have a great time doing it. Let us predict general conference temple announcements.
Groundbreaking Date Announced for Yorba Linda California Temple (and Two Others)
March 4, 2022
Construction on California’s ninth temple will kick off this summer, as well as temples in Idaho and Utah.
Dedication and Open House Dates Announced for Praia Cape Verde Temple
March 3, 2022
Another feather in the cap for West Africa.
Kyiv Ukraine Temple Closes following Russian Invasion
February 25, 2022
The last temple to reopen during COVID has closed because of Russian aggression.
First Presidency Updates COVID-19 Guidelines – Sort Of
February 18, 2022
Area Presidencies have been directed to do something they’ve been doing all along.
Washington DC Temple Dedication Moved, Open House Extended
January 28, 2022
Finally, COVID isn’t the culprit.
2021 TWiM Temple Awards: The Winners
January 26, 2022
You’ve spoken. Here are the best temple designs of 2021.
Salt Lake Temple Renovation Completion Delayed until 2025
December 13, 2021
A four-year project just got significantly longer.
Vote Now for the 2021 This Week in Mormons Temple Awards!
December 7, 2021
One temple to rule them all.
The Redesigned Provo Utah Temple Marks the End of an Era
November 24, 2021
Farewell, alleged cloud and pillar of fire. Hello, anonymous modernism.
Temple Recommends to Allow Digital Signatures, Remove “Limited-Use” Designation
November 17, 2021
It’s not Docusign, but your leader will soon issue you a temple recommend via a computer.
Temple Cafeterias to Close Permanently in 2022
November 6, 2021
We just don’t need them like we used to.
Rio de Janeiro Brazil Open House and Dedication (Re)Announced
November 5, 2021
Two years later is both a great band AND how long this temple had to wait to have its open house.
President Nelson Has Announced More Temples than Any Other President of the Church
October 6, 2021
He only needed a handful to break President Hinckley’s record, and he’s blown past it in less than four years.
President Russell M. Nelson Announces New Temples
October 3, 2021
And many of them were in line with our excellent predictions.
Latter-day Saint Temple Predictions – October 2021
September 28, 2021
After a massive 20 new temples announced in April, where on earth could the next batch go?
A Data-Driven Approach to Temple Predictions
September 23, 2021
A deeper at look at how to forecast where temples might go in the future.
Rendering Released for Yorba Linda California Temple
September 17, 2021
California’s ninth temple has more distinguishing architecture than most of its cousins.
Lima Peru Temple Hosts an Interreligious Night of Prayer and Concert
July 29, 2021
So… that’s a cross on a temple.
Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the Washington DC Temple
July 20, 2021
The DC area landmark will finally have its public open house and dedication, long delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Church Announces Site for Yorba Linda California Temple
July 15, 2021
California’s 9th temple has a home.
When It Comes to Temple Construction, Meetinghouses Are Increasingly Expendable
July 7, 2021
We used to build temples next to meetinghouses. Now we’re building them in their place.
Will the LDS Church Buy Part of North Temple?
June 25, 2021
The Church has purchased public streets in the past to unify its own parcels of land. Might North Temple be next?
Church Announces New Temple Locations in Three Western US States
June 24, 2021
Idaho, New Mexico, and Colorado never had it so good.
Temple Square’s North Visitors Center to Be Demolished as Part of Renovation
June 10, 2021
Now Temple Square will have exactly zero visitors centers.
Renderings Released, Sites Announced for Temples in Kiribati and Vanuatu
May 19, 2021
The first temples in the Pacific nations might also embrace new modular construction methods.
Prefabricated Modular Temples: How A New Method Could Accelerate Temple Construction
May 17, 2021
The Church appears to have big ideas about future temple construction.
Groundbreaking Announced, Rendering Released for the Salvador Brazil Temple
May 7, 2021
Brazil’s 11th temple is a stunner.
Temples with Two Baptistries: A Coming Norm?
April 26, 2021
Two temples in Utah—Salt Lake and Syracuse—will have two baptistries each, becoming the first temples to do so. Is this a permanent shift?
Rendering Released, Location Announced for Helena Montana Temple
April 20, 2021
Mere weeks after being announced in General Conference, Montana’s second temple has a rendering and a home.
Groundbreaking Date Announced for Tallahassee Florida Temple
April 13, 2021
Florida’s third temple moves one step closer to reality.
Church Announces 20 New Temples around the World
April 4, 2021
President Nelson announced an unprecedented number of new temples at the close of General Conference.
EP 523 – Temple Predictions: The Podcast Trois!
April 1, 2021
Our greatest exercise in audio temple prognostication. Ever.
Latter-day Saint Temple Predictions – April 2021
March 26, 2021
The temples are coming! But where, o’ where, shall they be?
Church Will Now Try to Preserve Manti Temple Murals
March 24, 2021
There’s now a chance Minverva Teichert’s beautiful murals in the Manti Temple will be preserved for future generations to enjoy.
Salt Lake and Manti Temples to End Live Sessions, Have Historic Murals Removed Permanently
March 12, 2021
Two of the Church’s more historic temples are about to get a little less historic.
EP 516 – Your Guide to the Temple w/ Rosie Card
February 17, 2021
Rosie Card discusses her new temple guidebook “House of Light,” plus we get into some how weekly news.