2016 – Year In Review

Top image – Sapporo Japan

Year End Totals

Dedicated

Under Construction

Announced

Total

155

12

10

177

Temples In Operation

Temples Under Renovation

152

3

2016 Summary

Announcements

Groundbreakings

Dedication

Angel Moroni Placements

4

3

6

4

2016 Timeline of Temple Events

Provo City CenterOpen House Begins
15 January
Suva FijiOpen House/Dedication Announced19 January
Sapporo JapanOpen House/Dedication Announced21 January
Philadelphia PennsylvaniaOpen House/Dedication Announced 21 January
Freiberg GermanyOpen House/Dedication Announced 21 January
Suva FijiOpen House Begins25 January
Suva FijiOpen House Ends6 February
Kinshasa DRCGroundbreaking12 February by Neil L. Anderson (Apostle)
Jordan River UtahRenovation Begins15 February
Fort Collins ColoradoOpen House/Dedication Announced18 February
Durban South AfricaRender released19 February
Barranquilla ColombiaGroundbreaking20 February by Juan A. Uceda (Seventy)

Suva Fiji

Rededicated: 21 February by Henry B. Eyring (First Counselor)

Provo City CenterOpen House Ends5 March
Provo City CenterCultural Celebration19 March

Provo City Center

Dedicated: 20 March by Dallin H. Oaks

Star Valley WyomingOpen House/Dedication Announced 25 March
Hartford ConnecticutOpen House/Dedication Announced25 March
Harare ZimbabweAnnounced3 April by Thomas S. Monson (President)
Belém Brazil Announced3 April by Thomas S. Monson (President)
Quito EcuadorAnnounced 3 April by Thomas S. Monson (President)
Lima Peru Los OlivosAnnounced 3 April by Thomas S. Monson (President)
Durban South AfricaGroundbreaking9 April by Carl B. Cook (Seventy)
Star Valley WyomingMoroni Placed25 April
Tucson ArizonaMoroni Placed7 July
Sapporo JapanOpen House Begins8 July
Meridian IdahoMoroni Placed20 July
Sapporo JapanOpen House Ends23 July
Philadelphia PennsylvaniaOpen House Begins10 August
Freiberg GermanyOpen House Begins12 August
Fort Collins ColoradoOpen House Begins19 August
Sapporo JapanCultural Celebration20 August

Sapporo Japan

Dedicated: 21 August by Russell M. Nelson (Apostle)

Winnipeg ManitobaRender Released25 August
Freiberg GermanyOpen House Ends27 August

Freiberg Germany

Rededicated: 4 September by Dieter F. Uchtdorf (Second Counselor)

Philadelphia PennsylvaniaOpen House Ends9 September
Fort Collins ColoradoOpen House Ends10 September
Cedar City UtahMoroni Placed15 September
Philadelphia PennsylvaniaCultural Celebration17 September

Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Dedicated: 18 September by Henry B. Eyring (First Counselor)

Star Valley WyomingOpen House Begins23 September
Hartford ConnecticutOpen House Begins30 September
Star Valley WyomingOpen House Begins8 October
Fort Collins ColoradoCultural Celebration15 October
Fort Collins Colorado Thumb

Fort Collins Colorado

Dedicated: 16 October by Dieter F. Uchtdorf (Second Counselor)

Hartford ConnecticutOpen House Ends22 October
Star Valley WyomingCultural Celebration29 October

Star Valley Wyoming

Dedicated: 30 October by David A. Bednar (Apostle)

Paris FranceOpen House/Dedication Announced7 November
Idaho FallsOpen House/Rededication Announced11 November
Winnipeg ManitobaRender Released, Location Announced, Groundbreaking Announced16 November
Hartford ConnecticutCultural Celebration19 November

Hartford Connecticut

Dedicated: 20 November by Henry B. Eyring (First Counse

Winnipeg ManitobaGroundbreaking3 December