791 President Nelson Announces 15 Temples April 2024

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New Temples April 2024

350 Temple OAC (A(nounced/Operation/Construction)

Doubled the number of temples in 8 years

177 OAC 8 years ago

Big cities that get more than 1-Brisbane, Houston

Uturoa, French Polynesia

• 2nd in French Polynesia
  • Papeete Tahiti in 83
• 30,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 100 congregations in French Polynesia. 
• Serving 2 stakes

Chihuahua, Mexico

• 25th in Mexico
• 3rd in the state of Chihuahua since 2003
  • Colonia Juarez
  • Ciudad Juarez
• 1.5M LDS and 1875 congregations
• Serving 4 stakes

Florianópolis, Brazil

• 23rd in Brazil
  • 1st in the state of Santa Catrina
• 1.5M LDS and 2175 congregations
• Serving 9 stakes

Rosario, Argentina

• 7th in Argentina
• Nearly half a million members, 725 congregations
• Serving 10 stakes

Edinburgh, Scotland

• 1st in Scotland, 4th in UK
• 185k members, 300 congregations
• Serving 6 stakes

Brisbane Australia South Area

• 2nd in Brisbane, Queensland
• 6th in Australia since 2003
• 155k members, 300 congregations
• Serving 6 stakes

Victoria, British Columbia

• NW of Seattle and SW of Vancouver
• 2nd in province since 2010
• 11th in Canada
• 200k members, 500 congregations
• Serving 2 stakes

Yuma, Arizona

• 7th in AZ since 2017
• Border of Mexico and California
• 440k members, 925 congregations
• Serving 2 stakes

Houston Texas South Area

• 2nd in Houston since 2000
• 9th in state
• 385k members, 750 congregations
• Serving 8 stakes

Des Moines, Iowa

• First in the state
  • SD last Western state to not have a temple.
    • 8 total
• 29k members, 70 congregations
• Serving 5 stakes

Cincinnati, Ohio

• 3rd in the state
  • 4th if you count Kirtland
• 65k members, 130 congregations
• Serving 6 stakes

Honolulu, Hawaii

• 4th in the state, 2nd on Oahu
• 75k members, 145 congregations
• Serving 6 stakes

West Jordan, Utah

• 29th temple in Utah
• NW of Oquirrh Mtn and S. Jordan temples
• 2.2M members, 5400 congregations
• Serving 15 stakes

Lehi, Utah

• 30th temple in Utah
• Between new Saratoga Springs temple and Mt Timp
• 2.2M members, 5400 congregations
• Serving 20 stakes

Maracaibo, Venezuela

• 2nd in the country
  • Caracas dedicated in 2000
• 175k members, 230 congregations
• Serving 11 stakes

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